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Rawles is an outspoken proponent of family preparedness, especially regarding food storage and his advocacy of relocating to lightly populated rural "retreat" areas.

Rawles is an outspoken proponent of family preparedness, especially regarding food storage and his advocacy of relocating to lightly populated rural "retreat" areas.

Rawles was one of the many individuals warning about possible disasters related to the Year 2000 problem (Y2K).<ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1& p_text_direct-0=0EB0477D786595EE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM THURSDAY OFFERS A MINI-Y2K SITUATION, EXPERTS SAY] The Sacramento Bee, September 8, 1999</ref><ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE929EEB312718&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM GETTING IN TOUCH WITH Y2K AND THE PROPHETS OF DOOM] Press-Telegram, January 7, 1999</ref><ref>"Do you live in fear of the millennium?", South China Morning Post, April 6, 1999</ref>

Rawles was one of the many individuals warning about possible disasters related to the [[Year 2000 problem]] (Y2K).<ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1& p_text_direct-0=0EB0477D786595EE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM THURSDAY OFFERS A MINI-Y2K SITUATION, EXPERTS SAY] The Sacramento Bee, September 8, 1999</ref><ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE929EEB312718&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM GETTING IN TOUCH WITH Y2K AND THE PROPHETS OF DOOM] Press-Telegram, January 7, 1999</ref><ref>"Do you live in fear of the millennium?", South China Morning Post, April 6, 1999</ref>

Rawles credits Mel Tappan as the primary influence in the development of his survivalist philosophy as well as the impetus for launching SurvivalBlog.com.<ref>[http://www.survivalblog.com/kudos.html SurvivalBlog.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.  Rawles has been called "The intellectual heir of Mel Tappan", and has been described as "...the survivalist voice of reason, following in the footsteps of Mel Tappan." <ref>http://www.survivalblog.com/2008/03/four_letters_re_use_of_force_i.html</ref>

Rawles credits Mel Tappan as the primary influence in the development of his survivalist philosophy as well as the impetus for launching SurvivalBlog.com.<ref>[http://www.survivalblog.com/kudos.html SurvivalBlog.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.  Rawles has been called "The intellectual heir of Mel Tappan", and has been described as "...the survivalist voice of reason, following in the footsteps of Mel Tappan." <ref>http://www.survivalblog.com/2008/03/four_letters_re_use_of_force_i.html</ref>