Looking like a survivalist?

This is what I got when I googled "survivalist"
HAHAHAHAHA:D
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My brother is a police sniper/ERT. He is the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet, but very serious about what he does. He was once in a place where the majority of people there wouldn't dream of carrying a gun. Somebody "made" him and asked, a bit surprised, "Do you ALWAYS carry a gun?" His answer was classic.

"If you see me, I'm carrying a gun. If you can't see me, I'm carrying a really BIG gun." Mac
 
I wear the same type of clothing whether I'm going to the store or following a buck to it's final resting place. People who know me, understand who I am and know my love of nature and those parts of it that I can participate in. Others know me as an outdoorsman and still other's see me as something threatening, because I don't play golf, prefering to shoot a bow and I always have a knife in my pocket. Never understood that one cause where I come from, that's part of what being a man is all about.

I do prepare and have prepared my family for the possibility that we will have to leave our home during an emergency. Been doing this in one form or another ever since my first earthquake in 1956, when my Dad said it's time to rat hole a little food, water and other supplies just in case there's another one and where I live, there's always another one. Then there were the floods of 94-95 when our home was flooded twice in 3 months. Both times we had to evac with water coming into the house and both times we lost dang near everything. Guess what, we survived it and GOD willing, we'll survive other calamities that come our way. So, I guess you could say that I'm proud to be called a survivor and just like husband, father and grandfather, as well as a hundred other names I go by, it's a part of who I am. I'm not ashamed of it and I sure won't hide from it.
 
longbow50 said:
I wear the same type of clothing whether I'm going to the store or following a buck to it's final resting place. People who know me, understand who I am and know my love of nature and those parts of it that I can participate in. Others know me as an outdoorsman and still other's see me as something threatening, because I don't play golf, prefering to shoot a bow and I always have a knife in my pocket. Never understood that one cause where I come from, that's part of what being a man is all about.

I do prepare and have prepared my family for the possibility that we will have to leave our home during an emergency. Been doing this in one form or another ever since my first earthquake in 1956, when my Dad said it's time to rat hole a little food, water and other supplies just in case there's another one and where I live, there's always another one. Then there were the floods of 94-95 when our home was flooded twice in 3 months. Both times we had to evac with water coming into the house and both times we lost dang near everything. Guess what, we survived it and GOD willing, we'll survive other calamities that come our way. So, I guess you could say that I'm proud to be called a survivor and just like husband, father and grandfather, as well as a hundred other names I go by, it's a part of who I am. I'm not ashamed of it and I sure won't hide from it.
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well said longbow...:thumbup::thumbup: i pretty much wear the same thing clothes no matter what... carharts, cargo's and jeans...:D
 
A lot of good posts with good reason behind them, noting those that live on the coasts or cities want to wear unobtrusive clothing. In my area, camo is normal, w-mart has not only racks of it in the hunting dept., but various types in the other clothing depts. Camo cargo shorts are popular.
Camo is worn all the time by people here, in STL not as much. Blaze orange hats also. No one would stand out in cammies. I don't wear my BDU's anywhere but in the woods to save wear, but I do wear the camo cargo shorts a lot.
I really don't care what anyone would think, they don't like it, that is their problem, not mine.
I picked up a new pair of desert tan Belleville boots at a surplus store last winter for $30 and I have been wearing them for the ankle support once I was able to start walking in March most everywhere I go, even to Disney World last July.
Guess combat boots are more comfortable to me now that I don't have to where them.
 
Yes, lots of good posts here.

I have been guilty of wearing camo often: A woodland boonie hat. However, I have recently replaced my woodland boonie hat with a tan one. I usually wear a boonie when working around the yard or hiking. I tend the burn and also forget to apply sunscreen whenever I walk out the door. The wider brim on the boonie hat helps protect my ears and neck.

Most of my shorts and pants that I wear when hiking, camping, working, or whatever are either khaki tan, stone beige, or olive green. My most favorite office and camp pants are my Tru-Spec TRU pants in olive and khaki. They are functional, comfortable, and highly wrinkle resistant. They blend in just fine at the office as well as at the campground.

I have an older pair of 3-color desert BDU pants. I slipped them on a few weeks ago to see if they still fit, and decided to wear them to the office. I wore them with an untucked plaid camp shirt. Part of my reason for wearing them was to see if anyone would have an adverse reaction to the camo. After lunch, I found myself working on something with my supervisor. I asked her is she felt threatened by my camo-patterned pants, or if the look made her feel uncomfortable in any way. She said, "No, why would I feel uncomfortable or threatened? I wore my pink camo capris to work here 2 days ago." This didn't surprise me. This is Wisconsin, and everyone either hunts, lives with someone who hunts, or has a friend who hunts. Regardless of the pattern, I think one would need to do more than just wear camo to attract attention.

I guess the whole 'sheeple' perception has a lot to do with wear you are and who is around. I live and work in a city that is just outside of the Milwaukee area. Heading east are suburbs, Milwaukee, and Lake Michigan. Heading west is farm country and rural areas. Perhaps the camo appearance would be more accepted here rather than east in the burbs and big city.

This past weekend I was at a State Park campground car camping. There was plenty of Mossy Oak and Real Tree camo to be found. Not a big deal. that's what a lot of people wear in WI when their outside.

I agree with many here in that it has a lot to do with how the individual carries himself/herself. Lots of folks out there like to role play to an extent, and that's fine with me, as long as they aren't endangering themselves or anyone else (moreso anyone else). I will watch the kid with the fresh flat-top haircut wearing the tactical thigh holster, yellow glasses, has BDUs tucked into his boots, and is constantly walking up and down the firing line, stopping to jib-jab with his buddies and shoot in their lanes. I won't keep my eye on the guy wearing BDUs, hiking boots, and camo boonie hat with the hi-power rifle who exhibits good range ettiquette and is there to just shoot.

Ramble, ramble, ramble. I dunno. I guess it depends who you are and what you're comfortable with.
 
I don't wear BDU stuff much. I mean I do, but never decked out in it. For backpacking/hiking I prefer more of the trendy but nice quick drying stuff. A lot of it is fishing type clothes. it weighs less, drys fast.
 
I think the key is fit in but durable stuff. BDus are durable and come in other than camo as well.. When I was a16 I fought forest fires in CA and a surplus long sleve kaki shirt and a pair of frisco jeans got it done day after day. Camo doest raise eyebrows here in WV even in church I like it but think it is mission specific .
 
mkhop said:
I think the key is fit in but durable stuff. BDus are durable and come in other than camo as well.. When I was a16 I fought forest fires in CA and a surplus long sleve kaki shirt and a pair of frisco jeans got it done day after day. Camo doest raise eyebrows here in WV even in church I like it but think it is mission specific .
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my hat is off to you guys fighting forest fires. It's a good thing a 4500 scba only lasts me 30ish minutes because I'm whipped by then and I'm only dragging a hose through a house.
 
I think some people are taking this thread differently than others...to me it's a pretty different thing if you own and wear a pair of bdus from time to time, vs. the uber-tactical look we are probably all familiar with.

I wouldn't hesitate to wear a bit of camo here or there, but some people seem to make it a point to look as close to the cast of Platoon as possible. That seems pretty wanky to me, personally, although I'm not generally inclined to tell people what they can and can't do.
 
I suppose that depends on your opinion of Canada...:jerkit::D and there is only one group of people whose opinion of your clothes really matter-the police. not much of a problem out in the boonies, but I personally NEVER wear more than BDU pants/shorts if i'm in the city/burbs. Since virtually all of us here carry knives, running around dressed like Rambo will give a bad impression to LEO's, even if you are behaving well and are unarmed. :eek:
 
yeah, BDUs are some pretty fierce warning signs all right. Facial tatts featuring MS13 symbols and shit are basically all right though. Hahahaha! LOVE IT!
 
I myself am a BDU pants guy. I love em! I started wearing them in the Army and never stopped. Nothing else feels good on me other than those pants. I hate jeans and i dont like to dress up. I wear the Kakis to church and green and camo for eveyday wear. I like the ripstop summers the best......The draw tabs on the side are good for going out to eat...haha.
 
You're obviously a danger to everyone around you, including law enforcement and should be tasered, if not shotgunned or sniper-rifled on sight. In case this seems too severe, perhaps we can get some radical private org to just whip up an investigation of your private life. [/SARCASM]
 
Whatever. This is America and i have served my Country well. I think i have the right to wear whatever i want to wear, And yes i have a tatoo, but its my infantry insigna. I got it when i was young and i am proud of it and i never regreted it.
 
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