Spot on. My guess is at least 80% of people with an interest in survival, and planning to look after themselves in emergencies are religious and gun crazy. Guns are a tool like anything else, they are nothing more if considered with reason. The good thing about my time in that forum was to confirm that I lived well away from those nutters. My focus is mostly on establishing and maintaining my own systems so I can be self reliant. Food, water, power, communications are pretty much there. Though to be honest, keeping things in place is harder and less fun than putting them in place.

We have protection, but naturally something I did not discuss in that group, some were openly predators.

@BearMcClure there already is one on this site and I'm already a member.....

Being able to survive vegan woudl be a huge advantage, I can identify and prepare all edible local vegetation, in fact have been teaching this for almost 10 years now. A friend has started a business based around teaching visitors to the area. [facebook.com]