Get Home Bag

The Get Home Bag for the Girlfriend and Her Impending Education

February 12, 2013
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As I mentioned in a previous post, I was concerned about making sure my girlfriend was prepared for an emergency, primarily to get to my domicile in the event of an impending or happening disastrous situation.  I hope to make sure she is safe as well as her dog, whom I have become very fond of, despite [...]

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I Forgot My EDC…

February 12, 2012
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Well, I am in Florida on business. I’m here for a week. Maybe longer. I’m happy to be here, because it seems winter has finally met with the Northeast. However, I feel naked. I left my travel EDC kit in my my GHB accidentally, in the trunk of my car. All I have is a [...]

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Prepper Evangelical

September 5, 2011
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I read ST’s post from last week and started thinking about how to convert people to our preparedness mindset. To be frank, I think it is almost impossible to change people’s ideas on just about any subject. Their opinions have been formed over countless hours of careful conditioning. In our case, in our time, in this country, [...]

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Review of Ron Hood’s Urban Master DVD “Away From Home”

November 16, 2010
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As many of you know, I do a lot of traveling for work.  In fact, one of my concerns is always security and possible SHTF when I travel.  I don’t think there can be a much worse situation than being without any of the gear you are familiar with than when the SHTF and you [...]

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My “Get Home Bag” Replacement Contents.

November 5, 2010
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Well, as many of you know, about a week ago or so my “Get Home Bag” from my truck was stolen from the parking lot where I had been parking my car for two plus years.  In hind sight, I think it was my fault for assuming that there was ample security.  Rather, I became [...]

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Saturday Videos

October 23, 2010
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Before I drop in the videos for you this morning, don’t forget to visit CampingSurvival.com and use the 5% discount code “suburban” when you order your gear from them! Note: if the videos are not playing or do not come up, it seems youtube.com has been having issues this morning… How to Start a Fire [...]

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Simple Inexpensive Lighting When There Is No Power

July 16, 2010
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So, I was walking through Walmart one day getting ready to pick up a new football to play catch with on a camping trip, when I walked past the outdoor patio stuff, and it hit me… Cheap lighting for home.  Renewable, too… Hmmm… Solar lawn lighting.  I went over and there was a six pack [...]

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My Urban Get Home Bag

June 3, 2010
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When I worked in NYC and live in NJ, Post 9/11 I had a GHB in my file cabined drawer. 1. 1 Bottle Potassium Iodide Tablets (inexpensive and figured it was good to have in the event of a dirty bomb) 2. 2 x Small Bottle of hand sanitizer (60% alcohol / 40% aloe – [...]

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