by ST | Sep 13, 2011 | Bug Out, Civil Unrest, General, Guest Post, Money, suburban survival, Urban Survival
As of writing this crude oil is still flowing in the Middle East and through the Suez Canal (as well as other products) in spite of the chaos in Egypt. Will that last is the question. And yet even with the continuation of oil world prices for crude are rising as is... Read more
by suburban | Sep 12, 2011 | Food, Preparedness
I am going to try to be realistic here. There are posts all over the Web on preppers sites about starting your prepping for $5.00 a week. But what does $5.00 really buy these days. In my case $5.00 can buy: – 3 – 4 cans of soup, – 3 – 4 cans... Read more
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 some of... Read more
by Prepperjim | Sep 5, 2011 | EDC, Personal, Preparedness
I read ST’s post from last week and started thinking about how to convert people to our preparedness mindset. To be frank, I think it is almost impossible to change people’s ideas on just about any subject. Their opinions have been formed over countless... Read more
by suburban | Sep 3, 2011 | Bug Out, bug out bag, Gear, Personal, Preparedness, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival
Yesterday, I received an email, and text message from the local emergency system I was signed up for. The mayor of my town, and the county, I believe, instituted a mandatory evacuation of homes due to flooding from the Passaic River. As I got the text and email, I... Read more
by ST | Sep 1, 2011 | Bug In, General, Guest Post, 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). Even house... Read more
