What's most interesting about this article is that it is in the business section of the Sunday Washington Post.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...id=sec-business

For Prophets Of Cataclysm, A 'Mad Max' Curriculum

By Sara Behunek
Sunday, July 26, 2009

...a three-day "Urban Escape and Evade" course offered by onPoint Tactical, a New Jersey-based company that teaches urban survival skills to soldiers, police officers and, increasingly, civilians.

...sales at camping supply and military surplus stores, which are up 50 percent?

People have always anticipated the end of days. And in truth, while having survival skills -- whether they are tactical or horticultural -- could save your life, in reality they aren't likely to do much more than what stockpiling canned beans and toilet paper did in preparation for Y2K: that is, lend a sense of security.