Urban and Suburban Survival — Handling Dead Bodies in a SHTF

by suburban | Jul 15, 2010 | suburban survival, Urban Survival

Well, this is a top­ic that many don’t even want to dis­cuss… How­ev­er, if there is a major break­down in soci­ety or a huge major dis­as­ter, man made or not, could be a real­i­ty in an urban or sub­ur­ban sit­u­a­tion.  Han­dling dead bod­ies is some­thing... Read more

The Police Are Not Responding to 44 Different Crimes.

by suburban | Jul 15, 2010 | Bug Out, suburban survival

This is just crazy. Pro­tect and Serve. That is the police mot­to, almost all over the world. Admit­ted­ly, much of my fam­i­ly is in law enforce­ment; fed­er­al, state, and local. I have friends that are fed­er­al, state, and local law enforce­ment as well. I have... Read more

Worth Watching — Docudrama on Pandemics

by suburban | Jul 15, 2010 | Bug In, Health, Pandemic, Preparedness

This is a docu­d­ra­ma I came across that I believe could be a real­is­tic sit­u­a­tion and could cre­ate a bug in sit­u­a­tion for fam­i­lies to try to keep from con­tract­ing a dis­ease. Read more

Independence Day Weekend at the Camp Site

by suburban | Jul 14, 2010 | Hygiene, Personal, Preparedness, Survival Gear, Water

Well, last week­end was a good one.  Not only because I cel­e­brat­ed Inde­pen­dence Day, it was also my Moth­er’s birth­day (she turned 65), but I was able to get out and do a lit­tle camp­ing too.  It was a hot and long one as well…  It was more of a... Read more

Tom Brown’s “Guide to City and Suburban Survival”

by suburban | Jul 9, 2010 | Books, suburban survival

I am going to pref­ace this post by say­ing, that this book is for those of us/you that know noth­ing about noth­ing.  It is for the sub­ur­ban and urban dweller that plugs stuff in, and thinks that is how elec­tric­i­ty works, or the per­son that turns on a... Read more