Was “Doomsday Preppers” Necessary?

by suburban | Mar 4, 2012 | Prepping

I watched it.  I saved them on my DVR, and watched them.  You watched them.  We watched them.  We cri­tiqued each prep­per based on what we have and know.  Admit it.  You secret­ly did.  I know I did.  As the sce­nario was laid... Read more

Survival Heater for Your Car, My Test

by suburban | Feb 13, 2012 | Fire, Gear, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, Weather

I know. Every­one has done a YouTube les­son on how to build one of these inex­pen­sive emer­gency heaters for your car. Hon­est­ly, I had to try it for myself to be sure that it “worked.” Many peo­ple use emp­ty steel cof­fee cans, some peo­ple impro­vise and use... Read more

I Forgot My EDC…

by suburban | Feb 12, 2012 | EDC, Gear

Well, I am in Flori­da on busi­ness. I’m here for a week. Maybe longer. I’m hap­py to be here, because it seems win­ter has final­ly met with the North­east. How­ev­er, I feel naked. I left my trav­el EDC kit in my my GHB acci­den­tal­ly, in the trunk of my car. All I... Read more

Test Cooking with Preps, Breakfast for Dinner, Part One

by suburban | Feb 10, 2012 | Bug In, Food, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance

I like break­fast for din­ner.  I do.  I have James Bond’s fetish for scram­bled eggs.  Give me scram­bled eggs, an omelet, or frit­ta­ta any day of the week and I am a hap­py guy.  So, tonight, we make break­fast for din­ner.  I have... Read more

A Flashlight Review, The HybridLight Company

by suburban | Feb 2, 2012 | Preparedness, Survival Gear

I was recent­ly con­tact­ed by The Hybrid­Light Com­pa­ny.  I trad­ed emails with them for a day or two and asked them about a hybrid solar/battery pow­ered flash­light they sell.  Hon­est­ly, at first, I was­n’t that enthu­si­as­tic about review­ing a... Read more