Higher Standards
Survivalists/preppers have never been portrayed well in the modern media and entertainment fields. At best, they are portrayed in as a comical cliché like in the 1983 movie “The Survivors” (Walter Matthau, Robin Williams, Jerry Reed – very funny actually!). But most often, preppers are portrayed as camo-wearing gun-toting pickup-truck-driving back country no-education nut cases […]
HBO’s “Citizen U.S.A.: A 50 State Road Trip”
As I write this, it is getting later in the evening on July 4th. I purposefully stayed in this evening to watch a special on HBO called “Citizen U.S.A.: A 50 State Road Trip,” on HBO. It is a special where the producers drove through all 50 states asking asking legal immigrants why that came to the United […]
Happy Independence Day, Everyone
Hey everybody, just a quick note today to say, Happy Independence Day, I hope you take a quick moment today to remember what the holiday is about. At the same time I hope you enjoy the day with your families and friends celebrating your independence and looking forward to a hopeful future.
Please Welcome Ready Made Resources as a Suburban Survival Blog Sponsor
Please take a moment and welcome Ready Made Resources to the Suburban Survival Blog family. Many of you may already be a customer of Ready Made Resources or have heard of them. Below is a bit more information about them, and you will see their advertisement to the right. They have been gracious enough to […]
Saturday Videos
Executive Order 13575 “RURAL COUNCILS” httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14qDq7B9DwU World Economy Collapse Explained in Three Minutes httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyePCRkq620 Preps of the Week httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX5O9iKSrag Northface Recon Review httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRw_eX2VSxc
Prepper Envy
As a each of us go through our preparations for the SHTF or TEOTWAWKI, you may come across people who have achieved a level of preparedness most of only dream of. That is, they have a fully stocked bomb shelter in a rural location with 20 years of food, water, fuel, gear, guns, ammo and […]
Extensive Traveling and Bug Out Location Hunting
Hey everyone, just an FYI, as I write this from a hotel room in way upstate NY state this evening. I am going to be traveling extensively over the next three weeks for personal reasons over the and for work, and I may not have the time to write as much as I would like […]
Learn To Read A Map!!
This is as much an article as a rant. I can’t believe how many people cannot follow simple travel directions or read a basic road map! I’m not talking about a topography or geo survey map. Not even a marine chart. Just a basic road map. Nor am I referring to cryptic instructions or vague […]
The Bug Out Trailer or The Camping Trailer
Recently, I read a post over at Scott William’s, Bug-Out Survival blog called 4×4 Tent Trailers for Hauling Your Stuff Off Road. Without going into great detail, I have looked at these before with great interest, primarily because I drive an SUV. There are a couple different manufacturers of “survival trailers.” that would allow you to […]
Saturday Videos
The Day the Dollar Died httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N8gJSMoOJc Individual First Aid Kit – A Must Have in a SHTF httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAa6_Dd3MYw The ABC’s of Communications httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W3A_RfTxrI Going to the Field, Hygiene, Part II httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFYVKdjUXr4 Going to the Field, Hygiene, Part III, Bargain Books httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9-EIr9vZZ8