Apartment Prepping for Fall and Winter

by suburban | Sep 1, 2010 | Bug In, Cooking, Energy, Gear, Light, Preparedness, Self Reliance, Shelter, Stoves, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival, Weather

Well, the end of August is com­ing, and the weath­er is start­ing to change a bit; evenings are get­ting cool­er, and days are start­ing to get a bit short­er.  This to me is a clear sign of a few things.  One, some of my Bug Out Bag con­tents need to be... Read more

My Altoids EDC Emergency Kit

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

Saturday Night Camping New Gear Test

by suburban | Aug 3, 2010 | Gear, Personal

So, I should put out there, that some­times when we go camp­ing it is pseu­do camp­ing, in that a friend has a 5th wheel trail­er on some prop­er­ty they own, have a well, elec­tric­i­ty pumped in, and a cou­ple of sheds with equip­ment and tools (axes, saws, etc.).... Read more

Using the Right Water Bottle?

by suburban | Jul 29, 2010 | EDC, Gear, General, Health, suburban survival, Water

Here is my igno­rance show­ing.  I thought most water bot­tles I pur­chased in the camp or out­door stores were safe for water con­sump­tion.  I guess not.  Accord­ing to Green-Trust.org and Test Freaks that not all water bot­tles are made the... Read more

The iPad as a Modern Survival Device

by suburban | Jul 26, 2010 | EDC, Gear, iPad, Iphone/Smartphone, Preparedness, Survival Gear

Huh?  The iPad as a Mod­ern Sur­vival Device?  Real­ly?  Yup.  Let me explain a lit­tle.  First, I’m in the Inter­net busi­ness.  Not going to get into a lot of that now, but I want to give you some per­spec­tive on why I say that.... Read more

What You (and I) Need To Know About Knives

by suburban | Jul 26, 2010 | Gear, Knives, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

There are many types of knives out there.  I have many.  Prob­a­bly too many knives, but each one has a pur­pose, so when I go camp­ing or hik­ing I choose the right one to go with.  I usu­al­ly car­ry one or two knives pret­ty con­sis­tent­ly.... Read more