by suburban | Sep 8, 2011 | Bug In, Bug Out, Food, Personal, Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival
We talk an awful lot about how to rotate your canned, jarred, and other preps for freshness. We also talk a lot about storage, how to store, what to store, etc. Yesterday, I undertook a small job of repacking some of my “basic” preps. What are... Read more
by ST | Sep 1, 2011 | Bug In, General, Guest Posts, Levels of Awareness, Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival
The storm has come and gone. Your experiences all depends on where you were at the time. Some places by me got hit hard (and are still without power as I write this). Others like my immediate area got away pretty cleanly (unless you were right on a canal).... Read more
by suburban | Aug 31, 2011 | Bug In, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival, Weather
Admittedly, I missed the “center” of Hurricane Irene. Rather, I missed the heart of the storm. I made my way west to Pennsylvania, not to bug out, but to a good friends bachelor party. The upside is that I was going to be west of Irene. The... Read more
by ST | Aug 30, 2011 | Bug In, Guest Posts, Preparedness, suburban survival
As of writing this Hurricane Irene is forecast to hit Long Island starting mid-day tomorrow (Saturday) and last through at least Sunday evening. I’m writing and queuing this for posting on Friday since I don’t know if I’ll have power or internet... Read more
by suburban | Aug 29, 2011 | Bug In, Energy, Gear, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival
I recently purchased the Duracell Powerpack 600 (This now actually links to a new but similar product). It’s powered by a rechargeable 28AH battery and provides up to 600 watts of AC power. This device is primarily designed as and for... Read more
by suburban | Jul 25, 2011 | Bug In, Bug Out, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival
I wanted to share this with you. The series was mentioned to me by a friend that is also a prepper. It seems it came out in 2009, but thought it relevant as many urban and suburban preppers I know are worried about dirty bombs, especially in NYC... Read more