Seasonalize Your Preps

by Prepperjim | Jun 8, 2011 | Personal, Preparedness

Each sea­son has its own prep­per chal­lenges and dif­fi­cul­ties. It is June so that means hur­ri­cane sea­son on the gulf coast. Even if you don’t live in a hur­ri­cane-prone area, June is also a good time to refresh your preps so they are updat­ed for both... Read more

Disposing of Human Waste in the Suburbs During a SHTF

by suburban | Jun 3, 2011 | General, Health, Hygiene

It’s sum­mer here in the North­east, and it is get­ting hot quick­ly.  Hon­est­ly, I love it.   It’s June, and in the mid 80’s and as I was watch­ing a movie this evening on TV, it hit me.  What hap­pens if the pow­er goes out.  And, what if it... Read more

Gear Review Kahr PM9

by Prepperjim | Jun 1, 2011 | Guns & Weapons, Personal

When choos­ing a con­ceal-car­ry-weapon (CCW), I had many things to con­sid­er. 1) Con­ceal­a­bil­i­ty in typ­i­cal cloth­ing worn in Hous­ton, Texas 2) Stop­ping pow­er, includ­ing reli­a­bil­i­ty. 3) Avail­abil­i­ty and price of ammu­ni­tion, both pre and post-SHTF.... Read more

Thinking About Buying Rural Land for Your Bug Out Location

by suburban | May 30, 2011 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Land in a rur­al area for a Bug Out Loca­tion is roman­tic thought for me, and recent­ly I have been look­ing at prices with­in a cou­ple hour dri­ve of where I live in an area that is the polar oppo­site of where I live.  I make some notes about a year ago... Read more

Carbines and The New Prepper, Part One, Contributed by Cameron Green of GAPPNJ.COM

by suburban | May 20, 2011 | Guns & Weapons, Preparedness

This is the first install­ment in a series of papers to edu­cate the new prep­per about what weapons they should have on hand.  I’m approach­ing this from a SHTF sce­nario and while I’m not advo­cat­ing using any firearm in an offen­sive man­ner, I stress that... Read more