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Suburban Survival Blog | A Survival and Preparedness Website and Blog

Happy Thanksgiving To All

Nov 25, 2010 | Personal

This is short and sweet, and there may be ore posts today, but most importantly, I to say thank you. Thank you to all of you who put up with my little rantings, learning experiences, etc. Happy Thanksgiving to all…

Dave Canterbury’s New Magazine, Self Reliance Illustrated

Nov 24, 2010 | Books, Dave Canterbury

Well, it has been a long time in coming, but Dave Canterbury of The Pathfinder School, LLC recently released his new magazine Self Reliance Illustrated. Here is what I received via Email yesterday afternoon, and with permission from the Pathfinder School and their…

Review of Bear Grylls Ultimate Knife & Parang Machete from Gerber by Field & Stream

Nov 24, 2010 | Bear Grylls, EDC, Gear, Knives, Survival Gear

As a knife fan, I really look forward seeing and hearing reviews about knives and how they work in the field. I hate to make a mistake when buying a knife. Once you have bought and used it, you own it for life, unless you can unload it on someone for a few dollars…

The Mobile Washer

Nov 23, 2010 | Hygiene, Preparedness

So, I just got my Mobile Washer. Primarily I purchased it for camping trips next year so that I could wash the smoke and body odors out of my clothes while camping for a few days, and decrease the number of clothing items I bring. It looks like a nifty little item…

Apartment Prepping, the Real Deal In My Opinion

Nov 22, 2010 | Barter, Bug In, Bug Out, But Out Bag, Food, Preparedness, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival, Water

I hesitated writing this because I wanted it to be comprehensive, but I don’t want it to be a book. However, I am going to let it be as long as it needs to be at this point. Yesterday, I was out at my NJ Preparedness Meetup and one of the people asked me how I kept…

Saturday Videos

Nov 20, 2010 | Personal

First, sorry there was no post yesterday. I was busy in the city with clients and I was just mentally exhausted when I returned, thus I could not focus on writing. Look out next week, however for a post on Apartment Prepping, and what I really think of it. It is…

Financial Readiness for Survival (A Personal Note)

Nov 18, 2010 | Economy, Preparedness, Survivalism

I’ve come to terms this week and come to a couple of conclusions. That as a survivalist, prepper, or whatever you want to call me, I am not financially prepared for a large or even mid-size emergency. I used to be prepared for the midsize emergency, had no debt…

The AK-47: Questions About the Most Important Weapon Ever on Popular Mechanics

Nov 17, 2010 | Guns & Weapons

Hey guys, I have a lot of running around to do today for work, so I am going to leave you with a cool article on Popular Mechanics regarding the AK-47… Give it a read, and hope that you enjoy. Sorry so short today, but very busy! The AK-47: Questions About the Most…

Glenn Beck on Being Prepared and Prepping

Nov 16, 2010 | Money, Preparedness

Go into this video to about 11:00 minutes into the video, and Glenn starts talking about being prepared for the future. As he usually does, he rants a bit, but he makes some serious valid points here. This aired on November 15th. He touches on Food storage, but I…