Mixed messages is also a big problem. Remember not too long ago when all good citizens were told by FEMA to have X amount of food and water for emergencies? Then branded as dangerous by DHS for doing what they were advised to do?
3 Days of Emergency food is still OK..But don't get too enthusiastic!
7+ Days of Emergency food is regarded as a Suspected 'Terrorist'.
Would you care to cite a source for that assertation?
http://www.infowars.com/feds-label-bulk-buying-of-food-a-potential-terrorist-activity/only one of many, but I didn't see a mainstream media source for this. InfoWars was one of the lesser "survival" sights I tried to link.
I looked at the site and followed the link to the PDF. It's nothing unusual to me. If you read the flyer from the FBI, it doesn't say "report anyone who buys more than seven days of food"! The profile that want you to look for includes making extremist religious statements, paying with credit cards with multiple names, have war wounds, appear to be complete idiots about what they're buying, *and* they're buying stuff in bulk. Then FBI makes the PC caveat that just because someone doesn't share your beliefs, it doesn't make him a terrorist. I wouldn't get too worried about it. InfoWars took something totally out of context.
Anyway, I agree that this is a nice forum where we can get level-headed advice about surviving getting lost in the wilderness or a natural disaster. Wasn't Martin Focazio on the news a few years ago? I thought he did a good job demonstrating to the public how everyone can make reasonable preparation for emergencies. Maybe he needs to up his game -- maybe fight off a few bears, beat up Nazis looking for the lost Ark, sneak into the Temple of Doom... That will attract media attention, I'm sure.
I have to say, you guys aren't so helpful putting me in touch with the Association of Survival Schools (A.S.S.). I've been trying to find them through google for a whole year, but all their sites are blocked by my browser for some reason.