10 Things You Can Do Right Now To Become a Better Prepper or Get Started

by suburban | May 26, 2011 | Bug In, Bug Out, Bug Out Location, But Out Bag, first aid, Gardening, Gear, Preparedness

Trav­el­ing again this week and short on time, but want­ed to put some­thing togeth­er for you… I was going over ways in my head to help me re-align some goals and thought I would share a few of them with you…  These are in no par­tic­u­lar oder Plant a gar­den,... Read more

Saturday Videos

by suburban | Apr 23, 2011 | Bug Out Location, Bug Out Vehicle, Economy, Preparedness

Not Doom & Gloom, just a swirling Vor­tex of Death — Pre­pare Now! (49 Min­utes) All Ter­rain Home on Wheels The Hot Side of Prep­ping.  Adults Only… Solar Pan­el, Wind Tur­bine, Renew­able Alter­na­tive Ener­gy — Pirate Lifestyle TV ™ Episode 025 Retreat... Read more

Bare Minimum Gear You Should Have at Your Bug Out Location

by suburban | Apr 22, 2011 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Preparedness, Self Reliance, Survival Gear

So, after hav­ing a con­ver­sa­tion with a cou­ple of prep­pers this week, I decid­ed to put togeth­er a list of gear in no par­tic­u­lar order around what you should have at your Bug Out Loca­tion.  Recent­ly I have been chat­ting with a lot of peo­ple around... Read more

Shipping Containers As A Bug Out Shelter

by suburban | Oct 20, 2010 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Well, in inves­ti­gat­ing options for Bug Out Shel­ters, I have inves­ti­gat­ed mod­u­lar homes, cab­ins, log cab­ins, earth shel­ters, trav­el trail­ers, campers, etc.  The one thing I have found (and not just recent­ly) is one that is pre-built and can be... Read more

The Design of a Bug Out Weekend Gear Test

by suburban | Oct 5, 2010 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, But Out Bag, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I joined, not too long ago, a pre­pared­ness meet­up group in North­ern NJ. There seem to be only a few of us that are reg­u­lars and show up once a month to the meet­ing.  There are var­i­ous oth­er mem­bers of the group that may make it depend­ing on their... Read more

How Do You Classify a SHTF Event?

by suburban | Sep 22, 2010 | Bug In, Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Bug Out Vehicle, Levels of Awareness, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I tend to think a lot when I have a lit­tle down time.  I was on the plane for work this week and it hit me, that I am not sure h0w I would clas­si­fy what type of an event and how severe it was before I were going to bug out or bug in.  The more thought I... Read more