
Resources and Commentary on Prepping in Suburbia
After a year or so of the site being down, we’re slowly relaunching it with all the old content, and writing new content. It’s been well over a year since I’ve done any prepping, and recently started again. Updates over the last 18 months are, Ms. Prepper is now Mrs. Prepper, and there’s the addition of Baby Prepper, too… I feel like it’s all new again, and I’m learning from scratch…
Bad Situation
I always leave my gas tank with enough gas to allow me to drive 100 miles or more should I need to escape the region quickly. I know that my tank holds enough to drive 320–350 miles when full. Thus, when 200 miles rolls around, I fill up, period. This is usually on…
Urban Blender
In any environment, blending in can be an important survival tactic. It is no different in urban or suburban situations where fitting in keeps you under the radar and safe. Everything you do is either useful camouflage or dangerous attraction, from the cloths you…
Debt vs. Cash Flow
Even without TEOTWAWKI we are all hurting in the wallet these days. And the prognosis isn’t looking good for some time to come (at best). All forms of personal financial media are filled with articles and advise about how it is soooooooo important to pay down your…
Ineed2Prepare.com Contest Give Away. One Month Bucket of Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Welcome Ineed2Prepare.com to the SuburbanSurvivalBlog.com Family. To welcome them, we are running a contest to give away an 84 meal Grab & Go bucket of gourmet meals. What you will get from Ineed2Store.com if you win is below, but first, here are the parameters…
Saturday Videos
Not Doom & Gloom, just a swirling Vortex of Death — Prepare Now! (49 Minutes) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caI7WBp7Srg All Terrain Home on Wheels httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP3oHLZp4_E The Hot Side of Prepping. Adults Only.…..
Bare Minimum Gear You Should Have at Your Bug Out Location
Judgement Day, April 21, 2011 = TEOTWAWKI? Hmmm… Is There a Terminator Around the Corner?
So today is the fictional TEOTWAWKI date of “Judgement Day” from the Terminator movies. The day that Skynet was to become “Self Aware.” Technically, yesterday would have been the day Skynet became self aware. Today, April 21st, is the day that Skynet was supposed…
Northern NJ After Heavy Rains All Night, a Hard Bug Out Situation
Sunday morning I got up a little early, brewed my pot of coffee, showered, and out the door I went to northwestern NJ to visit a friend I have not seen in several months. We were heading to PA to pick up some additional ammo. My buddy wanted to pay less than the…
Black Swans, Why We Prepare
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 probability, high impact events…
The Short on Shortages.
Briefly, I want to think Suburban for the opportunity to post on his blog. Onward… I’ve been thinking about “shortages”. What it really means to have a “shortage”. As I walk down the isles of my local supermarkets I still see full shelves of a wide variety of fresh…