Comments on: Survivalism to Go Mainstream in 2010 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/survivalism-to-go-mainstream-in-2010.htm Intelligent Know-How for the Concerned Citizen Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:17:57 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tactical Intelligence http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/survivalism-to-go-mainstream-in-2010.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7699 Tactical Intelligence Mon, 13 Jun 2011 04:01:28 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=784#comment-7699 Kenny, I agree with Kelly. Community, whether you're in the city, suburbs or rural areas is of utmost importance. Finding like-minded neighbors that see what's coming down the pipeline and working out a plan when the SHTF will be key to your survival preparations. Remember, training may trump gear but community trumps training. Kenny,

I agree with Kelly. Community, whether you’re in the city, suburbs or rural areas is of utmost importance. Finding like-minded neighbors that see what’s coming down the pipeline and working out a plan when the SHTF will be key to your survival preparations. Remember, training may trump gear but community trumps training.

]]> By: KellyP http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/survivalism-to-go-mainstream-in-2010.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7619 KellyP Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:30:18 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=784#comment-7619 Kenny, I am glad to see that I am not alone. My current situation is much the same due to work constraints. The only thing I can offer is the often repeated advice of building connections with people you can count on now. In case you are forced to relocate when SHTF, you would hopefully have somewhere to bug out to. Helping a friend or relative with their own preparedness may be a good investment of time and effort. Kenny, I am glad to see that I am not alone. My current situation is much the same due to work constraints. The only thing I can offer is the often repeated advice of building connections with people you can count on now. In case you are forced to relocate when SHTF, you would hopefully have somewhere to bug out to. Helping a friend or relative with their own preparedness may be a good investment of time and effort.

]]> By: Kenny http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/survivalism-to-go-mainstream-in-2010.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7420 Kenny Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:24:04 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=784#comment-7420 I know I should change my way of thinking. I have a bug out bag, but no plans on bugging out. My 50x100 lot and home offers very little hope of surviving in the city. I have food, water and ammo. Extra fuel and different ways of cooking and boiling water if needed. I have no desire to become a block leader but see that as being the only way to survive in a SHTF situation. The power to survive will be in numbers in the city. Any concepts on this ? I know I should change my way of thinking. I have a bug out bag, but no plans on bugging out. My 50×100 lot and home offers very little hope of surviving in the city. I have food, water and ammo. Extra fuel and different ways of cooking and boiling water if needed. I have no desire to become a block leader but see that as being the only way to survive in a SHTF situation. The power to survive will be in numbers in the city.
Any concepts on this ?

]]> By: Tactical Intelligence http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/survivalism-to-go-mainstream-in-2010.htm/comment-page-1#comment-928 Tactical Intelligence Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:09:19 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=784#comment-928 You're absolutely right Ray. We cannot sustain our current way of life for too long. Eventually it will catch up to us. And if not corrected, like you said nature has a way of correcting things. It's the duty of each of us to become self-reliant. One of my biggest pet peeves are people that give away their power to others and don't take responsibility into their own hands for their own welfare. They become dependent upon others around them (neighbors, families, government) and when the SHTF they expect a bailout, handout or other way out. Don't get me wrong. I'm a huge proponent of giving to those who are less fortunate. However, it's this "leech" mentality that is very dangerous in an extended grid-down or disaster type situation (take Katrina for example). When the grid shuts down, those dependent upon that grid will look for resources elsewhere. And when that elsewhere ends up being your house, you're in a world of hurt. It's this type of situation that worries me. Preparation and self-reliance are key. The more of us and our neighbors that get on this "Survivalism" bandwagon the better off we all are...and the less "leeches" we have to worry about. I sure hope Celente is right about this... You’re absolutely right Ray. We cannot sustain our current way of life for too long. Eventually it will catch up to us. And if not corrected, like you said nature has a way of correcting things.

It’s the duty of each of us to become self-reliant. One of my biggest pet peeves are people that give away their power to others and don’t take responsibility into their own hands for their own welfare. They become dependent upon others around them (neighbors, families, government) and when the SHTF they expect a bailout, handout or other way out.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m a huge proponent of giving to those who are less fortunate. However, it’s this “leech” mentality that is very dangerous in an extended grid-down or disaster type situation (take Katrina for example). When the grid shuts down, those dependent upon that grid will look for resources elsewhere. And when that elsewhere ends up being your house, you’re in a world of hurt. It’s this type of situation that worries me.

Preparation and self-reliance are key. The more of us and our neighbors that get on this “Survivalism” bandwagon the better off we all are…and the less “leeches” we have to worry about. I sure hope Celente is right about this…

]]> By: Ray http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/survivalism-to-go-mainstream-in-2010.htm/comment-page-1#comment-919 Ray Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:11:09 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=784#comment-919 I agree that survialism will go main stream 2010. We have reached a time period that has overwhelming consequences. World population has increased dramatically. We are now at 6.7 billion people on the planet. There are many people living in misery. Hatey is a big example of that. Before the earthquake they were living in severe poverty. Many were living in make shift houses and their wages only a couple of hundred dollars a year. Around the globe there are many situations like that. In some countries people are starving to death. A number of these countries depend on the United States being one of the biggest bread baskets to supplied them with food. With the change in climate occuring around the world so are the weather patterns changing. In places where crops grow in abundance someday may cease to exsist or produce much less yield. When the bread baskets of the world begin to have only enough for their own country, the people in countries that depend on them will leave their country in order to surrive. Needless to say the consequences of that happening. Nature has many things lined up for this planet. There is presently many tv programs bringing reality to the fact not if catastropic events will occure but when. Maybe some of these events may not take place for thousands of year, but they will happen sooner or later. We should be prepared for the worst. I agree that survialism will go main stream 2010. We have reached a time period that has overwhelming consequences. World population has increased dramatically. We are now at 6.7 billion people on the planet. There are many people living in misery. Hatey is a big example of that. Before the earthquake they were living in severe poverty. Many were living in make shift houses and their wages only a couple of hundred dollars a year. Around the globe there are many situations like that. In some countries people are starving to death. A number of these countries depend on the United States being one of the biggest bread baskets to supplied them with food. With the change in climate occuring around the world so are the weather patterns changing. In places where crops grow in abundance someday may cease to exsist or produce much less yield. When the bread baskets of the world begin to have only enough for their own country, the people in countries that depend on them will leave their country in order to surrive. Needless to say the consequences of that happening. Nature has many things lined up for this planet. There is presently many tv programs bringing reality to the fact not if catastropic events will occure but when. Maybe some of these events may not take place for thousands of year, but they will happen sooner or later. We should be prepared for the worst.

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