You know, all of this Survivalist stuff is not easy. There is an awful lot that goes into the management of such a life style. Now I wish I could tell you that my tutelage will smooth over all the creases in your plans, but I cannot. No matter how much hypothesizing, planning, purchasing and bartering (yes, bartering) you do, you still have to do the grunt work. There is no way around it. This is not a trend, it?s a lifestyle.

The first thing you have to do is imagine...