Meshtastic & LoRa: The Off-Grid Communication Lifeline Every Prepper Needs

by suburban | Apr 6, 2025 | Bug In, Bug Out, But Out Bag, Communications, Cyber Security, EDC, Iphone/Smartphone, Mutual Assistance Group, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival

Why Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Mat­ter in a Cri­sis Stay­ing Con­nect­ed When Every­thing Goes Dark When dis­as­ter strikes, the first thing you’ll notice is how quick­ly reg­u­lar com­mu­ni­ca­tion chan­nels col­lapse. Imag­ine a severe hur­ri­cane knock­ing out cell... Read more

Using Offline AI for Family Preparedness and Mutual Assistance Groups to Thrive

by suburban | Mar 21, 2025 | AI, Bug In, Bug Out, Preparedness, Prepping, suburban survival, Survivalism

Using Offline AI for Fam­i­ly Pre­pared­ness and Mutu­al Assis­tance Groups to Thrive When you think about pre­pared­ness, you prob­a­bly pic­ture things like you’re stock­pil­ing food, stor­ing water, shoot­ing, hunt­ing, or learn­ing basic first aid. You may have... Read more

The Rising Tide of Food Prices in 2024 — Beef and Pork in Focus

by suburban | Feb 26, 2024 | Food, Food Storage, Homesteading, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Survivalism, Urban Survival

As we step into 2024, the shad­ow of ris­ing food prices looms large, par­tic­u­lar­ly in the realms of beef and pork. This surge is not just a blip on the eco­nom­ic radar but a trend that’s been build­ing, influ­enced by a com­plex web of fac­tors from cli­mate to... Read more

Trucker Strike and the Trump Verdict: A Perfect Storm for NYC’s Supply Chain

by suburban | Feb 19, 2024 | Food Storage, Politics, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Survivalism, Urban Survival

As I sit down to unrav­el the tan­gled web of New York City’s lat­est logis­ti­cal night­mare, it’s impos­si­ble to ignore the rip­ples caused by a ver­dict that has truck dri­vers up in arms. In a strik­ing move, a band of dri­vers dubbed “Truck­ers for Trump” are... Read more

10 Essential Items a Prepper Should Keep in Their Faraday Cage for EMP Protection

by suburban | Feb 16, 2024 | EMP, Faraday Cage, Preparedness, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Survival Gear, Urban Survival

Imag­ine a sud­den burst of ener­gy capa­ble of ren­der­ing most mod­ern tech­nol­o­gy useless—in an instant, the world as we know it could change due to an elec­tro­mag­net­ic pulse, or EMP. This sce­nario is not just the premise of a sci­ence fic­tion nov­el; it’s a... Read more