The First 30 Days: Building a Future After the Fall

by suburban | Mar 5, 2024 | Bug In, Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Communications, Food Storage, Health, Hygiene, Mutual Assistance Group, Personal Security, Preparedness, Prepping, Psychology, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival, WROL

The fol­low­ing is a fic­tion­al account of the first 30 days after an apoc­a­lyp­tic event and how we may “attempt” to recov­er some nor­mal­cy in the neigh­bor­hood if we can­not make what could be a dead­ly and dan­ger­ous trek to the bug-out loca­tion... Read more

The Rising Tide of Food Prices in 2024 — Beef and Pork in Focus

by suburban | Feb 26, 2024 | Food, Food Storage, Homesteading, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Survivalism, Urban Survival

As we step into 2024, the shad­ow of ris­ing food prices looms large, par­tic­u­lar­ly in the realms of beef and pork. This surge is not just a blip on the eco­nom­ic radar but a trend that’s been build­ing, influ­enced by a com­plex web of fac­tors from cli­mate to... Read more

Your Ultimate Guide to Bugging Out: 8 — 10 Essential Locations

by suburban | Feb 21, 2024 | Bug In, Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Bug Out Vehicle, But Out Bag, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Urban Survival

E?Book PDF: Open in New Win­dow | Down­loadSub­scribe: Apple Pod­casts | RSS Recent­ly I gave a pre­sen­ta­tion to a group of new to sea­soned prep­pers, clear­ly in var­i­ous stages of their pre­pared­ness jour­neys.  For some in the pre­sen­ta­tion, each stage... Read more

Trucker Strike and the Trump Verdict: A Perfect Storm for NYC’s Supply Chain

by suburban | Feb 19, 2024 | Food Storage, Politics, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Survivalism, Urban Survival

As I sit down to unrav­el the tan­gled web of New York City’s lat­est logis­ti­cal night­mare, it’s impos­si­ble to ignore the rip­ples caused by a ver­dict that has truck dri­vers up in arms. In a strik­ing move, a band of dri­vers dubbed “Truck­ers for Trump” are... Read more

10 Essential Items a Prepper Should Keep in Their Faraday Cage for EMP Protection

by suburban | Feb 16, 2024 | EMP, Faraday Cage, Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival

Imag­ine a sud­den burst of ener­gy capa­ble of ren­der­ing most mod­ern tech­nol­o­gy useless—in an instant, the world as we know it could change due to an elec­tro­mag­net­ic pulse, or EMP. This sce­nario is not just the premise of a sci­ence fic­tion nov­el; it’s a... Read more