You enjoy your independence and want to live your life without reliance on public utilities. You generate your own energy, collect your own water, and responsibly manage food, waste and wastewater. You are totally self-reliant and self-sufficient. Yes, you've escaped the system as much as you can. You enjoy a sustainable lifestyle that reduces human impact on the environment. You're at one with nature which feeds your desire to live free in the world. A world you will also leave a better place than you found it, for the future generations.

You want to be able to take care of your own needs without  dependence upon supply chains and global agendas. It's as much a way of life as it is about risk mitigation for some external event that might ripple down. You want to be able to provide for yourself, your loved ones and perhaps your direct local suburban community in collaboration with each other and you enjoy the empowering freedom and sense of security this lifestyle offers.

You enjoy freedom of movement and the ability to absorb the pleasures of ever changing spaces, places and scenery when the mood for change takes you. You value your autonomy and reject being shackled to a mortgage or residential lease. Whether you are nomadic or prefer familiar surroundings for a longer period, you embrace a minimalist lifestyle on a journey to discover what is truly important for a happy and balanced life. You've made a conscious choice to trade convenience for living the plentiful  experiences life has to offer and you are happy with both your choices and the outcomes they offer.

You've done the time, paid your dues to society, now it's your time to live unrestrained, free from the daily grind and the pressure and commitments that come with it. You love adventuring for extended periods away from home base as you enjoy your country and maybe even the world at large. You love exploration and discovery as you exercise your freedom. So the kids inheritance might get a haircut along the way. So what?! That's life! 

You love to live simply, occupy a small footprint, and consume  what you need in a life void of excesses. As you consciously explore what you truly value in life, you place greater emphasis on quality living, personalisation, environmental ethics, and community values. As a result you put effort into strengthening your communities, healing the environment, and spending time with family. You prefer to live outside the norms of society because you understand that the value of the environment and human interaction is much greater than the value of material goods.

You are prepared for any eventuality. You have the skills and ability to live off the land and thrive in natural environments void of the comforts of modern living. Whether the breakdown of society is imminent or not, you have anticipated how the dominoes will fall when it happens and have a plan to ensure your own survival and the survival of your family, loved ones and possibly your closest community. You are interested in how things work and are prepared to face the challenge of rebuilding without the assistance of computers and similar technology.

You are absolutely committed to ensuring that all of your needs (and let's be honest a few of your wants as well) and those of your family and loved ones will be covered in the event of a disaster situation. It's not any one thing you do, it's a lifestyle. You collect enough of the necessary material resources, you create facilities for storage and security, you have plans in place ready to be put into action, and you keep mentally and physically fit so that you can respond rapidly when the time comes.