by suburban | Aug 31, 2010 | Bug Out Location, Les Stroud, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival
Many of you have no doubt seen this video in the past. It is the one hour documentary that Les Stroud recorded about buying a piece of property and living off the grid potentially simplifying life. That, however is not the reason I am... Read more 
by suburban | Aug 30, 2010 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Bug Out Vehicle, suburban survival, Urban Survival
A couple weekends ago I tested a bug out route (via vehicle) to a point that intersects with a spot where I can branch off into two or three other routes to get to my BOL. We’ll call this intersection point “Point B.” I wanted to test the following:... Read more 
by suburban | Aug 26, 2010 | Bug Out, Preparedness, Shelter, suburban survival, Urban Survival
Protecting your preps (Security) is one of the basic five basic survival priorities, and is usually one of the last things we think about when it comes to preparations. One way I have been looking at protecting some of my preps, is to begin... Read more 
by suburban | Aug 25, 2010 | Preparedness, Psychology, suburban survival, Urban Survival
This was originally published on 05/2004 by someone else, somewhere else, and I copied and pasted it to a word document for my own personal reference. It goes into the states of awareness that I think all suburbanites should be aware of when... Read more by suburban | Aug 22, 2010 | suburban survival, Urban Survival
So, on my way back from camping today, I had the opportunity to catch up on some of Jack Spirko’s, The Survival Podcast Episodes. The two that happened to be in my queue for listening were a two part series on Urban and Suburban Homesteading, and... Read more by suburban | Aug 17, 2010 | Bug In, Bug Out, bug out bag, Cooking, DIY, Preparedness, Stoves, Urban Survival
Instructables .com has instructions on how to build an Altoids Tin Stove that you can throw in your car, bug out bag, etc… I am probably going to build one of these to drop in my Get Home Bag in my car, because I already have a hiking stove in my Bug Out... Read more 
