Maintenance of Everyday Items

by Cameron | Apr 3, 2015 | EDC, Gear, Guns & Weapons, Knives, suburban survival, Urban Survival

One of the con­stants of the uni­verse is Mur­phys Law… if some­thing can go wrong, it will.  And along those lines, if some­thing isn’t main­tained prop­er­ly it will fail at the worst time.  Every­one remem­bers main­te­nance on their cars, on their house,... Read more

Ebola, Ebola, Ebola, What I Am Doing To Prepare

by suburban | Oct 27, 2014 | Bug In, Bug Out, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

How many times in the last sev­er­al weeks have you heard about Ebo­la?  Too many?  Me too.  Some may say I am crazy, some may say I am cau­tious, and some are walk­ing around liv­ing in their bub­ble of life with­out a clue. It was only a few weeks... Read more

No More Apartment Prepping… Any advice?

by suburban | May 12, 2014 | Personal, Preparedness, Prepping

Well, it seems I usu­al­ly start out a post with, “It’s been a while, but…”  In this case, I can say that it’s been just about two months; it’s been stress­ful, reward­ing, expen­sive, and much more.  Any­way, as the title says, I’m out of the... Read more

Raise Your Hand if You’ve Ever Used Your Fish Mox

by suburban | Mar 11, 2014 | Health, Medical, Personal, Preparedness, Self Reliance

Two weeks ago I trav­eled for work.  Over the week­end, I felt myself start­ing to feel like crap.  By Mon­day I felt like I had strep throat and bron­chi­tis.  hav­ing both of them in the past I basi­cal­ly self diag­nosed.  I was going to dive... Read more

Review: Where There Is No FEMA, Survival for Normal People in (Very) Abnormal Times, by Richard Bryant

by suburban | Mar 2, 2014 | Books, Preparedness

I was asked to review the book “Where There Is No FEMA.”  I’ve been turn­ing down many book reviews late­ly for two rea­sons.  First, because my time has been very lim­it­ed with work, and sec­ond, because I find many books on the Prep­per genre strik­ing­ly... Read more