Bug Out Trigger Criteria

by Mr-Jones | Jul 29, 2011 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Bug Out Vehicle, But Out Bag, Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

This is a guest post by a new con­tribut­ing Author Mr-Jones.  Mr-Jones and I know each oth­er pri­mar­i­ly from Face­book, and some of the same forums, and have become fast friends, online.  I have asked him to con­tribute when he can, and I great­ly... Read more

A Review of “Dirt-Cheap Survival Retreat, One Man’s Solution” by M.D. Creekmore

by suburban | Jul 13, 2011 | Books, Bug Out Location

So, I final­ly had time to sit down and read M.D. Creek­more’s book, “Dirt-Cheap Sur­vival Retreat, One Man’s Solu­tion.”  I’ve actu­al­ly had the book for some­time, but have been so busy just have not had the time to read it.  The book itself is... Read more

First Look at a Potential Bug Out Location Property

by suburban | Jul 11, 2011 | Bug Out Location, Personal

Over the past year, I have writ­ten sev­er­al posts on Bug Out Loca­tions.  They dis­cuss sim­ple things such as my thoughts, shel­ters, how stocked they should be, pur­chas­ing them, etc. If you have not read them, here they are: My Thoughts on a Bug Out... Read more

Extensive Traveling and Bug Out Location Hunting

by suburban | Jun 29, 2011 | Bug Out Location, Personal

Hey every­one, just an FYI, as I write this from a hotel room in way upstate NY state this evening. I am going to be trav­el­ing exten­sive­ly over the next three weeks for per­son­al rea­sons over the  and for work, and I may not have the time to write as much... Read more

A Look Back At a Katrina Experience… An Expereinced Prepper Tells All

by suburban | Jun 17, 2011 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

It should be not­ed, that this was sent to me by a friend yes­ter­day.  I did not write this, and nei­ther did he, rather it comes from a prep­per who evac­u­at­ed LA and post­ed this sto­ry in a forum (www.zombiehunters.org).  It is... Read more

Thinking About Buying Rural Land for Your Bug Out Location

by suburban | May 30, 2011 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Land in a rur­al area for a Bug Out Loca­tion is roman­tic thought for me, and recent­ly I have been look­ing at prices with­in a cou­ple hour dri­ve of where I live in an area that is the polar oppo­site of where I live.  I make some notes about a year ago... Read more