Suburbansurvival Blog
Survivalism & Disaster Preparedness
Resources and Commentary on Prepping in Suburbia
After a year or so of the site being down, we’re slowly relaunching it with all the old content, and writing new content. It’s been well over a year since I’ve done any prepping, and recently started again. Updates over the last 18 months are, Ms. Prepper is now Mrs. Prepper, and there’s the addition of Baby Prepper, too… I feel like it’s all new again, and I’m learning from scratch…
Inexpensive DIY Tin Can Lighting and Cooking
Review of the Anker Astro for Your Mobile Devices
A few months ago I set out on a quest to find a recharging device to take with me on the road and to have in the event of a SHTF of any kind. I wanted a battery device that could recharge my mobile phone or pad device several times if the power were out, or in the…
Protection From Looters
It’s an unfortunate reality that there will be looters any kind of major emergency. What they’re after may change with the severity and type of emergency, but their intentions are the same universally. To take advantage of the chaos in order to take things that…
Reading Disaster Signs from the Animals
There is no shortage of people that are happy to tell you their predictions about major disasters, or even the end of the world. Just check the headlines on any number of small blogs or the tabloids, and you will find at least a handful of people at any given time…
Pets and Prepping, My Thoughts On the Subject
Pets are a staple all around the world. They’re part of the family. They’re used for hunting, security, service for handicapped & our military, in law enforcement. As you can see I am leaning towards discussing “man’s best friend.” They are prevalent from the…
Dehydrating Black Beans for Storage
So, I didn’t even know you could dehydrate black beans. I suppose in the back of my mind, I knew it, but thought since I was jumping back on the band wagon again, that I would try some experimentation as well. That said, I used four cans of black beans, a colander…
Personal 2013 Year in Review
2013 was an interesting year for me. I didn’t blog as much as I have blogged in the past, and I think that was apparent to everyone. I prepped less this year than I have in the past. In fact by comparison to the past several years, it was mostly nonexistent. So…
You’re NOT Welcome Here!
This is what hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people who own property in the New York Catskill mountain area were told in 2011. Local residents as well as state police turned legal property owners away from access to their land in the fall of that year. But allow me to…
Sucker Punched
You’re going along in life. Everything is going well. Then *WHAM!!* Something small, silly yet devastating happens that knocks the wind out of your sails. So it was for me the week before Thanksgiving this year. The Monday the week before Thanksgiving somewhere in…
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