The First 30 Days: Building a Future After the Fall

by suburban | Mar 5, 2024 | Bug In, Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Communications, Food Storage, Health, Hygiene, Mutual Assistance Group, Personal Security, Preparedness, Prepping, Psychology, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival, WROL

The fol­low­ing is a fic­tion­al account of the first 30 days after an apoc­a­lyp­tic event and how we may “attempt” to recov­er some nor­mal­cy in the neigh­bor­hood if we can­not make what could be a dead­ly and dan­ger­ous trek to the bug-out loca­tion... Read more

Why I Have Considered and Will Be Adding Narcan to My EDC

by suburban | Jan 23, 2024 | first aid, Health, Medical, Medicinal, Personal, Preparedness, Prepping, Psychology, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival

Intro­duc­tion The con­cept of Every Day Car­ry (EDC) has become syn­ony­mous with readi­ness and the abil­i­ty to respond to unex­pect­ed chal­lenges. EDC is not just about the items we car­ry; it’s a mind­set, a phi­los­o­phy that under­scores the impor­tance of... Read more

Stay Hydrated and Safe with Seychelle’s Radiological Water Filter and Flip Top Bottle: A Review

by suburban | Apr 4, 2023 | Health, Hydraton, Man Made Disaster, Preparedness, Prepping, Reviews, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival, Water

Stay­ing hydrat­ed is cru­cial for main­tain­ing good health and over­all well-being. But what hap­pens when you’re out in the wilder­ness or faced with an emer­gency sit­u­a­tion where clean water is scarce? Drink­ing con­t­a­m­i­nat­ed water can lead to seri­ous... Read more

Does Your Job Help You Stay Prepped, Trained, and Fit?

by suburban | Jan 3, 2016 | Health, Personal, Physical Fitness

I work from home remote­ly from my com­pa­ny’s office.  It is a curse and a bless­ing.  I can get a LOT done in a short­er peri­od of time because almost as soon as I wake up, wipe the sleep out of my eyes, I am at work… When I need some flex time to go to... Read more

Worrying about the “New” Tick Borne Disease? Read Up On The Hype Here.

by Cameron | Apr 18, 2015 | Bushcraft, first aid, Health, Hygiene, Medical, Pandemic

You may have heard in the news recent­ly about the tick borne virus, Powas­son, being spread in the north east and the great lakes region. Warn­ings released from sev­er­al health offi­cials have prompt­ed news out­lets to pick up the sto­ry… but the head­lines, and... Read more

Raise Your Hand if You’ve Ever Used Your Fish Mox

by suburban | Mar 11, 2014 | Health, Medical, Personal, Preparedness, Self Reliance

Two weeks ago I trav­eled for work.  Over the week­end, I felt myself start­ing to feel like crap.  By Mon­day I felt like I had strep throat and bron­chi­tis.  hav­ing both of them in the past I basi­cal­ly self diag­nosed.  I was going to dive... Read more