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 producing... 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. It has a 5th Wheel on it,... 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 Bag.... 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 the turkey. The turkey is... 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 I carry every day... Read more
by suburban | Aug 6, 2010 | DIY, Homesteading, Self Reliance
Yes, I said every man, however, I believe that many women should know these as well. Especially if they are preppers or survivalist types. Don’t get excited, they are not all skills that require welding or something like that. They are skills that just make... Read more