by suburban | Jul 13, 2013 | Bug In, Preparedness, Water
As far as I am concerned, this project has been well overdue. Especially in the wakes of both hurricanes Irene and Sandy. With hurricane season just barely upon us, and the loss of power, etc. last year, I thought it was time to prepare a bit... Read more
by suburban | Nov 13, 2012 | Bug In, Gear, Natural Disaster, Preparedness
A contributing writer to the Suburban Survival Blog, and lives on Long Island hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. I’ve asked him for his post mortem recount of the hurricane, what worked and what did not work for him during the storm, power outage, and... Read more
by suburban | Sep 24, 2012 | Bug In, Bug Out, Preparedness, Prepping
As my time prepping matures, and living in an apartment, I am also finding that my prepping is starting to morph a bit. As I prep for food, most specifically, I find that cans of food are becoming cumbersome. Specifically, soups, tunas,... Read more
by Mr-Jones | Aug 1, 2012 | Bug In, Bug Out, Bug Out Vehicle, But Out Bag, EDC, Gear, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, Prepping
The Modular Survival Kit is a fairly simple concept. And one that I know that the military is familiar with, but not one that I’ve heard get much attention in the prepping community. Once I had built up my kit, as any aspiring survivalist... Read more
by suburban | Feb 10, 2012 | Bug In, Food, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance
I like breakfast for dinner. I do. I have James Bond’s fetish for scrambled eggs. Give me scrambled eggs, an omelet, or frittata any day of the week and I am a happy guy. So, tonight, we make breakfast for dinner. I have... Read more
by suburban | Oct 31, 2011 | Bug In, Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Cooking, Guns & Weapons, Personal, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival
Last week, I had dinner with three other preppers. One was new, and the two others I have been in touch with for some time. We all live in Northern NJ, and are concerned with the economy, job growth, Bugging In, Bugging Out, etc. The... Read more