Teamwork for Suburban and Urban Survival – Part One

by suburban | Jan 17, 2011 | Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Is it inevitable; A dis­as­ter of cat­a­stroph­ic pro­por­tion that changes everyone’s liv­ing sit­u­a­tion going for­ward for good?  Is liv­ing post dis­as­ter just an unfore­seen real­i­ty that many of us have not expe­ri­enced yet?  Look at Haiti just... Read more

Yesterday’s Mild TEOTWAWKI Moment at the Grocery Store

by suburban | Dec 27, 2010 | General, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

It was­n’t real­ly a TEOTWAWKI moment, but offered an inter­est­ing glimpse of what might be.  Per­haps, the ghost of Christ­mas future. There is a major snow­storm on the way to the north­east.  It is the first one of the sea­son and the weath­er chan­nels,... Read more

Interesting Video on an RV Bug Out Vehicle

by suburban | Dec 21, 2010 | Bug Out, Bug Out Vehicle, Economy, suburban survival, Urban Survival

this guy lives in LA and out­lines the state of the econ­o­my there, and why he bought a... Read more

Bartering, Your Urban and Suburban Currency Post SHTF

by suburban | Dec 20, 2010 | Barter, Bug In, Bug Out, Currency, Money, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I can­not deny it.  I have not bartered or trad­ed any­thing in about 20 years.  The last thing I bartered was wen I was in busi­ness for myself, and my cus­tomer was an out­door out­fitt­ter type of retail estab­lish­ment and I bartered a Sol­stace Jack­et,... Read more

Replenishing the Reserve Fund, and Silver

by suburban | Dec 7, 2010 | Barter, Money, Precious Metals, Preparedness, Psychology, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Well, as it turns out, I have been able to save a lit­tle bit of cash recent­ly.  A few dol­lars back in sav­ings, paid off a cred­it card (two to go), and can think about replen­ish­ing my reserve cash fund.  Recent­ly I wrote about hav­ing a reserve fund... Read more

Why Home Security Is Important As A Survivalist No Matter Where You Live.

by suburban | Dec 6, 2010 | Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

This is a sub­ject that I feel strong­ly about.  It might stem from being in the home secu­ri­ty busi­ness for a few years, see­ing homes and per­son­al lives invad­ed, or worse because the occu­pants of that par­tic­u­lar domi­cile did not have a secu­ri­ty... Read more