The Police Are Not Responding to 44 Different Crimes.

by suburban | Jul 15, 2010 | Bug Out, suburban survival

This is just crazy. Pro­tect and Serve. That is the police mot­to, almost all over the world. Admit­ted­ly, much of my fam­i­ly is in law enforce­ment; fed­er­al, state, and local. I have friends that are fed­er­al, state, and local law enforce­ment as well. I have... Read more

The SuburbanPrepper Talks EMP

by suburban | Jul 13, 2010 | Electro Magnetic Pulse, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I think about this from time to time.  An EMP attack that would ren­der my car and just about any­thing elec­tron­ic use­less.  100+ miles from my Bug Out Loca­tion, and final ren­dezvous point, it would take me five to 10 days to hoof it on foot... Read more

Prepping And The Cost Of Spending.

by suburban | Jul 12, 2010 | Money, Preparedness, suburban survival

Prep­ping can be expen­sive.  Peo­ple like to bite off more than they can chew.  I did it.  I felt I need­ed every­thing “now.”  Food, gear, etc.  When I final­ly set­tled into becom­ing a prep­per I slowed down, took inven­to­ry of what I... Read more

Finding Like Minded Survivalists For Your Network, on TheSurvivalistBlog.net

by suburban | Jul 9, 2010 | Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

This was a great post today by M.D. Creek­more on TheSurvivalistBlog.net.  I absolute­ly thought this was worth shar­ing, not to men­tion I am sure there will be amaz­ing respons­es to this post, and high­ly rec­om­mend read­ing through them, as... Read more

Tom Brown’s “Guide to City and Suburban Survival”

by suburban | Jul 9, 2010 | Books, suburban survival

I am going to pref­ace this post by say­ing, that this book is for those of us/you that know noth­ing about noth­ing.  It is for the sub­ur­ban and urban dweller that plugs stuff in, and thinks that is how elec­tric­i­ty works, or the per­son that turns on a... Read more

Build a Portable Yurt for a Shelter at Your Bug Out Location

by suburban | Jul 9, 2010 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, DIY, Preparedness, Shelter, suburban survival

Here is a 34 page doc­u­ment on how to build your­self a Yurt as a semi portable shel­ter for camp­ing or at your Bug Out Loca­tion.  If you don’t know what a Yurt is, click on the name Yurt and see a def­i­n­i­tion.  Don’t laugh when you see the pic­tures.... Read more