129 Should survivalists use social media and the internet to improve survival capacity and build survival networks?

The internet is the ultimate double-edged sword for the survivalist. Social media provides the most effective way to promote survival education events, gatherings, and network building. However, it also opens all of your interests and activities to organizations, agencies, and individuals who regard survival and self-reliance with suspicion and even hostility.

• Never share your personal emergency plans or equipment acquisitions on social media. Showing pictures of yourself at a gun range or showing off your latest firearm purchase is the height of poor personal security. It’s not even wise to discuss specific plans or equipment in emails.

• While it may be beneficial to promote survival meetups or educational events on the internet, specific emergency plans and group activities should be strictly hard-copy and face-to-face communications.

• Consider the development of preestablished code phrases and code words to be used on social media and other internet systems to communicate survival-critical information.

• The smart survivalist and survival group should develop and use alternative communications systems such as CB, SW, GMRS, and other methods.

No survival group or survival plan should depend on the internet. It would be the height of foolishness for survivalists to depend on the security and reliability of the very systems that a disaster would render dangerous or even nonexistent.