The Food I Buy Is Changing, a Lot.

by suburban | Jun 23, 2011 | Economy, Food

It is evi­dent.  My last few trips to the gro­cery store have yield­ed what I believe what oth­ers have been talk­ing about now for some time.  But to me it is visu­al­ly notice­able.  I know this because I am a crea­ture of habit.  Being a sin­gle... Read more

It’s the Small Stuff

by Prepperjim | Jun 22, 2011 | Health, Hygiene, Personal, Psychology, Survival Gear, Urban Survival

When thrust into a sur­vival sit­u­a­tion, it is often the small things that make the dif­fer­ence between suc­cess (sur­vival) and fail­ure (death). Often, hav­ing a sense of com­fort makes all the dif­fer­ence in your men­tal atti­tude. With so many prep­per words... Read more

Would YOU be a shelter? (Remembering Anne Frank)

by ST | Jun 21, 2011 | Crime, Economy, Guest Posts, Politics, Shelter, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Every­one loves a scape­goat. Through­out his­to­ry when­ev­er some­thing ter­ri­ble hap­pens either for rea­sons too com­plex for the com­mon per­son to grasp or just the cul­mi­na­tion of many oth­er events peo­ple as a whole try to seek out some­one, some group of... Read more

Weekend Camping Trip, and a Few New Pieces of Gear

by suburban | Jun 20, 2011 | EDC, Gear, Preparedness

This week­end was my first real week­end camp­ing trip of the sea­son.  It’s pri­mar­i­ly my go-to place for camp­ing in the sum­mer. It also may/could func­tion as a sec­ondary Bug Out loca­tion.  But more on that anoth­er time, and to my point, there was a... Read more

Saturday Videos

by suburban | Jun 18, 2011 | Personal

Who Is Hop­ing for a SHTF/WROL (sent to me by a friend) The 5 C’s of Sur­viv­abil­i­ty, A Quick Run­down, Dave Can­tur­bury Going to the Field — Gear Review and Test­ing Ron Hood Inter­view with Equip2Endure Butcher­ing Chick­ens Desert Drifter 2011 (Cody Lundin)... Read more