Lone Wolf or Survivalist Group?

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

Shipping Containers As A Bug Out Shelter

by suburban | Oct 20, 2010 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Well, in inves­ti­gat­ing options for Bug Out Shel­ters, I have inves­ti­gat­ed mod­u­lar homes, cab­ins, log cab­ins, earth shel­ters, trav­el trail­ers, campers, etc.  The one thing I have found (and not just recent­ly) is one that is pre-built and can be... Read more

Hypothetical SHTF if Traveling for Work

by suburban | Oct 13, 2010 | Bug Out, EDC, Gear, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Survivalism, Urban Survival

So, this morn­ing when I woke up, I decid­ed to write a post about what if the SHTF while I was trav­el­ing for work, and all I had time to do is grab gear from out of the hotel room and get the heck out of Dodge on foot.  I did a quick sur­vey of the room, and... Read more

Ultra Light Weight Shelter for Your Bug Out Bag

by suburban | Oct 8, 2010 | Bug Out, But Out Bag, Gear, Shelter, suburban survival, Urban Survival

As I start to pre­pare my gear for my Bug Out Week­end, and I re-eval­u­ate what is in my Bug Out Bag, I may be look­ing to replace or elim­i­nate some gear if I think it is redun­dant.  This is the first time I am real­ly tak­ing a “hard­er” look at my Bug Out... Read more

The Design of a Bug Out Weekend Gear Test

by suburban | Oct 5, 2010 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, But Out Bag, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I joined, not too long ago, a pre­pared­ness meet­up group in North­ern NJ. There seem to be only a few of us that are reg­u­lars and show up once a month to the meet­ing.  There are var­i­ous oth­er mem­bers of the group that may make it depend­ing on their... Read more

Storing Your Bug Out Gear in the City

by suburban | Sep 27, 2010 | Bug Out, But Out Bag, Gear, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, Survival Gear, Urban Survival

When I worked in NYC (post 9/11), I was always won­der­ing how I was going to store any type of gear to get me across two rivers into NJ to my apart­ment, so I could bug in or bug out if the SHTF and the bridges and tun­nels were shut down.  I decid­ed on, but... Read more