I was asked by my office manager today if I was "one of those survivalist people". She actually wanted my opinion about a piece of gear.

Without missing a beat, I jokingly told her I'm an "emergency preparedness advocate" or a "post-apocalyptic survivability enthusiast". I thought it was funny, the look on her face was priceless while she mulled it over.

I don't much care for the term "survivalist", so I prefer to use other terminology.