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

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

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

Taser vs. Pepper Spray, by ShaneTheNurse

by suburban | Dec 5, 2011 | Medical

Over the course of my career as an ER nurse I have had many occa­sions to treat peo­ple who have been on the receiv­ing end of one of these. I can tell you hon­est­ly that if I was to be on the receiv­ing end I would rather be tasered than pep­per sprayed. In fact I... Read more

Splinting an Injury, by ShaneTheNurse

by suburban | Nov 30, 2011 | Medical, Personal

There you were just climb­ing that tree to fetch the squir­rel you just shot when the branch breaks and you fall and break your arms. Ouch! Thank­ful­ly you have a bud­dy that is trained to apply a splint and he is going to help you out. No mat­ter if it is closed or... Read more