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

Threat Detection for the Home: Putting a Plan in Place for Early Warning

by suburban | Mar 26, 2024 | Bug In, OPSEC, Personal Security, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Home secu­ri­ty sys­tems not only pro­vide essen­tial pro­tec­tion for loved ones and prop­er­ty, con­tribut­ing to peace of mind, but they also play a piv­otal role in threat pro­tec­tion by deter­ring poten­tial bur­glars — with 83% look­ing for signs of an alarm... Read more

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

Your Ultimate Guide to Bugging Out: 8 — 10 Essential Locations

by suburban | Feb 21, 2024 | Bug In, Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Bug Out Vehicle, But Out Bag, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival

E?Book PDF: Open in New Win­dow | Down­loadSub­scribe: Apple Pod­casts | RSS Recent­ly I gave a pre­sen­ta­tion to a group of new to sea­soned prep­pers, clear­ly in var­i­ous stages of their pre­pared­ness jour­neys.  For some in the pre­sen­ta­tion, each stage... Read more

The Benefits of Playing with Walkie-Talkies with Your Kids from a Preparedness Perspective

by suburban | Feb 6, 2024 | Bug In, Bug Out, Children, Communications, Gear, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival

A cou­ple of years ago, I bought my then 4?year-old a cou­ple of walkie-talkies for tod­dlers… The usage con­cept didn’t take.  Last week, I put a Baofeng UV-5R in her hands that was tuned for an FRS chan­nel.  She imme­di­ate­ly grasped the con­cept and... Read more

The Essential Guide to Building a Three Month Food Storage Base: Ensure Your Family’s Well-being in Any Situation

by suburban | Oct 29, 2023 | Bug In, Bug Out, Food, Food Storage, Preparedness

Why is a Three-Month Food Stor­age Base Impor­tant? It’s like this. You’re sit­ting on your couch, binge-watch­ing the lat­est sit­com or show on Net­flix, Apple TV, or Prime, when an emer­gency announce­ment inter­rupts. A mega-storm is on its way. (Replace with... Read more