Suburban Survival Blog | A Preparedness and Survival Website

Suburban Survival Blog | A Survival and Preparedness Website and Blog

Grab Paper

Feb 16, 2011 | But Out Bag, Gear, Guest Posts

A post by a guest author who would like to remain anonymous Articles and videos abound that discuss grab bags (aka “bug out bags”) for a SHTF event. Each varies somewhat for content but in general they all mention taking supplies of food, water, communications,…

I’m still here, really…

Feb 14, 2011 | Personal

Hey everyone. I felt compelled to write a quick note, since several readers have emailed me this week asking if I either quit writing the blog or asking if everything was okay. I didn’t realize I had such loyal readers. Thank you. A couple things are up with me…

Spoke with Dr. Prepper Last Evening

Feb 8, 2011 | General

I spoke with Dr. Prepper, James Talmage Stevens, the Author of “Making the Best of Basics” which has sold over 750,000 copies world wide in the past 30 years. It looks like I am going to be on his radio show discussing urban and suburban survival on Monday, February…

‘Suburban’s” Take on Sharing Your Gear, Supplies, and Food With Others

Feb 7, 2011 | Civil Unrest, Food, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Over the past couple of weeks a reader and someone I correspond with via email wrote a couple of posts for the blog that have had some good comments associated with them regarding ethics and gear. You can find them here if you have not read them: The Case for…

Egypt and Their Civil Unrest

Feb 5, 2011 | General

Unfortunately, I am afraid it will get worse their for their citizens before it gets better… httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThvBJMzmSZI httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuS6YdUgjHI httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBNXYu1xOqk

Saturday Videos

Feb 4, 2011 | General

WROL-Storm & Possible Terrorist Attack httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7tnvcC-yQ0 Underground Survival Bunker httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLqGtc0eN60 Cold Weather Survival Evaluation httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6AW7iAdWFE How to Store Water for Long Term…

Understanding Everyone In the City Will Be a Refugee Post SHTF

Feb 3, 2011 | Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Not often spoken of, I think in the survivalist or prepper circle, is how to avoid becoming a refugee post SHTF. We talk a lot about prepping, we talk a lot about bugging out or bugging in, but we never really talk about the situation where we do find ourselves shut…

Les Stroud, “Will To Live, Dispatches From The Edge Of Survival”

Feb 2, 2011 | Books, Les Stroud, Psychology

Well, this review comes one day after his new book was released. I actually had an advance copy of it from the publisher, and struggled to get through it; but not why you might think. I have been super busy with work and at the end of the day it has just been hard…

Share and Share Alike? or The Case For Non-Lethal Defense “Part 2”

Feb 1, 2011 | Preparedness, Survivalism

This is a second article by the same reader who asked not to be identified. During my last article I discussed various scenarios for using non-lethal defenses. While the responses were great, they did focus on an ancillary aspect of the article I didn’t intend to be…