You know you're a survivalist when...
...you give a month's worth of freeze-dried food as a housewarming present.From David Hughes:
...nothing in your house is blinking after a blackout.
...you own your weight in silver rounds.
...the food your serve at your kid's high school graduation is the stash you bought when (s)he was in 5th grade.
...you can recite the menus of MRE's by memory.
...your bug-out bag is bigger than your TV set.
...all your portable radios either wind up or have solar panels.
..."a day in the country" means restocking your retreat.
...you're on a first name basis with the local Mormons, and you're not even LDS.
...all your work clothes are khaki, camo, or olive drab.
...your shortwave radio antennas take up most of your roof.
...you refer to foreplay as "prepping the target".
...your car's First Aid kit is so complete, you could perform minor surgery with it.
...the clerks at the local hardware store ask you for advice.From a poster who didn't want any credit:
...after the multinational company you worked for lays you (and 2,000 others) off, you find you can make more money for less work from your "hobbies".
...you own more than 6 rolls of Duct Tape, even though you work in an office.
...your response to most items on this list is "Well, yes, of course!"
...the guys think you're nuts at the office, because you open boxes with your pocketknife that you keep in your purse. They try brute force...
...when the lights go out during a meeting, you simply turn on the Mini-Mag lite you keep in your purse.
...your purse looks surprisingly small to them...
From "Gunner"
...you not only think about replacing 21st century technology with 18th century technology, but have actually done so.
From Will Harvey
...you say you and your spouse are "compatible" and you're talking about battle rifle parts and ammunition.
...you really believe it would be so much simpler if everyone else knew their current GPS coordinates.