February 2011

Interest in CCW Classes in NJ, NY, or PA? An Interview with Cameron Green

February 28, 2011

Cameron Green is a local instructor for personal protection. One of his services is CCW training for “non-resident” Florida and Utah CCW’s. I will be taking a Florida CCW course in the spring by Cameron. In the process of discussion, I asked him if he might care to be interviewed about why someone might want [...]

Tagged as: Cameron Green, Concealed Firearms Permit, Firearms, GAPP, Gear, Green Academy of Personal Protection, Guns, Preparedness, prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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Review of “Urban Survival Guide: Learn The Secrets Of Urban Survival To Keep You Alive After Man-Made Disasters, Natural Disasters, and Breakdowns In Civil Order”

February 18, 2011

There aren’t too many books I buy where you get the opportunity to sit down to read them, and they are exactly what I was looking for. However, in David Morris’s book “Urban Survival Guide: Learn The Secrets Of Urban Survival To Keep You Alive After Man-Made Disasters, Natural Disasters, and Breakdowns In Civil Order,” that is [...]

Tagged as: Book Review, Bug In, Buggin Out, Bugging In, Bugging Out, Preparedness, Shelter In, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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A Couple Personal Notes

February 17, 2011

First, again I am sorry for not having more frequent updates over the past week or so. Next week looks like it may be similar because I will be on the road for work… With luck I can queue up a couple posts for you guys. Second, I am in the midst of reading a [...]

Tagged as: Consurtium, General, Personal, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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Grab Paper

February 16, 2011

A post by a guest author who would like to remain anonymous Articles and videos abound that discuss grab bags (aka “bug out bags”) for a SHTF event. Each varies somewhat for content but in general they all mention taking supplies of food, water, communications, clothes, medical, lighting, heating, defenses, etc. All good things to [...]

Tagged as: bug out bag, documents, personal documentation, personal documents

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I’m still here, really…

February 14, 2011

Hey everyone. I felt compelled to write a quick note, since several readers have emailed me this week asking if I either quit writing the blog or asking if everything was okay. I didn’t realize I had such loyal readers. Thank you. A couple things are up with me this past week, just to let [...]

Tagged as: General

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Spoke with Dr. Prepper Last Evening

February 8, 2011

I spoke with Dr. Prepper, James Talmage Stevens, the Author of “Making the Best of Basics” which has sold over 750,000 copies world wide in the past 30 years. It looks like I am going to be on his radio show discussing urban and suburban survival on Monday, February 14th.

Tagged as: Blogtalk Radio, Dr. Prepper, James Talmage Stevens, Making the Best of Basics

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‘Suburban’s” Take on Sharing Your Gear, Supplies, and Food With Others

February 7, 2011

Over the past couple of weeks a reader and someone I correspond with via email wrote a couple of posts for the blog that have had some good comments associated with them regarding ethics and gear. You can find them here if you have not read them: The Case for Non-lethal Defense Share and Share [...]

Tagged as: Food Storage, prepping, Preps, SHTF, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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Egypt and Their Civil Unrest

February 5, 2011

Unfortunately, I am afraid it will get worse their for their citizens before it gets better…

Tagged as: civil unrest, Egypt

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Saturday Videos

February 4, 2011

WROL-Storm & Possible Terrorist Attack Underground Survival Bunker Cold Weather Survival Evaluation How to Store Water for Long Term Storage Defensive Baton Basics: “Move Fast, Hit Hard” by Nutnfancy

Tagged as: Videos

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Understanding Everyone In the City Will Be a Refugee Post SHTF

February 3, 2011

Not often spoken of, I think in the survivalist or prepper circle, is how to avoid becoming a refugee post SHTF. We talk a lot about prepping, we talk a lot about bugging out or bugging in, but we never really talk about the situation where we do find ourselves shut off from our gear [...]

Tagged as: Bugging Out, Preparedness, Refugee, SHTF, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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