The Bug Out Bag.

[Ducimus]

Well, i'm not saying everybody "prepping" wants something bad to happen, but i think a good number do, and probably don't even realize it. There does seem to be a sense that something bad or something significant is going to happen in the future though. Hell even i think something significant (and negative) will happen in my lifetime, though I don't think its going to bring about the "without Rule of law" OMG the world has ended scenario that many "preppers" seem to.

Going out on a limb, i think ill list various bullet points that i think are contributing to this whole "prepping" fade. This isn't all inclusive, just stuff off the top of my head:


* Economy
- housing bubble bursting,
- The ever increasing deficit we've acquired from fighting a protracted war on two fronts
- Increasing debt ceiling
- the entire situation regarding the bank bailouts
- increasing disparity between income classes.
- Fear of global economic collapse

*Oil ( This could probably be put under economy but this is so large it deserves its on point. )
- Lots of fear regarding oil shortage. The reasons are many: Not enough drilling, not enough to drill, oil has peaked and in decline, oil might be embargoed cause of middle east BS, etc etc list goes on.

- lack of oil equates to lack of food, services, goods, jobs.


* Political.
- Vitriol between political beliefs is very high right now, people are divided.

- Black president. This is bigger then what most people here might want to admit. Yes its racial. My father in law i hear CRIED when Obama took office. Some label him as the Antichrist. Others question his citizenship. There's so many quirks in the way of belief and opinion surrounding Obama its quite amazing if you look at the larger picture. Obama represents a social change that ( edit: ) many people probably weren't ready for.


*Religion
- Evangelicals (and there's a lot of them) have a hard on for The Rapture.
- Mormons have been storing food for "The end of days" for decades.
- Not gonna get into this too far, so ill just say, etc etc etc.


*Social
- Rugged independence and individually is engrained our (American) culture to a high degree and most people don't even realize it. You can see it in just about any Think about how those two traits in our people as a whole, in combination with a doomsday scenario (regardless of cause).

- In an age of globalization, troubled economy, and political uncertainty, many people yearn for a simpler time more so then usual. (again, see above linked truck commercial ). Granted I think despite all the happenings in the last 12 years, most Americans yearn for a simpler time regardless. (insert little house on the prairie reference here)

- We love an underdog, and we love the underdog more when it's us. A scenario where we become the underdog has some odd romantic appeal.

*Media and myths
- Movies like "The Road", "Book of Eli", and "I am legend", and i believe "2012"
- Two many zombie movies and games. (I gotta admit i love em though)
- Mayan calender ending 2012




I'm sure theres more contributing factors, but I just ran outta gas, so ill end this post now.