by Prepperjim | May 12, 2011 | Water, Weather
On Monday, I read this incredible story of a woman surviving in the Nevada wilderness: For 49 days, Rita Chretien waited for a miracle. Her husband had ventured off to get help three days after their minivan got stranded off-road in the cold,... Read more
by Prepperjim | Apr 20, 2011 | Personal, Survivalism, Water
A few years ago I read a book called The Black Swan, by Nassim Taleb. While the book is primarily applicable to the financial crisis (it came out before the credit crisis hit and accurately predicted the issues), it also applies to low... Read more
by suburban | Nov 22, 2010 | Barter, Bug In, Bug Out, But Out Bag, Food, Preparedness, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival, Water
I hesitated writing this because I wanted it to be comprehensive, but I don’t want it to be a book. However, I am going to let it be as long as it needs to be at this point. Yesterday, I was out at my NJ Preparedness Meetup and one of the people... Read more
by suburban | Sep 23, 2010 | first aid, Food, Health, Water
So, I was in South Florida on business last week. I had to take clients out to dinner, and had the opportunity to see some friends. Admittedly, I knew I was going to be consuming amounts of alcohol over the course of the week that were higher... Read more
by suburban | Sep 9, 2010 | Clothing, Economy, EDC, Fire, first aid, Food, Improvised Gear, Personal, Psychology, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Survivalism, Urban Survival, Water
This post is very close to my heart… It pains me to write it, as it affects a friend of mine directly, that refuses help, as I will illustrate. I have a friend I got a call from this week. He has lost his job, his apartment, much of his clothing,... Read more
by suburban | Aug 29, 2010 | Water
Green-Trust.org has a post today on obtaining, storing, and keeping water clean, and there is a free PDF for download. I wanted to share with my readers. Check out the post here: http://www.green-trust.org/wordpress/2010/08/29/water-for-life/ It is... Read more