The Official Warning from Department of Homeland Security, 6 Months or More Without Critical Utilities

by suburban | Jan 2, 2019 | Bug In, Bug Out, Man Made Disaster, Natural Disaster, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, Urban Survival

Well, it’s finally happened, and you’ve probably already heard about it…  The United States Government has officially, on paper, to the public said that our electrical grid, water supply, gas supply, and much more are in dire jeopardy of failing if... Read more

Travel EDC, Podcast Number 3

by suburban | May 11, 2015 | EDC, Gear, Podcast, suburban survival, Travel, Urban Survival

[pow­er­press] This week Cam and I talk about Trav­el EDC.  It’s a con­cept that is close to me because I do a lot of trav­el­ing for work.  For instance, while I’m not a fan of trav­el­ing for work, I’m trav­el­ing for three weeks out of four in the month... Read more

The Gray Man Concept, Podcast Episode 2

by suburban | Apr 16, 2015 | Gear, Gray Man, Podcast, Preparedness, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival

[pow­er­press] Wel­come to episode two of the Sub­ur­ban Sur­vival Blog Pod­cast.  Today we chat about the Gray Man con­cept, and why it’s impor­tant to the pre­pared­ness mind­set. Also please wel­come Titan Con­ceal­ment as our newest spon­sor.  Titan... Read more

Maintenance of Everyday Items

by Cameron | Apr 3, 2015 | EDC, Gear, Guns & Weapons, Knives, suburban survival, Urban Survival

One of the con­stants of the uni­verse is Mur­phys Law… if some­thing can go wrong, it will.  And along those lines, if some­thing isn’t main­tained prop­er­ly it will fail at the worst time.  Every­one remem­bers main­te­nance on their cars, on their house,... Read more

Plinker Choices for the New Gun Owner

by Cameron | Mar 30, 2015 | Gear, Guns & Weapons, Hunting, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival

A nec­es­sary addi­tion to any sub­ur­ban sur­vival arse­nal is a plink­ing rifle.  You may be ask­ing your­self, what is a plink­ing rifle?  Think of the rifle you would use to shoot tin cans off of a fence post in your back­yard.… that is a plink­ing... Read more

Hurricane Sandy… Two Years Later

by Cameron | Mar 23, 2015 | Bug In, Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Bug Out Vehicle, CERT, Natural Disaster, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival, Water, Weather

The events of Octo­ber 2012  in the NY/NJ area are well known to the nation.  Hur­ri­cane sandy made land­fall and wreaked hav­oc on many towns.  Being one of the most dense­ly pop­u­lat­ed areas on the plan­et, the dam­age was in the bil­lions. ... Read more