I figured you would be one of two who'd respond to my mini-rant. :) Please let me clarify a little.
I'll put it this way: I adore being prepared. Being prepared and having a bag ready to rock in case of natural disaster or emergency is a very good idea. You and other friends of mine who are similarly interested in being prepared have my respect.
It's the recreational urban warrior types who started ganking the names "go bag" and "bug-out bag" that make me twitch. It's a faux-warrior culture that thrives on the chest-thumpy nature of the Internet, invading tons of perfectly good gear, advice and information websites/forums. You can't read up on a good storage system or bullet-proof flashlight design without one of these bug-eyed fanatics going off at you about their abilities.
The miniature rant was directed at those types who are co-opting a perfectly good, amazingly sensible practice of being prepared. But I do appreciate the reminder that it might make some of my friends flinch a bit too; sorry about that.
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Date: 2010-02-09 12:13 am (UTC)I'll put it this way: I adore being prepared. Being prepared and having a bag ready to rock in case of natural disaster or emergency is a very good idea. You and other friends of mine who are similarly interested in being prepared have my respect.
It's the recreational urban warrior types who started ganking the names "go bag" and "bug-out bag" that make me twitch. It's a faux-warrior culture that thrives on the chest-thumpy nature of the Internet, invading tons of perfectly good gear, advice and information websites/forums. You can't read up on a good storage system or bullet-proof flashlight design without one of these bug-eyed fanatics going off at you about their abilities.
The miniature rant was directed at those types who are co-opting a perfectly good, amazingly sensible practice of being prepared. But I do appreciate the reminder that it might make some of my friends flinch a bit too; sorry about that.