Local or Alternative Currency in a Community for Higher Economic Sustainability

by suburban | Aug 21, 2012 | Barter, Currency, Economy, Money, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

On the ride home from my boss’s office on Mon­day evening this week, I was think­ing about the econ­o­my, and the ram­i­fi­ca­tions of eco­nom­ic col­lapse.  I thought about how it would effect where I live in NJ today, and I thought about how it might effect my... Read more

A Few of the Many Reasons I Love LifeHacker.com

by suburban | Aug 6, 2012 | General, Preparedness, Prepping

Do you know about LifeHacker.com?  It’s a very pop­u­lar web­site that is about “Tips, tricks, and down­loads for get­ting things done.”  It is sim­ply that.  I like it because every now and then they have cool DIY and Mac­Gyver tips that I think relate... Read more

Working Hard, Gear Update, a Book Give Away, and the Future

by suburban | Jul 29, 2012 | Personal, Preparedness, Prepping

First, thanks to every­one for con­tin­u­ing to read and sign­ing up for the list to get noti­fied of new posts.  To that end , you have no doubt noticed a lack of new posts, with the excep­tion of a few of my guest authors.  I thank them as well for their... Read more

Filling a Hole In My Preps, Fruits, Vegetables, and the New Dehydrator

by suburban | Jun 18, 2012 | DIY, Food, General, Preparedness, Prepping

I always knew I had a dam­ag­ing hole in my food prepa­ra­tions. I have quite a few pro­teins. In fact I con­sis­tent­ly rotate my pro­teins because I use them in every day life. I also need to boost some of the pro­tein preps, as an aside. How­ev­er, what are/were... Read more

Review of the Timber Wolf “Blazin” Bowie Knife

by suburban | May 21, 2012 | Knives

Last fall I wrote a post about three bud­get knives you might want in your pack because they were inex­pen­sive.  Last week­end, I had the chance to bring one of them camp­ing as we ope­nend up the camp­site for the sea­son.  Pri­or to going I gave the... Read more