I just refer to my EDC as my EDC. By the time you explain thet this means every day carry the PHRASECENSOREDPOSTERSHOULDKNOWBETTER. have forgotten what the problem is and the "survival" vs "comfort" arguement never comes up <img src="images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Usually you get asked why you bother carrying a torch and knife (I usually omit mentioning most of my EDC) and you explain how useful they are in an emergency (re blackout) then the other person usually responds with that sounds like a good idea. They still never bother getting up off their fat behinds and actually carrying anything useful though. <img src="images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />