The Gray Man Concept, Podcast Episode 2

by suburban | Apr 16, 2015 | Gear, Gray Man, Podcast, Preparedness, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival

[pow­er­press] Wel­come to episode two of the Sub­ur­ban Sur­vival Blog Pod­cast.  Today we chat about the Gray Man con­cept, and why it’s impor­tant to the pre­pared­ness mind­set. Also please wel­come Titan Con­ceal­ment as our newest spon­sor.  Titan... Read more

Precision Rifles for the New Gun Owner

by Cameron | Apr 13, 2015 | Gear, Guns & Weapons, Hunting, Personal Security, Preparedness

This is the final install­ment in a series of arti­cles designed to intro­duce a new or novice firearm own­er to the weapons they should have and be com­fort­able using for a SHTF sce­nario.  The oth­er install­ments cov­ered car­bine, shot­gun, hand­gun, and... Read more

The California drought and what it means for you

by Cameron | Apr 10, 2015 | Food, Food Storage, Gardening, Preparedness, Prepping, Water

Cal­i­for­nia is fac­ing one of the worst droughts the state has ever seen…. it is not the first drought, but based on the water lev­els (and pro­ject­ed water lev­els) the state is in dire need of water and water con­ser­va­tion. Gov­er­nor Brown and the... Read more

Getting Started in Ham Radio

by Cameron | Apr 6, 2015 | Communications, Gear, Preparedness, Prepping

Here is a long over­due write-up on ham radio… I have quite a few friends that need help get­ting start­ed and with­out a direc­tion or some back­ground knowl­edge, its daunt­ing.  Keep in mind, this isn’t com­pre­hen­sive, but it’s a good start.  I may... Read more

My gun show observations

by Cameron | Apr 2, 2015 | Guns & Weapons, Preparedness

Over the years, I’ve been to a num­ber of gun shows so I have a rather edu­cat­ed opin­ion on what to expect for sale and who will be in atten­dance.  Odd­ly enough, regard­less of loca­tion through­out the nation, shows like this are almost always pre­dictable... Read more

Plinker Choices for the New Gun Owner

by Cameron | Mar 30, 2015 | Gear, Guns & Weapons, Hunting, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival

A nec­es­sary addi­tion to any sub­ur­ban sur­vival arse­nal is a plink­ing rifle.  You may be ask­ing your­self, what is a plink­ing rifle?  Think of the rifle you would use to shoot tin cans off of a fence post in your back­yard.… that is a plink­ing... Read more