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

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

Hurricane Sandy… Two Years Later

by Cameron | Mar 23, 2015 | Bug In, Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Bug Out Vehicle, CERT, Natural Disaster, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival, Water, Weather

The events of Octo­ber 2012  in the NY/NJ area are well known to the nation.  Hur­ri­cane sandy made land­fall and wreaked hav­oc on many towns.  Being one of the most dense­ly pop­u­lat­ed areas on the plan­et, the dam­age was in the bil­lions. ... Read more

Precious Metals As Currency, My Thoughts

by suburban | Feb 1, 2015 | Barter, Currency, Economy, Gold and Silver, Money, Precious Metals, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I have a some­what skewed view of pre­cious met­als. I believe that in a post SHTF sit­u­a­tion peo­ple will not just turn to pre­cious met­als as cur­ren­cy.  The aver­age per­son will raid their change jar and use what­ev­er cash they have on hand to pay for... Read more

No More Apartment Prepping… Any advice?

by suburban | May 12, 2014 | Personal, Preparedness, Prepping

Well, it seems I usu­al­ly start out a post with, “It’s been a while, but…”  In this case, I can say that it’s been just about two months; it’s been stress­ful, reward­ing, expen­sive, and much more.  Any­way, as the title says, I’m out of the... Read more

Inexpensive DIY Tin Can Lighting and Cooking

by suburban | Feb 4, 2014 | Cooking, Light, Preparedness, Prepping, Stoves

As a life prep­per and sur­vival expert in the high desert there are cer­tain things that I cen­ter on when it comes to my fam­i­lies safe­ty, com­fort and sur­vival. The con­cen­tra­tion for todays arti­cle is on DIY light. Con­trary to pop­u­lar myth the high desert... Read more