Independence Day Weekend at the Camp Site

by suburban | Jul 14, 2010 | Hygiene, Personal, Preparedness, Survival Gear, Water

Well, last week­end was a good one.  Not only because I cel­e­brat­ed Inde­pen­dence Day, it was also my Moth­er’s birth­day (she turned 65), but I was able to get out and do a lit­tle camp­ing too.  It was a hot and long one as well…  It was more of a... Read more

The SuburbanPrepper Talks EMP

by suburban | Jul 13, 2010 | Electro Magnetic Pulse, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I think about this from time to time.  An EMP attack that would ren­der my car and just about any­thing elec­tron­ic use­less.  100+ miles from my Bug Out Loca­tion, and final ren­dezvous point, it would take me five to 10 days to hoof it on foot... Read more

DIY — Make a Simple Cardboard Box Solar Oven

by suburban | Jul 13, 2010 | Cooking, Improvised Gear, Stoves

The sun is arguably one of the human­i­ty’s most impor­tant tool for sur­vival. It gives off prac­ti­cal­ly unlim­it­ed amounts of light that is used by plants to gen­er­ate ener­gy and ani­mals for heat. It can be used to gen­er­ate elec­tric­i­ty with solar pan­els,... Read more

An interesting take on the Bug Out Location

by suburban | Jul 12, 2010 | Bug Out Location

Here is an inter­est­ing post on the Bug Out Loca­tion, and no mat­ter where you are, what you might run into with the gov­ern­ment whether local, state, or fed­er­al: http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/2010/07/survival-retreat.html Read more

Prepping And The Cost Of Spending.

by suburban | Jul 12, 2010 | Money, Preparedness, suburban survival

Prep­ping can be expen­sive.  Peo­ple like to bite off more than they can chew.  I did it.  I felt I need­ed every­thing “now.”  Food, gear, etc.  When I final­ly set­tled into becom­ing a prep­per I slowed down, took inven­to­ry of what I... Read more