Favorite New Additions to My Bug Out Bag

by suburban | Sep 5, 2010 | Bug In, Bug Out, But Out Bag, Health, Hygiene, Psychology, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I have been eying up no rinse sham­poo and no rinse body bath for some time on Amazon.com.  This week I bought them and they came in… I have to tell you, I think they are going to be out­stand­ing addi­tions to my Bug Out Bag and for Camp­ing. If you fol­low this... Read more

Independence Day Weekend at the Camp Site

by suburban | Jul 14, 2010 | Hygiene, Personal, Preparedness, Survival Gear, Water

Well, last week­end was a good one.  Not only because I cel­e­brat­ed Inde­pen­dence Day, it was also my Moth­er’s birth­day (she turned 65), but I was able to get out and do a lit­tle camp­ing too.  It was a hot and long one as well…  It was more of a... Read more

DIY — Solar Water Heater for Your Bug Out Location (Parts 1 — 28) — Updated with 29+

by suburban | Jul 6, 2010 | Bug Out Location, DIY, Energy, Health, Hygiene, Preparedness, Water

Quite by acci­dent, I came across video num­ber sev­en of this series… I quick­ly found this project fas­ci­nat­ing and had to share it with every­one… Fol­low­ing these words you will find 28 YouTube videos chron­i­cling the project of build­ing a solar... Read more

DIY — Field Sink Project

by suburban | Jul 1, 2010 | DIY, Hygiene, Improvised Gear, suburban survival, Water

On the heals of the DIY Wash­ing Machine, I thought this would be a cool project that would work as well…  It is a DIY sink that you can build to keep things clean, includ­ing your mess kit, your­self, etc…  Have fun and enjoy. Field Sink — More DIY How To... Read more

DIY — Hand Clothes Washer and Video

by suburban | Jun 29, 2010 | Clothing, DIY, Hygiene, suburban survival

On the heels of my post regard­ing the SHTF DIY wash­ing machine, I found this tool this morn­ing on EmergencyEssentials.com. Check it, and the video out here. Mobile Wash­er (Hand Oper­at­ed Wash­ing... Read more

My Survival and Outdoor iPhone Apps

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