Lauren,
A survivalist is bunker buildind,gun hoarding,rice and bean eating,tin foil hat wearing type.It is a term we try to avoid here.The very word is considered an insult to many on this board."Elite survival experts"are men like;Mors Kochanski,Larry Dean Olsen and John Lofty Wisman.They are the Elite through a lifetime of study.Their experience is more than the age bracket you are looking for.And "reallity TV" has ran its course.The networks should try to produce a show that actually teaches some thing.Instead they placate to the lowest denominator.

BOATMAN
John