by suburban | Jun 20, 2010 | Books, Bushcraft, Cooking, DIY, Energy, Fire, first aid, Fishing, Food, Gear, Health, Hunting, Hygiene, Improvised Gear, Iphone/Smartphone, Knots, Medicinal, Navigation, Physical Fitness, Plants, Politics, Preparedness, Psychology, Shelter, suburban survival, Water, Weather
When I bought my iPhone last year, I quickly realized it had the potential to be a survival tool My search for iPhone apps under “camping, hiking, and survival” quickly returned many options for me. I have tried a bunch of them, and am using the... Read more
by suburban | Jun 14, 2010 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Energy, Fishing, Hunting, Preparedness, Shelter, Survival Gear, Urban Survival, Water
So, I have been giving more and more thought to a BOL. Here is why: My family’s home, which is my current BOL is 100 miles from my home in NJ. It is rural, but still near major roads and is highly visible to the street, as is the garden, vehicles, etc.... Read more
by suburban | Jun 4, 2010 | Bug In, Cooking, Energy, Fire, first aid, Food, General, Health, Hygiene, Preparedness
I’m not exactly sure where I got this, but I have had a copy of it for some time now. Maybe a year or two. It is a list of $5.00 or roughly $5.00 items that you can buy weekly to increase your preps at home, or to get you started if money is... Read more
by suburban | Apr 23, 2010 | Energy, Food, Preparedness, Shelter, Survival Gear, Survivalism, Water
So along the way over the past couple of months of creating preparations for tragedy and bugging out to a fallback point, I realized that I am unprepared if I am here, and there is a weather or other issue. What am I going to do if something as... Read more
by suburban | Jun 13, 2009 | Cooking, Energy, Fire, General, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, Survival Gear
UPDATE 2021: I have not made these fire starters in years. This is not to say they were not effective, they certainly were. They were an amazing aid when we went camping and practiced fire-starting skills. They acted as a great accelerant,... Read more
by suburban | Jun 13, 2009 | Energy, Food, Gear, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, Survival Gear, Survivalism
Tonight after cleaning my guns, relaxing a little bit, and having some dinner, I got on one of the survival forums that I am a member of. I was looking up gardening information and found quite a few resources, downloaded some docs, and came across... Read more
