Properly installing a CB radio Part 1

by Cameron | May 18, 2015 | Bug Out Vehicle, Communications, Gear, Preparedness

Cit­i­zen band radio is free and requires no FCC license to oper­ate so it is a good choice for local com­mu­ni­ca­tion. If cell phones fail to work for what­ev­er rea­son, it may be the best method for remote com­mu­ni­ca­tion since its range is bet­ter than FRS and... Read more

Square Foot Farming Part 3

by Cameron | May 11, 2015 | Food, Food Storage, Homesteading, Pets, Preparedness, Prepping

This is the third part of a three part arti­cle shar­ing with you my expe­ri­ences with square foot farm­ing… well its not real­ly farm­ing but it involves both gar­den­ing and ani­mal hus­bandry so it may as well be. In part one, I explained some of my expe­ri­ences... Read more

Square Foot Farming Part 2

by Cameron | May 4, 2015 | Food, Food Storage, Homesteading, Pets, Preparedness, Self Reliance

This is the sec­ond part of a three part arti­cle shar­ing with you my expe­ri­ences with square foot farm­ing… its some­thing most sub­ur­ban dwellers can do and its an essen­tial prep­per skill. In part one, I explained some of my expe­ri­ences with gar­den­ing in... Read more

Square Foot Farming Part 1

by Cameron | Apr 27, 2015 | DIY, Food, Food Storage, Gardening, Heirloom Seeds, Homesteading, Preparedness

This is the first of three arti­cles geared toward help­ing a sub­ur­ban or even an urban dweller become more food self suf­fi­cient. It doesn’t take a lot of space to grow food but it does take a dif­fer­ent type of think­ing than the tra­di­tion­al gar­den.... Read more

Bear Encounters

by Cameron | Apr 24, 2015 | Personal Security, Pets, suburban survival

After the long win­ter we have had here in the north­east, spring­time is a very wel­come change of sea­son. Spring is a time of new begin­nings and this year is no dif­fer­ent… but with the new begin­nings comes wildlife inter­ac­tions that sub­ur­ban­ites may not... Read more