90 Prepper and Preparedness YouTube Channels
If any of you have followed this blog for a long period of time (and I assume some of the old-timers are gone), I used to post every Saturday a number of curated videos from YouTube that I selected as potentially relevant. Since then my subscriptions have expanded. Some for the better, some for the […]
Prepping, Moving, and Lots of Stuff. Protecting Your OPSEC
Well, after many years in the 1 – 1/2 bedroom apartment in Northern NJ, Ms. Prepper and I recently moved in together, and into a new home. Anyone that has accumulated any amount of stuff, knows that the mere act of packing your stuff and moving it can be a daunting task. In this prepper’s case, […]
Worrying about the “New” Tick Borne Disease? Read Up On The Hype Here.
You may have heard in the news recently about the tick borne virus, Powasson, being spread in the north east and the great lakes region. Warnings released from several health officials have prompted news outlets to pick up the story… but the headlines, and even the articles, are very misleading. A prime example is this […]
Maintenance of Everyday Items
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, and other big ticket items….and we all maintain/charge the batteries in our phones, flashlights, […]
Our First Podcast – Basic Food Storage
[powerpress] Welcome to one of the newest additions and changes to the Suburban Survival Blog. We’ve started adding a Podcast as we continue to ramp up new content, as well as bring you new reviews, and more going forward. While to many this may be a basic podcast, we’ve made our first attempt. I don’t […]
Handgun Choices for the New Gun Owner
This is the third installment in a series of papers to educate the new prepper about what weapons they should have on hand. I’m approaching this from a SHTF scenario and an everyday carry, personal protection perspective. While I’m not advocating using any firearm in an offensive manner, I stress that being able to use […]
No More Apartment Prepping… Any advice?
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 apartment into a house. There is a LOT more space. Any […]
New Orleans City Tour. Artifacts of Katrina, 10 Years Later
Hey everyone. This weekend I am in New Orleans for the very first time for a work conference. I am fortunate enough to have my significant other with me to enjoy the weekend with. We’re having a good time. Dinner, & a couple drinks on Bourbon Street, etc. Yesterday we took a city tour. It […]
Inexpensive DIY Tin Can Lighting and Cooking
As a life prepper and survival expert in the high desert there are certain things that I center on when it comes to my families safety, comfort and survival. The concentration for todays article is on DIY light. Contrary to popular myth the high desert of Arizona and New Mexico does not always have a […]
The EBT Scare, Panic, and the Lesson
Over the weekend you no doubt heard about the EBT outage that bright the system to a halt. If you don’t know what EBT is, it means “Electronic Benefits Transfer” and is the electronic version of the “Food Stamp Program.” So, this means that instead of receiving paper food stamps and paper checks, you are issued […]