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…
Reviews of the Mora Knife
I was going to do a review of the Mora knife, but a quick Google search has revealed that there are a plethora of them already out there. So, instead of writing one on my own, I thought I would share several that I have found. This way, you only have one place to…
Steve Wynn on CNBC
Steve Wynn of the Wynn Casino in Las Vegas, NV talking politics and economy with CNBC. I thought you might like to listen in… He is building a casino in China, but having issues because there has been a worker shortage. This aired about two months ago.…
Suburban and Urban Survival at TheSurvivalPodcast.com
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 Urban and Suburban…
Saturday Videos For You
Enjoy the Saturday Videos… I’ll be out on a camping trip and sighting in two new scopes… Michael Bane of Best Defense talks about Bugging Out Solar Cooking with a Stainless Steel Water Bottle with Jack Spirko httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61yWHXO3DDI Cleaning…
I Tried Making Butter, and It Was A Disaster
Well, I tried making some homemade butter. And, maybe disaster was the wrong word… Apparently, my biggest mistake was using heavy cream that was “ultra pasteurized.” It turned out like flat whipped cream sludge. It probably could have been used as a prop in a…
Get SHTF Weather Alerts Via Email or SMS/Text Message
So, while at a conference in NYC yesterday, I met an asset management guy that invests in domain names and unique business models behind them. One of them was Alerts.com. Alerts.com is a service that will alert you to a situation or issue that you want to be…
I Just Finished Dave Canterbury’s Book, “The Pathfinder System, Survivability for the Common Man”
Well, I burned right through this book. I actually finished it a week ago, Thursday. It should really be called, Survivability for the Common ‘Sense’ Man. Dave takes a no nonsense real common sense approach to the concept of ‘what if I get lost in the woods while…
Fortify Your Winter Camp if You Bug Out
So, I thought this was pretty cool, and some good advise. In the event you have to bug out in the winter whether you start out on foot, or start out in a vehicle and then end up on foot in the winter with an ample level of snow on the ground, you may end up having to…
Just Bought “Build the Perfect Survival Kit” by John D. McCann
So I just bought the book, “Build the Perfect Survival Kit” by John D. McCann. It has been around for a few years, but I figured it was worth the read, and will write a review of it when finished. I will let you know whether or not this book makes the cut for the…
DIY — Make an Altoid Tin Stove for Your Bug Out Bag
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 Bag.…