A Safe Room For Your Home

by suburban | Oct 26, 2010 | Bug In, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I am not real­ly sure this is going to apply to those of us who live in apart­ments.  How­ev­er, I may touch on that in this post. Much of what we dis­cuss, or I write, rather, revolves around bug­ging out.  As men­tioned in a pre­vi­ous post, I was going to... Read more

What Would You Do If Technology Failed?

by suburban | Oct 25, 2010 | Homesteading, Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Survivalism, Urban Survival

Recent­ly, I picked up the book “When Tech­nol­o­gy Fails” although I have not start­ed read­ing it yet, I came across this video this morn­ing, and want­ed to share it with you. Before I even start to read When Tech­nol­o­gy Fails, I was start­ing to pon­der, what... Read more

Do You Have Bug In Plans For The Workplace?

by suburban | Oct 21, 2010 | Bug In, Preparedness, Shelter, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Have any of you thought about hav­ing to bug in at your work­place.  Most of the time I think about bug­ging out with my Get Home Bag and don’t real­ly think too much about what might hap­pen if I have to stay in an office for a few days, or longer.  A few... Read more

Shipping Containers As A Bug Out Shelter

by suburban | Oct 20, 2010 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Well, in inves­ti­gat­ing options for Bug Out Shel­ters, I have inves­ti­gat­ed mod­u­lar homes, cab­ins, log cab­ins, earth shel­ters, trav­el trail­ers, campers, etc.  The one thing I have found (and not just recent­ly) is one that is pre-built and can be... Read more

Hypothetical SHTF if Traveling for Work

by suburban | Oct 13, 2010 | Bug Out, EDC, Gear, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Survivalism, Urban Survival

So, this morn­ing when I woke up, I decid­ed to write a post about what if the SHTF while I was trav­el­ing for work, and all I had time to do is grab gear from out of the hotel room and get the heck out of Dodge on foot.  I did a quick sur­vey of the room, and... Read more

Ultra Light Weight Shelter for Your Bug Out Bag

by suburban | Oct 8, 2010 | Bug Out, But Out Bag, Gear, Shelter, suburban survival, Urban Survival

As I start to pre­pare my gear for my Bug Out Week­end, and I re-eval­u­ate what is in my Bug Out Bag, I may be look­ing to replace or elim­i­nate some gear if I think it is redun­dant.  This is the first time I am real­ly tak­ing a “hard­er” look at my Bug Out... Read more