Car Preparedness, Part 4, Food

by suburban | May 13, 2010 | Cooking, Food, Gear

Well, let’s see.  Here are some of the foods I rec­om­mend you keep in your car kit.  Some of these are per­son­al pref­er­ence, and some are what I keep min my car.  First, how­ev­er, I want to let you know I keep a min­i­mum of two liters of water in... Read more

Car preparedness for the urban or suburban dweller

by suburban | May 9, 2010 | Gear, General, Preparedness, Survival Gear, Survivalism, Water, Weather

I was­n’t real­ly sure how tit­tle this blog post this morn­ing, so with luck I will be able to explain it in more detail to you.  First, I am good for at least one flat tire a year in an area where I may or may not have cell cov­er­age, love to go... Read more

My EDC

by suburban | Apr 18, 2010 | Bushcraft, Cooking, EDC, Fire, Fishing, Food, Gear, Improvised Gear, Survival Gear, Trapping

So as a mat­ter of expla­na­tion, I am going to list what I use for my EDC.  Keep in mind my EDC is bang­ing around North­ern New Jer­sey most of the time, and in PA and NY states on week­ends some of the time…    I designed my EDC basi­cal­ly... Read more

My new Bug Out Bag upgrade.

by suburban | Jul 29, 2009 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, But Out Bag, Gear, Preparedness, Survival Gear

I am not going to get into the Bug Out Bag in detail just yet, or what is in mine just yet either.  Why, because any­one read­ing this can click on the link I added above and can go see a full def­i­n­i­tion at Wikipedia.  As for what is in it that will be... Read more

Emergency Radios, Essential Gear in Your Home, Bug Out Bag, Get Home Bag, Etc.

by suburban | Jun 17, 2009 | Communications, Entertainment, Gear, General, Preparedness, Survival Gear

UPDATE 2021:  Over the years, I have found emer­gency radios to be essen­tial lit­tle tools whether you need them in an emer­gency or not.  I used one dur­ing Hur­ri­cane Sandy to stay informed about the sur­round­ing met­ro­pol­i­tan area.  In... Read more

Home made fire sticks

by suburban | Jun 13, 2009 | Cooking, Energy, Fire, General, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, Survival Gear

UPDATE 2021: I have not made these fire starters in years.  This is not to say they were not effec­tive, they cer­tain­ly were.  They were an amaz­ing aid when we went camp­ing and prac­ticed fire-start­ing skills.  They act­ed as a great accel­er­ant,... Read more