Why Every Prepper Needs a Mini Ice Maker in an Emergency

by suburban | Jul 3, 2024 | Bug In, Bug Out, Food, Medical, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

In today’s world, being pre­pared for emer­gen­cies is not just wise; it’s essen­tial. As we nav­i­gate the com­plex­i­ties of cli­mate changes and unfore­seen pow­er out­ages, one often over­looked yet crit­i­cal aspect of pre­pared­ness is the abil­i­ty to main­tain... Read more

The Rising Tide of Food Prices in 2024 — Beef and Pork in Focus

by suburban | Feb 26, 2024 | Food, Food Storage, Homesteading, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Survivalism, Urban Survival

As we step into 2024, the shad­ow of ris­ing food prices looms large, par­tic­u­lar­ly in the realms of beef and pork. This surge is not just a blip on the eco­nom­ic radar but a trend that’s been build­ing, influ­enced by a com­plex web of fac­tors from cli­mate to... Read more

The Hidden War on American Agriculture

by suburban | Feb 4, 2024 | Farming, Food, Gardening, Homesteading, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival

The Hid­den War on Amer­i­can Agri­cul­ture In the heart of Amer­i­ca’s sprawl­ing fields and on the cusp of urban sprawl, a silent war is being waged that very few peo­ple are mak­ing pub­lic. This bat­tle, large­ly unno­ticed by the aver­age con­sumer, tar­gets the... Read more

The Essential Guide to Building a Three Month Food Storage Base: Ensure Your Family’s Well-being in Any Situation

by suburban | Oct 29, 2023 | Bug In, Bug Out, Food, Food Storage, Preparedness

Why is a Three-Month Food Stor­age Base Impor­tant? It’s like this. You’re sit­ting on your couch, binge-watch­ing the lat­est sit­com or show on Net­flix, Apple TV, or Prime, when an emer­gency announce­ment inter­rupts. A mega-storm is on its way. (Replace with... Read more

How I Build My Food Storage For Long Term Preparations

by suburban | Nov 22, 2021 | Cooking, Food, Food Storage, Preparedness

So, I have a bud­dy that is pret­ty new to prep­ping, as I am sure many of you do know that we’re deal­ing with or have dealt with what was sup­posed to be a glob­al dead­ly pan­dem­ic.  Every­one went out hoard­ed paper prod­ucts, pas­ta, etc from the... Read more

Ramen Noodles as a Food Prep

by suburban | Aug 2, 2020 | Food, Food Storage

Over the years, I am sur­prised I haven’t writ­ten about this.  I saw the ques­tion posed else­where and thought I would take a few min­utes to write about it…  Count­less oth­er blogs have talked about this, but this is real­ly the first time I am sit­ting... Read more