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

Urban Survival at the Homeless Shelter

by suburban | Jul 6, 2010 | But Out Bag, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Here is one man’s overview account of how he recent­ly end­ed up at a home­less shel­ter liv­ing out of his Bug Out Bag.  The post is from May 2nd of this year: http://www.thenorthernsurvivalist.com/2010/05/urban-survival-at-a-homeless-shelter-in-montana/ I’ve... Read more

If The Job Situation In the United States Isn’t A SHTF, I Don’t Know What Is…

by suburban | Jul 6, 2010 | Economy, Jobs, Money, suburban survival

Here is a blog post from The Eco­nom­ic Col­lapse Blog talk­ing about the US and our job sit­u­a­tion.  If this isn’t a SHTF sit­u­a­tion I don’t know what is.  Prep­ping for the future is some­thing I think is not only smart, it is a require­ment.... Read more

Staying Aware Of Your Surroundings

by suburban | Jul 6, 2010 | Levels of Awareness, suburban survival, Survivalism, Urban Survival

Whether I am in a sur­vival sit­u­a­tion or not I try to stay aware of my sur­round­ings.  I first became more aware of what was going on around me when I moved to NJ from PA about 10 years ago.  I went from small town to big sub­urbs and big city as well.... Read more

Money, the Forgotten Prep?

by suburban | Jul 2, 2010 | Bug In, Bug Out, But Out Bag, Money, Preparedness, suburban survival

I am guilty of this myself.  Being in the sub­urbs of one of the most fas­ci­nat­ing cities on the plan­et (to me) I too am guilty of whip­ping out a cred­it card or check card for every pur­chase.  What if the pow­er grid were to go down?  What if the... Read more