Cover vs. Concealment: Know The Difference!

by ST | Jul 19, 2011 | Civil Unrest, Crime, Guest Posts, Guns & Weapons, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

“Take cov­er!” A com­mon and clichéd line from every­thing from old west­erns to sci-fi tele­vi­sion shows and movies to even some car­toons. But while enter­tain­ing, it is a tac­ti­cal issue to be under­stood in the event of an SHTF event that leads to WROL. Even... Read more

Would YOU be a shelter? (Remembering Anne Frank)

by ST | Jun 21, 2011 | Crime, Economy, Guest Posts, Politics, Shelter, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Every­one loves a scape­goat. Through­out his­to­ry when­ev­er some­thing ter­ri­ble hap­pens either for rea­sons too com­plex for the com­mon per­son to grasp or just the cul­mi­na­tion of many oth­er events peo­ple as a whole try to seek out some­one, some group of... Read more

Bad Situation

by Prepperjim | Apr 27, 2011 | Crime, Energy, Guns & Weapons, Levels of Awareness

I always leave my gas tank with enough gas to allow me to dri­ve 100 miles or more should I need to escape the region quick­ly. I know that my tank holds enough to dri­ve 320–350 miles when full. Thus, when 200 miles rolls around, I fill up, peri­od. This is usu­al­ly... Read more

Car Broken Into In Front Of My Place, a Mini SHTF for Somebody

by suburban | Sep 17, 2010 | Crime, Levels of Awareness

Liv­ing in the sub­urbs can be tedious at times.  I don’t have a dri­ve­way, which means I have to part on the street.  Which means that a min­i­mum of twice a week some­time three, I am mov­ing my car first thing in the morn­ing for alter­nate side street... Read more