Bin Laden Dead, No Change in Prepper State
As I went to bed without checking the news, I guess I was one of the last people in the world to learn of the death of Osama Bin Laden. As someone whose life-view was changed by 9/11, this is a momenteous event. Justice was slow but, in the end, final. For preppers concern about […]
What Boy Scouts (Sorry Ladies) is to Preparedness.
When I was visiting family two weekends ago, I was sitting at the kitchen table chatting with my mother. I happened to lok down at the table and a brochure caught my eye. This brochure was for my old Boy Scout troop. It was their 100th anniversary of existance, and they were being honored locally […]
A Case for Growing Your Own Food In Suburbia or Not.
Since spring has sprung, I have been giving thought to the mini garden that is going to inhabit the deck on the back of my apartment this year. What will I plant, how much travel will I have, and how much time am I going to have to tend to the container garden, blah, blah, […]
The Price of Money To Come
I’m not sure if that is a good title, but I am using it anyway… Several months ago, I priced silver, on a per ounce basis. It was $31.00 and change. I thought, Hmmm. I should buy some silver. I disregarded… I few weeks later I looked at the price of silver again. (I don’t […]
Bad Situation
I always leave my gas tank with enough gas to allow me to drive 100 miles or more should I need to escape the region quickly. I know that my tank holds enough to drive 320-350 miles when full. Thus, when 200 miles rolls around, I fill up, period. This is usually on the way […]
Urban Blender
In any environment, blending in can be an important survival tactic. It is no different in urban or suburban situations where fitting in keeps you under the radar and safe. Everything you do is either useful camouflage or dangerous attraction, from the cloths you wear, the car you drive and how you gather and store […]
Debt vs. Cash Flow
Even without TEOTWAWKI we are all hurting in the wallet these days. And the prognosis isn’t looking good for some time to come (at best). All forms of personal financial media are filled with articles and advise about how it is soooooooo important to pay down your debt. It is a worn out mantra.
Ineed2Prepare.com Contest Give Away. One Month Bucket of Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Welcome Ineed2Prepare.com to the staging.suburbansurvivalblog.com/ Family. To welcome them, we are running a contest to give away an 84 meal Grab & Go bucket of gourmet meals. What you will get from Ineed2Store.com if you win is below, but first, here are the parameters of the contest: The contest will run from Today, April 25th […]
Saturday Videos
Not Doom & Gloom, just a swirling Vortex of Death – Prepare Now! (49 Minutes) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caI7WBp7Srg All Terrain Home on Wheels httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP3oHLZp4_E The Hot Side of Prepping. Adults Only… httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVX6sbLhtT8 Solar Panel, Wind Turbine, Renewable Alternative Energy – Pirate Lifestyle TV ™ Episode 025 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P26LMMmN6HE Retreat Design Parts 1, 2, & 3 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU5zDabge0 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J3Dpr-9LEs httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIKvPnwyO8E […]
Bare Minimum Gear You Should Have at Your Bug Out Location
So, after having a conversation with a couple of preppers this week, I decided to put together a list of gear in no particular order around what you should have at your Bug Out Location. Recently I have been chatting with a lot of people around this, and it seems to me that while your […]