by suburban | Dec 20, 2010 | Barter, Bug In, Bug Out, Currency, Money, suburban survival, Urban Survival
I cannot deny it. I have not bartered or traded anything in about 20 years. The last thing I bartered was wen I was in business for myself, and my customer was an outdoor outfittter type of retail establishment and I bartered a Solstace Jacket,... Read more
by suburban | Nov 22, 2010 | Barter, Bug In, Bug Out, But Out Bag, Food, Preparedness, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival, Water
I hesitated writing this because I wanted it to be comprehensive, but I don’t want it to be a book. However, I am going to let it be as long as it needs to be at this point. Yesterday, I was out at my NJ Preparedness Meetup and one of the people... Read more
by suburban | Nov 3, 2010 | Bug In, Bug Out, Personal, suburban survival, Survivalism, Urban Survival
As many of the readers know, I have joined a meetup.com group for preparedness. I joined for a couple of reasons. First, as a “lone wolf” I was looking to connect with like minded people to hopefully teach and learn from them. The second... Read more
by suburban | Nov 2, 2010 | Bug In, Preparedness
Today I want to take the time to talk a little about something I have not. The title says it all, I think, with the exception of defining what a “Personal SHTF” is because, well, it’s personal. In today’s economy, I think that most people might... Read more
by suburban | Oct 26, 2010 | Bug In, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival
I am not really sure this is going to apply to those of us who live in apartments. However, I may touch on that in this post. Much of what we discuss, or I write, rather, revolves around bugging out. As mentioned in a previous post, I was going to... Read more
by suburban | Oct 21, 2010 | Bug In, Preparedness, Shelter, suburban survival, Urban Survival
Have any of you thought about having to bug in at your workplace. Most of the time I think about bugging out with my Get Home Bag and don’t really think too much about what might happen if I have to stay in an office for a few days, or longer. A few... Read more