Jeepers, creepers, survivalism is suddenly sexy. Was it Betty the Survival Babe that made everyone excited? Dunno, but another journalist contacted me. This one is from Norway, and she’s looking for non-traditional survivalists (you know, normal people . . . . like us – right? we’re normal – right?) to interview.
Specifically, she’s looking to speak with non-traditional survivalists that live within a day’s drive of New York City. This is what she wrote:
I would primarily be interested in people who maybe not think of themselves as “typical” survivalists, but who has become interested in the survival themes because of the present world situation.
People who maybe could be called yuppie survivalist or luxury survivalists would be especially interesting, but I would love to talk to other people also.
The magazine she writes for is the weekend supplement of the Norwegian Business Daily. This is the paper’s site.
You can contact her by e-mail: ingrid.kielland@dn.no – tell her SHTFblog sent you.
She also pointed me to a Swedish survivalist forum – for any of you that might be interested.
- Ranger Man
BTW: Have you seen this latest news clip on average every day survival samurais?
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I’d be careful with reporters…lately there seems to be a campaign to make both survivalists and the more extreme environmentalists look like absolute nuts rather than practical people looking towards the future. Sharon Astyk (of Peak Oil fame) apparantly became a victim of that recently.
Be careful, oftimes these reporters make out survivalists to be kooks, very easy to do because we think differently than the common herd who read newspapers and mags.
So he said the best plan is to shelter in place but when the S really HTF he is going to flee the country? Sounds like some financial advisers who preached don’t sell but liquidated their own accounts.
The guy does sound like he knows his stuff, but why do they always interview the goofy looking ones on tv?
guy seemed harmless enough. maybe that’s why the interviewed him .
judging from his family i’d say they might escape to the Philippines ?
so some reporter dissed the peak oil guy ?
i sent that gal from Norway a short email. didn’t think it would hurt. doubt she’ll write back , but if it sounds like a set up i’ll just bail.
no need to embarrass the fellas :-)
The word survivalist is a very miss used label. We all have a survivalist core. Is a police officer not a survivalist because he dares to prepare by putting on body armor and checking his weapon before going to work just in case someone attempts to shoot him. Is a driver not a survivalist because they put their seatbelt on just in case the have an accident. The short answer is yes, because it is only human nature to want to survive. Some people just prepare better than others. If you are not a survivalist in some way than there is something wrong with you, these are the people we see that tend to be self destructive and suicidale. So the bottom line is being a survivalist is normal unless you let it consume your life to the point you withdraw from family and community.
well , Ingrid did email me back and said Boston wasn’t that far from her.
she wanted to know what “kind” of survivalist i was. said i had 6-8 weeks of supplies , my strategy was to “bug in” and had means to protect myself .
doubt it will entice her like a hermit living in a remote wooded area armed to the teeth , but there it is.
The paper the lady works for isn’t bad. It’s actually one of the better in Norway. She works in the weekly lifestyle supplement. Her articles are relatively balanced by the looks of it. She does stories about the little guy/gal and his or her unusual habits or interest. Not in a “look at these freaks” but more “look at all this diversity”.
She apparently has a middle name Røise, if your search didn’t come up with anything that might be the reason. She is probably also related to one of the more famous Norwegian writers Alexander L. Kielland.
Post a link to the article in case I miss it and I’ll give you a translation.