Dillagaf, you're on the money. I look at survival skills, BOB and other planning as just another insurance policy. I have insurance on my home, car and life, not that I know something is going to happen but because it might. I might have a wreck or a house fire and I might die tomorrow (sooner if I don't pay attention to my wife:D ).
Being prepared with survival skills is no different. Tornado, flood, meth lab down the road, chemical spill on the highway. So many possibilities that MIGHT happen (plug in your disaster here). Being prepared only makes good sense. Sharpening those skills is no different than updating your insurance policy to me.
One of the things that sticks in my mind is Katrina and the evacuation that almost took place in Houston. Miles and miles of cars going somewhere. You just wonder how many had a BOB in the car and a plan of where they were going. A small percentage, I'll bet.
