Interest in CCW Classes in NJ, NY, or PA? An Interview with Cameron Green

by suburban | Feb 28, 2011 | Guns & Weapons, Preparedness

Cameron Green is a local  instruc­tor for per­son­al pro­tec­tion. One of his ser­vices is CCW train­ing for “non-res­i­dent” Flori­da and Utah CCW’s.  I will be tak­ing a Flori­da CCW course in the spring by Cameron.  In the process of dis­cus­sion, I... Read more

Review of “Urban Survival Guide: Learn The Secrets Of Urban Survival To Keep You Alive After Man-Made Disasters, Natural Disasters, and Breakdowns In Civil Order”

by suburban | Feb 18, 2011 | Books, Bug In, Bug Out, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

There aren’t too many books I buy where you get the oppor­tu­ni­ty to sit down to read them, and they are exact­ly what I was look­ing for.  How­ev­er, in David Mor­ris’s book “Urban Sur­vival Guide: Learn The Secrets Of Urban Sur­vival To Keep You... Read more

‘Suburban’s” Take on Sharing Your Gear, Supplies, and Food With Others

by suburban | Feb 7, 2011 | Civil Unrest, Food, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Over the past cou­ple of weeks a read­er and some­one I cor­re­spond with via email wrote a cou­ple of posts for the blog that have had some good com­ments asso­ci­at­ed with them regard­ing ethics and gear.  You can find them here if you have not read them: The... Read more

Understanding Everyone In the City Will Be a Refugee Post SHTF

by suburban | Feb 3, 2011 | Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Not often spo­ken of, I think in the sur­vival­ist or prep­per cir­cle, is how to avoid becom­ing a refugee post SHTF. We talk a lot about prep­ping, we talk a lot about bug­ging out or bug­ging in, but we nev­er real­ly talk about the sit­u­a­tion where we do find... Read more

Share and Share Alike? or The Case For Non-Lethal Defense “Part 2”

by suburban | Feb 1, 2011 | Preparedness, Survivalism

This is a sec­ond arti­cle by the same read­er who asked not to be iden­ti­fied. Dur­ing my last arti­cle I dis­cussed var­i­ous sce­nar­ios for using non-lethal defens­es. While the respons­es were great, they did focus on an ancil­lary aspect of the arti­cle I... Read more

I’m Failing My 2011 Fitness Goals Already

by suburban | Jan 27, 2011 | Health, Physical Fitness, Preparedness, Psychology

Yes, it’s true.  I am already fail­ing to accom­plish my 2011 fit­ness goals.  I blame part of it on my new job.  I am out of the house before 7:00 a.m. each morn­ing.  Big deal, right?  A lot of you read­ing this could be out the door at 5:00... Read more