by suburban | Nov 10, 2010 | DIY, Personal
I have a few knives that have nylon sheaths. I am really not happy with the nylon sheath. Besides keeping costs down, they breathe and allow the water to evaporate off the knife to prevent it from corroding. However, I am not really happy... Read more
by suburban | Sep 30, 2010 | Clothing, DIY, suburban survival, Urban Survival
NOTE: I found this post here, and thought it interesting enough as a DIY project you can file in the back of your head or put on your USB drive to carry around with you: This seems sort of odd…but in a post disaster world that may not get back to... Read more
by suburban | Sep 13, 2010 | Cooking, DIY, Food, Personal, Preparedness, Self Reliance
This past labor day weekend, a buddy and I went camping. Not like real camping, however, in the woods with no facilities, and no one around for miles, but to a piece of property his family owns that he will likely use as a Bug Out Location.... Read more
by suburban | Aug 17, 2010 | Bug In, Bug Out, bug out bag, Cooking, DIY, Preparedness, Stoves, Urban Survival
Instructables .com has instructions on how to build an Altoids Tin Stove that you can throw in your car, bug out bag, etc… I am probably going to build one of these to drop in my Get Home Bag in my car, because I already have a hiking stove in my Bug Out... Read more
by suburban | Aug 13, 2010 | Cooking, DIY, Food, Personal
Well, the Smoked Turkey experiment is almost done. We are fully smoked, and the picture to the left is the turkey as I unplugged the smoker. I took the temperature, and it seemed good to me by sticking the thermometer in the thigh of... Read more
by suburban | Aug 13, 2010 | DIY, EDC, Gear, Preparedness
I carry an Altoid EDC Emergency Kit just about everywhere I go. I have one that can get through airline security (no razor blade or knife, but it does have a fire steel and scraper in the kit that makes it through security with no issues). The one... Read more
