Simple Inexpensive Lighting When There Is No Power

by suburban | Jul 16, 2010 | Bug In, But Out Bag, Energy, Gear, General, suburban survival, Urban Survival

So, I was walk­ing through Wal­mart one day get­ting ready to pick up a new foot­ball to play catch with on a camp­ing trip, when I walked past the out­door patio stuff, and it hit me… Cheap light­ing for home.  Renew­able, too… Hmmm… Solar lawn light­ing.... Read more

Survival Cooking With Aluminum Foil

by suburban | Jul 16, 2010 | Cooking, Improvised Gear, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I always car­ry alu­minum foil.  In fact, in my Altoids kit there are two square feet of alu­minum foil.  I car­ry it because if I need a makeshift bowl or need to cook some­thing I have what I need to do the job, and can pos­si­bly reuse it if I had to.... Read more

Urban and Suburban Survival — Handling Dead Bodies in a SHTF

by suburban | Jul 15, 2010 | suburban survival, Urban Survival

Well, this is a top­ic that many don’t even want to dis­cuss… How­ev­er, if there is a major break­down in soci­ety or a huge major dis­as­ter, man made or not, could be a real­i­ty in an urban or sub­ur­ban sit­u­a­tion.  Han­dling dead bod­ies is some­thing... Read more

DIY — Old Fashioned Torch for Light

by suburban | Jul 15, 2010 | Bushcraft, DIY, Light

Please note that they are rel­a­tive­ly unsta­ble and should not be used for any­thing oth­er than emer­gency or nov­el­ty pur­pos­es. I.E. I do not sug­gest using these to be part of some sort of dun­geon themed room since they would prob­a­bly light your house on... Read more

The Police Are Not Responding to 44 Different Crimes.

by suburban | Jul 15, 2010 | Bug Out, suburban survival

This is just crazy. Pro­tect and Serve. That is the police mot­to, almost all over the world. Admit­ted­ly, much of my fam­i­ly is in law enforce­ment; fed­er­al, state, and local. I have friends that are fed­er­al, state, and local law enforce­ment as well. I have... Read more