Prepping, Moving, and Lots of Stuff. Protecting Your OPSEC
Well, after many years in the 1 — 1/2 bedroom apartment in Northern NJ, Ms. Prepper and I recently moved in together, and into a new home. Anyone that has accumulated any amount of stuff, knows that the mere act of packing your stuff and moving it can be a daunting task. In this prepper’s case, […]
Dogs as prepper companions
In our modern world, preppers need to be concerned with guns, ammunition, food, gasoline, medical supplies… the list goes on and its daunting. But don’t forget about the family pets. An often overlooked and very helpful resource to your preps is a dog. In our everyday lives, a dog is a loyal companion, an early […]
Precision Rifles for the New Gun Owner
This is the final installment in a series of articles designed to introduce a new or novice firearm owner to the weapons they should have and be comfortable using for a SHTF scenario. The other installments covered carbine, shotgun, handgun, and plinker platforms…and now with precision rifle, we finish out the five guns that should […]
The California drought and what it means for you
California is facing one of the worst droughts the state has ever seen…. it is not the first drought, but based on the water levels (and projected water levels) the state is in dire need of water and water conservation. Governor Brown and the California legislature recently enacted water rationing measures trying to prolong […]
Maintenance of Everyday Items
One of the constants of the universe is Murphys Law… if something can go wrong, it will. And along those lines, if something isn’t maintained properly it will fail at the worst time. Everyone remembers maintenance on their cars, on their house, and other big ticket items….and we all maintain/charge the batteries in our phones, flashlights, […]
My gun show observations
Over the years, I’ve been to a number of gun shows so I have a rather educated opinion on what to expect for sale and who will be in attendance. Oddly enough, regardless of location throughout the nation, shows like this are almost always predictable and indicative of the times. As an example, in the […]
Our First Podcast – Basic Food Storage
[powerpress] Welcome to one of the newest additions and changes to the Suburban Survival Blog. We’ve started adding a Podcast as we continue to ramp up new content, as well as bring you new reviews, and more going forward. While to many this may be a basic podcast, we’ve made our first attempt. I don’t think we […]
Raise Your Hand if You’ve Ever Used Your Fish Mox
Two weeks ago I traveled for work. Over the weekend, I felt myself starting to feel like crap. By Monday I felt like I had strep throat and bronchitis. having both of them in the past I basically self diagnosed. I was going to dive into my stash of Amoxicillin, however, as a prepper, I […]
Review: Where There Is No FEMA, Survival for Normal People in (Very) Abnormal Times, by Richard Bryant
I was asked to review the book “Where There Is No FEMA.” I’ve been turning down many book reviews lately for two reasons. First, because my time has been very limited with work, and second, because I find many books on the Prepper genre strikingly similar in content. When I was asked to review “When There […]
Review of the Anker Astro for Your Mobile Devices
A few months ago I set out on a quest to find a recharging device to take with me on the road and to have in the event of a SHTF of any kind. I wanted a battery device that could recharge my mobile phone or pad device several times if the power were out, […]