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

Homemade Electrolyte Replacements (Homemade Gatorade)

by suburban | Mar 25, 2013 | DIY, Health, Hydraton, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival, Water

My girl­friend’s dog has been sick the past cou­ple of days.  Dehy­drat­ed, lethar­gic, etc.   This got me think­ing when I was doing sev­er­al search­es online for how to ade­quate­ly keep him hydrat­ed.  By doing sev­er­al Google search­es I... Read more

Review of “Without Rule of Law, Advanced Skills to Help You Survive: Hide, Evade, Scavenge, and Infiltrate”

by suburban | Feb 20, 2013 | Civil Unrest, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Survivalism, Urban Survival

This review is prob­a­bly months over­due. I’ve had “With­out Rule of Law: Advanced Skills to Help You Sur­vive” for months. It also took me a cou­ple months to get through because I picked it up just every now and then to read it when I had a spare moment. To be sure... Read more

The Get Home Bag for the Girlfriend and Her Impending Education

by suburban | Feb 12, 2013 | Bug Out, But Out Bag, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival

As I men­tioned in a pre­vi­ous post, I was con­cerned about mak­ing sure my girl­friend was pre­pared for an emer­gency, pri­mar­i­ly to get to my domi­cile in the event of an impend­ing or hap­pen­ing dis­as­trous sit­u­a­tion.  I hope to make sure... Read more

Local or Alternative Currency in a Community for Higher Economic Sustainability

by suburban | Aug 21, 2012 | Barter, Currency, Economy, Money, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

On the ride home from my boss’s office on Mon­day evening this week, I was think­ing about the econ­o­my, and the ram­i­fi­ca­tions of eco­nom­ic col­lapse.  I thought about how it would effect where I live in NJ today, and I thought about how it might effect my... Read more