You’re NOT Welcome Here!

by suburban | Dec 31, 2013 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Guest Posts, Preparedness

This is what hun­dreds, per­haps thou­sands, of peo­ple who own prop­er­ty in the New York Catskill moun­tain area were told in 2011. Local res­i­dents as well as state police turned legal prop­er­ty own­ers away from access to their land in the fall of that year. But... Read more

Bug Out Threats, Traffic and Fuel, Part 1.5, OPSEC

by suburban | Sep 16, 2012 | Bug Out, Bug Out Vehicle, Preparedness

This is a sup­ple­ment to Bug Out Threats, Traf­fic and Fuel, Part One.  While trav­el­ing this week, it occurred to me I might have missed some­thing in the orig­i­nal post.  In fact it was brought to my atten­tion by a bud­dy of mine as we were... Read more

Bug Out Threats, Traffic and Fuel, Part One

by suburban | Aug 28, 2012 | Bug Out, Preparedness

Liv­ing in NJ is an expe­ri­ence unto itself.  Just ask any of my friends who live here that are trans­plants like me.  It is cer­tain­ly one of the most unique places I have ever been.  Peo­ple here just want to get from point A to point B when they... Read more

Escaping From New York City. Is It Really a Viable Concept in a SHTF?

by suburban | Jun 16, 2011 | Bug Out, Urban Survival

Live in New York City?  Vis­it­ing NYC this sum­mer?  Work in New York City?  Going into the City for din­ner, show, hap­py hour, etc.?Guess what, today we explore ways to get out of the city in the event of a SHTF, pri­or to road­blocks, mar­tial law,... Read more

Northern NJ After Heavy Rains All Night, a Hard Bug Out Situation

by suburban | Apr 21, 2011 | Bug Out, suburban survival

Sun­day morn­ing I got up a lit­tle ear­ly, brewed my pot of cof­fee, show­ered, and out the door I went to north­west­ern NJ to vis­it  a friend I have not seen in sev­er­al months.  We were head­ing to PA to pick up some addi­tion­al ammo.  My bud­dy... Read more