Exploring the Aftermath of the Earthquake in NJ and the Need for Increased Readiness

by suburban | Apr 25, 2024 | Earhquake, Natural Disaster, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Pod­cast: Play in new win­dow | Down­loadSub­scribe: Apple Pod­casts | RSS While the image used in the thumb­nail and the blog post is a lit­tle ridicu­lous, it illus­trates some­thing that “could” take place based on the recent 4.8 mag­ni­tude earth­quake as recent... Read more

The Emergency Travel Communications Kit

by suburban | Mar 21, 2023 | Communications, Gear, Man Made Disaster, Mutual Assistance Group, Natural Disaster, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Travel, Urban Survival

So, busi­ness trav­el seems to be a thing again.  I’m not thrilled about it.  After stay­ing home for two years, and spend­ing it with my nuclear fam­i­ly, I real­ly don’t want to get back on a plane to trav­el for busi­ness.  I’d rather work from home,... Read more

The Official Warning from Department of Homeland Security, 6 Months or More Without Critical Utilities

by suburban | Jan 2, 2019 | Bug In, Bug Out, Man Made Disaster, Natural Disaster, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, Urban Survival

Well, it’s finally happened, and you’ve probably already heard about it…  The United States Government has officially, on paper, to the public said that our electrical grid, water supply, gas supply, and much more are in dire jeopardy of failing if... Read more

Dogs as prepper companions

by Cameron | Apr 20, 2015 | Bug In, Bug Out, Food Storage, Gear, General, Natural Disaster, Preparedness

In our mod­ern world, prep­pers need to be con­cerned with guns, ammu­ni­tion, food, gaso­line, med­ical sup­plies… the list goes on and its daunt­ing.  But don’t for­get about the fam­i­ly pets. An often over­looked and very help­ful resource to your preps is a... Read more

Hurricane Sandy… Two Years Later

by Cameron | Mar 23, 2015 | Bug In, Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Bug Out Vehicle, CERT, Natural Disaster, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival, Water, Weather

The events of Octo­ber 2012  in the NY/NJ area are well known to the nation.  Hur­ri­cane sandy made land­fall and wreaked hav­oc on many towns.  Being one of the most dense­ly pop­u­lat­ed areas on the plan­et, the dam­age was in the bil­lions. ... Read more

Reading Disaster Signs from the Animals

by suburban | Jan 17, 2014 | Guest Posts, Natural Disaster, Preparedness

There is no short­age of peo­ple that are hap­py to tell you their pre­dic­tions about major dis­as­ters, or even the end of the world. Just check the head­lines on any num­ber of small blogs or the tabloids, and you will find at least a hand­ful of peo­ple at any... Read more