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					Originally Posted by  markem
					 
				 
				well, I'm not sure that is being a survivalist or merely following FEMA preparation guidelines or recommendations from the LDS Church (a leader in emergency preparation - check out their websites). 
 
I do amateur radio emergency response and am on our local list as willing to be deployed just about anywhere in the world if we get asked.  I have several months worth of food, water, shelter, clothes, gas for the portable generator, portable radios capable of world-wide communications, antennas, cigars and many other things.  
 
I am decidedly NOT a survivalist. 
			
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 Good point, but I think the title 'survivalist' applies however you choose to apply it.
I think it applies to my situation as I try to be self reliant and prepared for natural or man made disasters through a combination of equipment, resources and more importantly, training.