Precious Metals As Currency, My Thoughts

by suburban | Feb 1, 2015 | Barter, Currency, Economy, Gold and Silver, Money, Precious Metals, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I have a some­what skewed view of pre­cious met­als. I believe that in a post SHTF sit­u­a­tion peo­ple will not just turn to pre­cious met­als as cur­ren­cy.  The aver­age per­son will raid their change jar and use what­ev­er cash they have on hand to pay for... Read more

Ebola, Ebola, Ebola, What I Am Doing To Prepare

by suburban | Oct 27, 2014 | Bug In, Bug Out, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

How many times in the last sev­er­al weeks have you heard about Ebo­la?  Too many?  Me too.  Some may say I am crazy, some may say I am cau­tious, and some are walk­ing around liv­ing in their bub­ble of life with­out a clue. It was only a few weeks... Read more

New Orleans City Tour. Artifacts of Katrina, 10 Years Later

by suburban | Feb 25, 2014 | Preparedness, suburban survival, Survivalism, Urban Survival

Hey every­one.  This week­end I am in New Orleans for the very first time for a work con­fer­ence.  I am for­tu­nate enough to have my sig­nif­i­cant oth­er with me to enjoy the week­end with.  We’re hav­ing a good time.  Din­ner, & a cou­ple... Read more

Pets and Prepping, My Thoughts On the Subject

by suburban | Jan 14, 2014 | Pets, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Pets are a sta­ple all around the world.  They’re part of the fam­i­ly.  They’re used for hunt­ing, secu­ri­ty, ser­vice for hand­i­capped & our mil­i­tary, in law enforce­ment.  As you can see I am lean­ing towards dis­cussing “man’s best friend.”... Read more

The EBT Scare, Panic, and the Lesson

by suburban | Oct 14, 2013 | Economy, Government, Money, Politics, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Over the week­end you no doubt heard about the EBT out­age that bright the sys­tem to a halt.  If you don’t know what EBT is, it means “Elec­tron­ic Ben­e­fits Trans­fer” and is the elec­tron­ic ver­sion of the “Food Stamp Pro­gram.”  So, this means... Read more

New Jersey Preparedness and Alternative Energy Show — April 20th, in Woodbury, NJ

by suburban | Mar 27, 2013 | Gear, Personal, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival

I just got off the phone with Steve Schanne over at Off Grid Ware­house, a NJ based provider of pre­pared­ness gear and sup­plies.  Steve has been pro­mot­ing a FREE, Yes FREE Alter­na­tive Ener­gy and Pre­pared­ness Expo.  The Expo is being held in... Read more