My Altoids EDC Emergency Kit

by suburban | Aug 13, 2010 | DIY, EDC, Gear, Preparedness

I car­ry an Altoid EDC Emer­gency Kit just about every­where I go.  I have one that can get through air­line secu­ri­ty (no razor blade or knife, but it does have a fire steel and scraper in the kit that makes it through secu­ri­ty with no issues).  The one... Read more

The iPad as a Modern Survival Device

by suburban | Jul 26, 2010 | EDC, Gear, iPad, Iphone/Smartphone, Preparedness, Survival Gear

Huh?  The iPad as a Mod­ern Sur­vival Device?  Real­ly?  Yup.  Let me explain a lit­tle.  First, I’m in the Inter­net busi­ness.  Not going to get into a lot of that now, but I want to give you some per­spec­tive on why I say that.... Read more

What You (and I) Need To Know About Knives

by suburban | Jul 26, 2010 | Gear, Knives, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

There are many types of knives out there.  I have many.  Prob­a­bly too many knives, but each one has a pur­pose, so when I go camp­ing or hik­ing I choose the right one to go with.  I usu­al­ly car­ry one or two knives pret­ty con­sis­tent­ly.... Read more

Survival Cooking With Aluminum Foil

by suburban | Jul 16, 2010 | Cooking, Improvised Gear, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I always car­ry alu­minum foil.  In fact, in my Altoids kit there are two square feet of alu­minum foil.  I car­ry it because if I need a makeshift bowl or need to cook some­thing I have what I need to do the job, and can pos­si­bly reuse it if I had to.... Read more

The Mora, by Survival Common Sense.

by suburban | Jul 11, 2010 | Bushcraft, EDC, Knives, Preparedness

I bought a Frosts Mora Knife sev­er­al months ago, and have car­ried it in my day pack since as part of my EDC and my Trav­el Car­ry.  I car­ry it when I go camp­ing (among oth­er blades), hik­ing, etc. Sur­vival Com­mon Sense had a good review of the Mora.... Read more