by Cameron Green of GAPP | Mar 23, 2015 | Bug In, Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Bug Out Vehicle, CERT, Natural Disaster, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival, Water, Weather
The events of October 2012 in the NY/NJ area are well known to the nation. Hurricane sandy made landfall and wreaked havoc on many towns. Being one of the most densely populated areas on the planet, the damage was in the billions. Major parts of the NY and NJ...
by Prepperjim | Mar 7, 2012 | Preparedness, Water, Weather
I’ve been prepping for about 18 months now and have kind of lost the spark that drives me to keep going. I really have not done anything for the past two months other than listen to The Survival Podcast and some other “small” projects (subject of...
by suburban | Feb 13, 2012 | Fire, Gear, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, Weather
I know. Everyone has done a YouTube lesson on how to build one of these inexpensive emergency heaters for your car. Honestly, I had to try it for myself to be sure that it “worked.” Many people use empty steel coffee cans, some people improvise and use...
by suburban | Aug 31, 2011 | Bug In, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival, Weather
Admittedly, I missed the “center” of Hurricane Irene. Rather, I missed the heart of the storm. I made my way west to Pennsylvania, not to bug out, but to a good friends bachelor party. The upside is that I was going to be west of Irene. The downside, if...
by suburban | Aug 25, 2011 | Crime, Fishing, Personal, Survival Gear, Weather
As promised, this is my post about my expanded Travel EDC. It seems the more I travel, the more I think I need when on the road. I am finding there is a fine balance between having what you think you might need in an emergency, and just packing your whole Get Home...
by Prepperjim | May 15, 2011 | Self Reliance, Shelter, Water, Weather
I noted previously that a lady survived 49 days in the wilderness of Nevada. Today, I read a story of a man who was trapped in Oregon and died after approximately 60 days. McDonald, 68, liked to camp. While he didn’t have a lot of food, he had gallon jugs of...