Are survivalists as rife in the UK?, page 2

I don't know ... I had never thought much about having a stockpile of supplies, even after 9/11 and the hurricanes. I live in the midwest so there is little natural disaster threats other than tornadoes (no earthquakes, tsunamis, etc).

That was until this happened:

www.msnbc.msn.com...

One bad winter storm and hundreds of thousands were without power. Now granted there are shelters and the like for people to go to, but it made me realize that there is no reason that EVERYONE shouldn't have a 1-2 week supply of food and minimal survival gear. Something as simple as a case of canned food (and something to open it with if you don't have pop tops), a heating source, bottled water, and some blankets is even better than nothing. But really, what advantages are there to NOT having something of this nature? You may say "oh there will never be a problem in my neck of the woods", but I'm sure alot of those people in St. Louis would have said the same thing. And they just lost electricity (not like they are stuck home under martial law) ... but it is a HUGE problem when there are sub-zero temps.

I don't know about the UK being lazier/more laid back argument. Pretty much every single person I know here in the US does not believe they even need a 2 week supply of goods (unscientific poll of family and friends). It might just be that the people over here that ARE heavy survivalists are more vocal about it.

At any rate I will always have basics with me (even in my car I have a first aid kit, some cans of food, a couple sternos, and some blankets).

Originally posted by Edn
To be honest I'm a little mystified and Americas obsession with guns and using them on humans. Most survivalist discussions here automatic weapons have been on the top of the list of must haves. But then I guess it depends on the situation you need to survive in, a revolt against your government your surely going to need weapons but for your average survival situation a gun should be that last thing on your mind.

Anyone who knows anything about survival doesn't need masses of food supply's, weapons and whatever else. Heck you could give me a decent knife and axe and ill be fine. Of course for city dwellers its a little more difficult.

That Is a very good point, here in the UK we don't have "survivalists" we have "bushcrafters". Sure stockpile some AK's all you want but at the end of the day if you can't find, prep, and cook properly what you can shoot then all it does is take up valuble space and more importantly, weight if your on the move.
You only need to look back in history to times such as the american civil war, and the stories of platoons of forces that had endured days, weeks, or even months of starvation (boot eating included) all because they had no knowledge of real "survival skills." Sure they may have been heavily armed incase of attack but nature can kill you more efficiently than any bullet if your not prepared in your mind.

Oh just incase anyone does want to learn the things that really matter, there is a great UK based site that does have some of our american counterparts as members.

Bushcraft

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That could be the case,especially in a nuclear war scenario.I mean a handful of well placed nukes in the UK would irradiate EVERY bit of land,so the only survivors would be those with a fast boat/plane to GTF off the island.
And yeah,there are so many people(and therefore less flora and fauna) on this small chunk of land that survival would be harder in most situations.

Tunneling/caving is the way to go here-living on moles, worms and fish from underground lakes/rivers.

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