Auto Parts Stores for Preps or Last Minute Preps if the SHTF

by suburban | Sep 9, 2010 | Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Fri­day, as I was in the Strauss Auto Parts Store while they were chang­ing my oil, rotat­ing my tires, and replac­ing my air fil­ter.  It occurred to me that the auto parts / sup­ply store is a ver­i­ta­ble can­dy store of preps for your home, Bug Out Loca­tion,... Read more

Do You Live In a Constitution Free Zone

by suburban | Sep 7, 2010 | Bug Out Location, Politics, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I sure don’t.  Won­der­ing what a “Con­sti­tu­tion Free Zone” is?  So was I until about an hour ago. A Con­sti­tu­tion Free Zone is the area “with­in “100-miles of the US land and coastal bor­ders.” Air­ports are also in these zones, regard­less of their... Read more

Favorite New Additions to My Bug Out Bag

by suburban | Sep 5, 2010 | Bug In, Bug Out, But Out Bag, Health, Hygiene, Psychology, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I have been eying up no rinse sham­poo and no rinse body bath for some time on Amazon.com.  This week I bought them and they came in… I have to tell you, I think they are going to be out­stand­ing addi­tions to my Bug Out Bag and for Camp­ing. If you fol­low this... Read more

One Suburban Apartment Preppers Plan

by suburban | Sep 4, 2010 | Bug In, Bug Out, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Tak­en from a sur­vival forum and copied to a word doc­u­ment late last year for my own review going for­ward: Now some peo­ple live in apart­ments like myself, I fig­ured we need­ed a thread for sug­ges­tions for folks like myself.  I’m pret­ty cre­ative and... Read more

Kel-Tec PF‑9 Reviews and Purchase

by suburban | Sep 2, 2010 | Gear, General, Guns & Weapons, Personal, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I just pur­chased myself a Kel-Tec PF‑9.  I’m replac­ing a Bersa Thun­der .380 as a C.C. weapon, and I have been sali­vat­ing over this gun since I saw the below review by Nut­n­fan­cy on YouTube.  Nut­n­fan­cy has a great review process that will walk you... Read more

Apartment Prepping for Fall and Winter

by suburban | Sep 1, 2010 | Bug In, Cooking, Energy, Gear, Light, Preparedness, Self Reliance, Shelter, Stoves, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival, Weather

Well, the end of August is com­ing, and the weath­er is start­ing to change a bit; evenings are get­ting cool­er, and days are start­ing to get a bit short­er.  This to me is a clear sign of a few things.  One, some of my Bug Out Bag con­tents need to be... Read more