Survivalists-what is your view on them?

FaxModem1 · Post by **FaxModem1** » 2004-01-03 01:46am

Are they nuts? eccentric? extra-cautious? just what this nation needs?

Two examples would be Burt Gummer from Tremors and Dale Gribble from King of the Hill.

And also, by any chance, do we have any survivalists among us? If so, what is your view on how to prepare for things?

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-01-03 01:48am

Most of them are crazy, but sadly, the world at large isn't much better than they make it out to be.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-01-03 01:52am

I've got no problem with them, I'd do what they did if I had the money. I love the idea of stocking up supplies and not having to deal with others.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-01-03 01:52am

I think they're cool. Their arsenals will come in useful when the xombieplague is upon us.

FaxModem1 · Post by **FaxModem1** » 2004-01-03 02:16am

Another question, just what exactly is considered survivalistic?

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2004-01-03 02:24am

Im assuming by "survivalist" you mean the anti-social, parnoid, trouble with authority types who live in the back woods and think they are going to survive armagedon. Im sure you have already figured out I dont take them too seriously.

There is nothing wrong at all with keeping water/food/shotgun/etc on hand in case of natural distaster, I do live in earthquake country after all. I laughed at the Year 2000 survivalists. I remember one guy saying he was stockpiling gold coins. As if gold would really be useful to a population that by and large could not tell a gold coin from a fake one. Not to mention that in the aftermath of a real collapse of society, barter would be king for a long time.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-01-03 02:51am

Although they're not harming anyone, they're still kind of funny. I'm sure there are still people in bomb shelters from the Y2K craze. I guess it depends on what they think will happen.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2004-01-03 02:55am

Hahahahahah ha. Survival skills are handy as hell, so says I who's been through Winter Mountain Survival School in the Corps. Miserable but handy skills.

Wannabe's are annoying no matter what they want to be.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2004-01-03 02:59am

Knife wrote:Hahahahahah ha. Survival skills are handy as hell, so says I who's been through Winter Mountain Survival School in the Corps. Miserable but handy skills.

Wannabe's are annoying no matter what they want to be.

Did you go to the survival school in the Sierra Nevada? One day I saw some Marines learning to ski at a resort. It was kinda funny to see them learn, but serious too cause obviously one day their life might depend on it.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2004-01-03 03:04am

TrailerParkJawa wrote:
Knife wrote:Hahahahahah ha. Survival skills are handy as hell, so says I who's been through Winter Mountain Survival School in the Corps. Miserable but handy skills.

Wannabe's are annoying no matter what they want to be.
Did you go to the survival school in the Sierra Nevada? One day I saw some Marines learning to ski at a resort. It was kinda funny to see them learn, but serious too cause obviously one day their life might depend on it.

MWTS is oh, about forty miles west of Bridgeport CA and (I think) sixty miles from Reno. In fact you fly into Reno to go to the school. Everyone just calls it Bridgeport though.

They offer a wide variety of schools there. Summer Mountain Warfare School (been there done that), Winter Mountain Warfare School (been there done that, yes including skiing), Winter/Summer Survival (did the winter one in Febuary), and various rock climbing course's (no didn't do that. Scared of hights).