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Interesting article in my hometown paper online today.
NewsTuesday, May 26, 2009 12:23 PM CDT
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Suburban survivalists respond to economy with guns, grain
By Gillian Flaccus
Associated Press
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UPDATED 12 p.m. SAN DIEGO -- Six months ago, Jim Wiseman didn’t even have a spare nutrition bar in his kitchen cabinet. Now, the 54-year-old businessman and father of five has a backup generator, a water filter, a grain mill and a 4-foot-tall pile of emergency food tucked in his home in the expensive San Diego suburb of La Jolla. | Video
Wiseman isn’t alone. Emergency supply retailers and military surplus stores nationwide have seen business boom in the past few months as an increasing number of Americans spooked by the economy rush to stock up on gear that was once the domain of hardcore survivalists.
These people snapping up everything from water purification tablets to thermal blankets shatter the survivalist stereotype: they are mostly urban professionals with mortgages, SUVs, solid jobs and a twinge of embarrassment about their newfound hobby.
NewsTuesday, May 26, 2009 12:23 PM CDT
Comments (5) | E-mail this page | Print this page | Enlarge type | Reduce type | Search archives | RSS feeds | Add to My Yahoo!
Suburban survivalists respond to economy with guns, grain
By Gillian Flaccus
Associated Press
Advertisement
UPDATED 12 p.m. SAN DIEGO -- Six months ago, Jim Wiseman didn’t even have a spare nutrition bar in his kitchen cabinet. Now, the 54-year-old businessman and father of five has a backup generator, a water filter, a grain mill and a 4-foot-tall pile of emergency food tucked in his home in the expensive San Diego suburb of La Jolla. | Video
Wiseman isn’t alone. Emergency supply retailers and military surplus stores nationwide have seen business boom in the past few months as an increasing number of Americans spooked by the economy rush to stock up on gear that was once the domain of hardcore survivalists.
These people snapping up everything from water purification tablets to thermal blankets shatter the survivalist stereotype: they are mostly urban professionals with mortgages, SUVs, solid jobs and a twinge of embarrassment about their newfound hobby.
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