by suburban | Sep 8, 2011 | Bug In, Bug Out, Food, Personal, Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival
We talk an awful lot about how to rotate your canned, jarred, and other preps for freshness. We also talk a lot about storage, how to store, what to store, etc. Yesterday, I undertook a small job of repacking some of my “basic” preps. What are... Read more
by suburban | Sep 3, 2011 | Bug Out, But Out Bag, Gear, Personal, Preparedness, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival
Yesterday, I received an email, and text message from the local emergency system I was signed up for. The mayor of my town, and the county, I believe, instituted a mandatory evacuation of homes due to flooding from the Passaic River. As I... Read more
by ST | Sep 1, 2011 | Bug In, General, Guest Posts, Levels of Awareness, Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival
The storm has come and gone. Your experiences all depends on where you were at the time. Some places by me got hit hard (and are still without power as I write this). Others like my immediate area got away pretty cleanly (unless you were right on a canal).... Read more
by suburban | Aug 31, 2011 | Bug In, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival, Weather
Admittedly, I missed the “center” of Hurricane Irene. Rather, I missed the heart of the storm. I made my way west to Pennsylvania, not to bug out, but to a good friends bachelor party. The upside is that I was going to be west of Irene. The... Read more
by suburban | Aug 29, 2011 | Bug In, Energy, Gear, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival
I recently purchased the Duracell Powerpack 600 (This now actually links to a new but similar product). It’s powered by a rechargeable 28AH battery and provides up to 600 watts of AC power. This device is primarily designed as and for... Read more
by suburban | Aug 15, 2011 | Civil Unrest, Communications, Electro Magnetic Pulse, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival
Back from another daunting business trip to the west coast last week, I did something I don’t normally do these days. I didn’t bring with me any of my travel preps or travel EDC. What? You ask. After both you and PrepperJim have been... Read more