Suburban Survival Blog | A Preparedness and Survival Website

Suburban Survival Blog | A Survival and Preparedness Website and Blog

Can The Egypt Communications Censorship Happen Here Too?

Jan 31, 2011 | Personal

Could what happened to communications in Egypt this past week happen here in the USA? Last week, in an attempt to censor communications in their country, Egypt’s government shut down the use of Facebook and Twitter. Eventually they shut down the Internet altogether…

Saturday Videos

Jan 29, 2011 | Personal

Scenario-Deadly Force is used to protect our food. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOKrNwn-do8 Canning Butter httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmmyS7z1UNI Nutnfancy — Mini 14 Against The World, part 1 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fk84KLiaa4 Nutnfancy — Mini 14…

I’m Failing My 2011 Fitness Goals Already

Jan 27, 2011 | Health, Physical Fitness, Preparedness, Psychology

Yes, it’s true. I am already failing to accomplish my 2011 fitness goals. I blame part of it on my new job. I am out of the house before 7:00 a.m. each morning. Big deal, right? A lot of you reading this could be out the door at 5:00 a.m., I am sure. I also get…

Duct Tape as a Survival Tool

Jan 26, 2011 | General

Sigh, So here I was, about to write a post about some or many of the uses of Duct Tape in a survival situation. Just before I sat down to write this post, I did a last minute search for Duct Tape and Survival… I should not have been surprised when I found many…

Teamwork for Suburban and Urban Survival – Part Four

Jan 25, 2011 | Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Okay, in part four Teamwork for Suburban and Urban Survival, today we talk about a list of skills that we may think are important for you, your friends, and team to know in a short or long term survival situation. As I scour the Internet for lists of essential skills…

The Case For Non-Lethal Defense

Jan 24, 2011 | Guest Posts

Guest Post by a reader who wishes to remain anonymous. You can’t get away from it. Prepping/survival blogs, websites, books, videos etc. all inevitable (and sometimes initially too) discuss the need for a defense strategy in the face of a SHTF event leading to living…

Teamwork for Suburban and Urban Survival – Part Three

Jan 19, 2011 | Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Yesterday, I finished up the post by illustrating the old west. Wouldn’t it be great to roll up on a small town that is isolated from the rest of society, is self sufficient, has a great agricultural community, steel mill, power plant, honest people with good skills,…

Teamwork for Suburban and Urban Survival – Part Two

Jan 18, 2011 | Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Did you give some thought yesterday to who your friends are and what skills they have? Are they doctors, lawyers, blacksmith, veterinarian, pharmacist, construction workers, etc? How about yourself? What skills do you have? What skills can you teach, barter, or…

Teamwork for Suburban and Urban Survival – Part One

Jan 17, 2011 | Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Is it inevitable; A disaster of catastrophic proportion that changes everyone’s living situation going forward for good? Is living post disaster just an unforeseen reality that many of us have not experienced yet? Look at Haiti just over a year ago. Look at…