Filling a Hole In My Preps, Fruits, Vegetables, and the New Dehydrator

by suburban | Jun 18, 2012 | DIY, Food, General, Preparedness, Prepping

I always knew I had a dam­ag­ing hole in my food prepa­ra­tions. I have quite a few pro­teins. In fact I con­sis­tent­ly rotate my pro­teins because I use them in every day life. I also need to boost some of the pro­tein preps, as an aside. How­ev­er, what are/were... Read more

Test Cooking with Preps, Breakfast for Dinner, Part One

by suburban | Feb 10, 2012 | Bug In, Food, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance

I like break­fast for din­ner.  I do.  I have James Bond’s fetish for scram­bled eggs.  Give me scram­bled eggs, an omelet, or frit­ta­ta any day of the week and I am a hap­py guy.  So, tonight, we make break­fast for din­ner.  I have... Read more

Endless Fall – Part 6: Trouble Comes For Dinner (Alternate Ending)

by ST | Dec 6, 2011 | Civil Unrest, Economy, Food, Guest Posts, Guns & Weapons, Levels of Awareness, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Note: The fol­low­ing is the sixth install­ment of a series that rep­re­sents a first-hand chron­i­cle of a fic­tion­al eco­nom­ic col­lapse in the Unit­ed States. This series is to be viewed as only one pos­si­ble sce­nario. Con­tains explic­it lan­guage.   May... Read more

Endless Fall – Part 6: Trouble Comes For Dinner

by ST | Nov 29, 2011 | Civil Unrest, Crime, Economy, Food, Guest Posts, Levels of Awareness, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Note: The fol­low­ing is the sixth install­ment of a series that rep­re­sents a first-hand chron­i­cle of a fic­tion­al eco­nom­ic col­lapse in the Unit­ed States. This series is to be viewed as only one pos­si­ble sce­nario. Con­tains explic­it lan­guage.   May... Read more

Endless Fall – Part 5: Hell Comes To Frog Town

by ST | Nov 15, 2011 | Civil Unrest, Crime, Economy, Food, Government, Guest Posts, Levels of Awareness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Note: The fol­low­ing is the fifth install­ment of a series that rep­re­sents a first-hand chron­i­cle of a fic­tion­al eco­nom­ic col­lapse in the Unit­ed States. This series is to be viewed as only one pos­si­ble sce­nario.   April 2 – 165 days after Black Swan... Read more

Review of 5‑Minute Microwave Canning

by suburban | Oct 24, 2011 | Food, Preparedness

First, this is an inter­est­ing book…  I 5‑Minute Microwave Can­ning to see if there was a short­cut  to can­ning, and to help me under­stand if you could can/jar using a microwave.  If so, what foods you can can/jar.  My first dis­ap­point­ment... Read more