2022 Suburban Survivalist
(started 9/10/2022)
Definition of "Suburban Survivalist": a person who lives in the suburbs with neighbors all around, but services such as electricity and the electrical grid fail often enough the suburban survivalist has purchased generators, whole house batteries, solar panels to charge the house batteries, small "Yeti Goal Zero" type devices, has their computer network switches connected to UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply), etc. The suburban survivalists main goal is to live with as little dependency on the electrical grid as possible, out of disgust with the reliability of that grid.
Suburban survivalists may overlap with some of the groups below, but are a distinct group separate from these other groups (with some overlap in interests and technology):
-
Money sensitive people - these are people trying to save money through the use of solar power. Suburban survivalists don't necessarily care about saving money, but they do use solar power in an attempt to reduce their dependency on the grid..
-
Environmentalists - these are people trying to lower their Carbon footprint, use less fossil fuel, etc. Suburban survivalists want to use less fossil fuel because it depends on a steady supply being provided (which may become unreliable).
-
Off grid survivalists - people not even hooked up to the grid, which is probably only legal/possible in rural locations. Suburban survivalists prefer living where there is a grid (it just isn't reliable), and there are two or three Starbucks coffee shops within a mile or two. But off grid survivalists and suburban survivalists overlap in their use of solar, batteries, inverters, etc.
NOTE: suburban survivalists have no opinion on stocking up on guns and ammunition. While we have no objections to it, it is not part of our particular philosophy. However, depending on food shortages, it may or may not be a good idea to have a small .22 rifle to shoot small game. It is up to the individual survivalist to make their own personal decision in this area.
