If The Job Situation In the United States Isn’t A SHTF, I Don’t Know What Is…

by suburban | Jul 6, 2010 | Economy, Jobs, Money, suburban survival

Here is a blog post from The Eco­nom­ic Col­lapse Blog talk­ing about the US and our job sit­u­a­tion.  If this isn’t a SHTF sit­u­a­tion I don’t know what is.  Prep­ping for the future is some­thing I think is not only smart, it is a require­ment.... Read more

Money, the Forgotten Prep?

by suburban | Jul 2, 2010 | Bug In, Bug Out, But Out Bag, Money, Preparedness, suburban survival

I am guilty of this myself.  Being in the sub­urbs of one of the most fas­ci­nat­ing cities on the plan­et (to me) I too am guilty of whip­ping out a cred­it card or check card for every pur­chase.  What if the pow­er grid were to go down?  What if the... Read more

Bugging In? Think About Comfort Foods Too.

by suburban | Jun 28, 2010 | Barter, Bug In, Preparedness, Psychology

I met a prep­per about a month or so ago, and we were dis­cussing our preps, what we thought we would need based on fam­i­ly, sit­u­a­tion, etc.  He men­tioned to me that he pur­chas­es com­fort foods that he would nor­mal­ly pick up at the gro­cery store.... Read more

My Thoughts on the Rule of Threes in the Suburbs and a SHTF Situation

by suburban | Jun 25, 2010 | Bug In, Bug Out, Preparedness

Today, I want­ed to dis­cuss the Rule of 3’s, but not the stan­dard Rule of 3’s.  These are my addi­tions to the Rule of 3’s that I see as mak­ing a dif­fer­ence in decid­ing to pre­serve your­self in a SHTF in the sub­urbs or an urban set­ting… Any... Read more

My Thoughts About a Bug Out Location

by suburban | Jun 14, 2010 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Energy, Fishing, Hunting, Preparedness, Shelter, Survival Gear, Urban Survival, Water

So, I have been giv­ing more and more thought to a BOL. Here is why: My fam­i­ly’s home, which is my cur­rent BOL is 100 miles from my home in NJ. It is rur­al, but still near major roads and is high­ly vis­i­ble to the street, as is the gar­den, vehi­cles, etc.... Read more