Hypothetical SHTF if Traveling for Work

by suburban | Oct 13, 2010 | Bug Out, EDC, Gear, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Survivalism, Urban Survival

So, this morn­ing when I woke up, I decid­ed to write a post about what if the SHTF while I was trav­el­ing for work, and all I had time to do is grab gear from out of the hotel room and get the heck out of Dodge on foot.  I did a quick sur­vey of the room, and... Read more

Ultra Light Weight Shelter for Your Bug Out Bag

by suburban | Oct 8, 2010 | Bug Out, But Out Bag, Gear, Shelter, suburban survival, Urban Survival

As I start to pre­pare my gear for my Bug Out Week­end, and I re-eval­u­ate what is in my Bug Out Bag, I may be look­ing to replace or elim­i­nate some gear if I think it is redun­dant.  This is the first time I am real­ly tak­ing a “hard­er” look at my Bug Out... Read more

Survival Gear Bargains on Craigslist

by suburban | Sep 29, 2010 | Gear, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

There is no doubt that buy­ing gear can get expen­sive.  I per­son­al­ly have pur­chased and wast­ed a ton of mon­ey on gear that I have pur­chased and have replaced because after buy­ing it learn­ing that it may not have been the best solu­tion.  I have... Read more

Storing Your Bug Out Gear in the City

by suburban | Sep 27, 2010 | Bug Out, But Out Bag, Gear, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, Survival Gear, Urban Survival

When I worked in NYC (post 9/11), I was always won­der­ing how I was going to store any type of gear to get me across two rivers into NJ to my apart­ment, so I could bug in or bug out if the SHTF and the bridges and tun­nels were shut down.  I decid­ed on, but... Read more

A Friend Has Lost Everything, Checked Into a Men’s Shelter…

by suburban | Sep 9, 2010 | Clothing, Economy, EDC, Fire, first aid, Food, Improvised Gear, Personal, Psychology, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Survivalism, Urban Survival, Water

This post is very close to my heart…  It pains me to write it, as it affects a friend of mine direct­ly, that refus­es help, as I will illus­trate. I have a friend I got a call from this week.  He has lost his job, his apart­ment, much of his cloth­ing,... Read more

Kel-Tec PF‑9 Reviews and Purchase

by suburban | Sep 2, 2010 | Gear, General, Guns & Weapons, Personal, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I just pur­chased myself a Kel-Tec PF‑9.  I’m replac­ing a Bersa Thun­der .380 as a C.C. weapon, and I have been sali­vat­ing over this gun since I saw the below review by Nut­n­fan­cy on YouTube.  Nut­n­fan­cy has a great review process that will walk you... Read more