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

Pets and Prepping, My Thoughts On the Subject

by suburban | Jan 14, 2014 | Pets, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Pets are a sta­ple all around the world.  They’re part of the fam­i­ly.  They’re used for hunt­ing, secu­ri­ty, ser­vice for hand­i­capped & our mil­i­tary, in law enforce­ment.  As you can see I am lean­ing towards dis­cussing “man’s best friend.”... Read more

Dehydrating Black Beans for Storage

by suburban | Jan 7, 2014 | Food, Food Storage, Preparedness, Prepping

So, I did­n’t even know you could dehy­drate black beans.  I sup­pose in the back of my mind, I knew it, but thought since I was jump­ing back on the band wag­on again, that I would try some exper­i­men­ta­tion as well.  That said, I used four cans of black... Read more

Personal 2013 Year in Review

by suburban | Jan 2, 2014 | Personal, Preparedness, Prepping

2013 was an inter­est­ing year for me.  I did­n’t blog as much as I have blogged in the past, and I think that was appar­ent to every­one.  I prepped less this year than I have in the past.  In fact by com­par­i­son to the past sev­er­al years, it was... Read more

New Jersey Preparedness and Alternative Energy Show — April 20th, in Woodbury, NJ

by suburban | Mar 27, 2013 | Gear, Personal, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival

I just got off the phone with Steve Schanne over at Off Grid Ware­house, a NJ based provider of pre­pared­ness gear and sup­plies.  Steve has been pro­mot­ing a FREE, Yes FREE Alter­na­tive Ener­gy and Pre­pared­ness Expo.  The Expo is being held in... Read more

Review of “Without Rule of Law, Advanced Skills to Help You Survive: Hide, Evade, Scavenge, and Infiltrate”

by suburban | Feb 20, 2013 | Civil Unrest, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Survivalism, Urban Survival

This review is prob­a­bly months over­due. I’ve had “With­out Rule of Law: Advanced Skills to Help You Sur­vive” for months. It also took me a cou­ple months to get through because I picked it up just every now and then to read it when I had a spare moment. To be sure... Read more