The Heirloom Experiment: Part Two, I Received My Seed Order

by suburban | Jul 21, 2010 | Food, Heirloom Seeds, Plants, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

This week I received my heir­loom seed order from my Ebay order.  Here is what was includ­ed in the pack­age. A sealed mylar bag with the date the seeds were pack­aged and sealed. Instruc­tions on how to store the seeds (pre­ferred method the refrig­er­a­tor or... Read more

Food Storage Guide

by suburban | Jul 16, 2010 | Food, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Here are two pages that list a wide vari­ety of foods, condi­ments etc. and their approx­i­mate shelf life when stored at room tem­per­a­ture, and also when refrig­er­at­ed or frozen.   The web pages were archived from the North Dako­ta State Uni­ver­si­ty’s... Read more

DIY — Build a Barrel Smoker for your Bug Out Location

by suburban | Jul 8, 2010 | DIY, Food, Homesteading, Stoves

Hope­ful­ly by the end of this you will be able to build your own BBQ smok­er out of some bar­rels.  I believe this smok­er is called an off­set drum smok­er.  With it you can smoke meats and foods.  It uses char­coal and fruit wood as fuel/smoke. How... Read more

Three Videos on Freezer Bag Cooking for Camping or Hiking

by suburban | Jul 5, 2010 | Cooking, Food, Stoves

Sim­ple, Easy & Fast Trail Food Last Minute Trail Food: Piz­za Ramen Trail Food Made Sim­ple: Bean & Rice... Read more

Including Flour Based Recipes In Your GHB, BoB, etc.

by suburban | Jun 23, 2010 | Bug Out, But Out Bag, Cooking, DIY, Food, Preparedness

So, I already to this.  I fig­ured some time ago, it would be smart to have some­thing flour based with me when I hike or go camp­ing.  In fact, I will go a step far­ther and say that I have also added small jars of dried veg­eta­bles with a cou­ple of... Read more