9 Signs We’re Living in the Decline of Modern Society and Living in a Pre-Apocalyptic Society

by suburban | Feb 24, 2023 | Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, Society, suburban survival

The world as we know it today is a far cry from the utopi­an visions of the past. I’m a kid of the 1980’s.  While Pres­i­dent Ronald Rea­gan had his flaws, he was the first role mod­el out­side my par­ents I paid atten­tion to.  It was an era of hope,... Read more

The Official Warning from Department of Homeland Security, 6 Months or More Without Critical Utilities

by suburban | Jan 2, 2019 | Bug In, Bug Out, Man Made Disaster, Natural Disaster, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, Urban Survival

Well, it’s finally happened, and you’ve probably already heard about it…  The United States Government has officially, on paper, to the public said that our electrical grid, water supply, gas supply, and much more are in dire jeopardy of failing if... Read more

Square Foot Farming Part 2

by Cameron | May 4, 2015 | Food, Food Storage, Homesteading, Pets, Preparedness, Self Reliance

This is the sec­ond part of a three part arti­cle shar­ing with you my expe­ri­ences with square foot farm­ing… its some­thing most sub­ur­ban dwellers can do and its an essen­tial prep­per skill. In part one, I explained some of my expe­ri­ences with gar­den­ing in... Read more

Raise Your Hand if You’ve Ever Used Your Fish Mox

by suburban | Mar 11, 2014 | Health, Medical, Personal, Preparedness, Self Reliance

Two weeks ago I trav­eled for work.  Over the week­end, I felt myself start­ing to feel like crap.  By Mon­day I felt like I had strep throat and bron­chi­tis.  hav­ing both of them in the past I basi­cal­ly self diag­nosed.  I was going to dive... Read more

2012 Urban Garden in Review, by an Anonymous Contibutor

by suburban | Feb 22, 2013 | Gardening, Preparedness, Self Reliance

It was a great year! By com­par­i­son to last year and before our urban gar­den did very well. I cred­it a lot of our suc­cess to trial&error over the last sev­er­al years, learn­ing as we go, read­ing and research­ing why this or that hap­pened etc. Before going... Read more

Survival Heater for Your Car, My Test

by suburban | Feb 13, 2012 | Fire, Gear, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, Weather

I know. Every­one has done a YouTube les­son on how to build one of these inex­pen­sive emer­gency heaters for your car. Hon­est­ly, I had to try it for myself to be sure that it “worked.” Many peo­ple use emp­ty steel cof­fee cans, some peo­ple impro­vise and use... Read more