Xavier...

Excellent replys from folks who have the same interest, I am pleased to be a part of this group.

My position is similar to Nighthikers, my interest in preparedness started as a child in Scouting and has been with me throughout my life. I enjoy doing the research, testing my selections and packaging my kits together, when I have completed the kit assemble it is like the fun is over and I start on another project. As I explain to my DW that some people build model trains, play video games, or spend a lot of time at the local bar, my pastime is emergency preparedness; it is a hobby that may help our our family/friends/community some day.

Survival preparedness also supports my other hobbies of hunting, fishing, camping, boating and youth outdoor education very well. Because I work in the outdoors it also part of my chosen career, I am very lucky that my employer even supplies me with neat equipment and sends me on training once in a while.

Your not crazy at all, at least not more than the rest of us!

Mike