Suburbansurvival Blog

Survivalism & Disaster Preparedness

Resources and Commentary on Prepping in Suburbia

After a year or so of the site being down, we’re slowly relaunching it with all the old content, and writing new content. It’s been well over a year since I’ve done any prepping, and recently started again. Updates over the last 18 months are, Ms. Prepper is now Mrs. Prepper, and there’s the addition of Baby Prepper, too… I feel like it’s all new again, and I’m learning from scratch…

Prepping, Moving, and Lots of Stuff. Protecting Your OPSEC

Sep 19, 2015 | Bug In, Food Storage, Gear, Personal, Preparedness, Prepping, Survival Gear

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…

Character Matters, Quick Thoughts About Shelter With in a SHTF

Aug 26, 2015 | Mutual Assistance Group, Personal Security, Preparedness

In considering to form a survival group or just simply who you would allow sheltering with you in an SHTF/WROL emergency there are many articles, videos, books, etc that discuss the type of people to seek for inclusion in such a group: A mechanic, a doctor/nurse/EMT,…

Jade Helm: Another Perspective

Aug 19, 2015 | Preparedness, Prepping

By now if you’re a prepper (and even if not) you pretty much have to been living in a cave or under a rock not to have at least heard of Jade Helm. But for the benefit of anyone reading this who hasn’t very briefly Jade Helm is a very large scale military exercise…

Properly installing a CB radio Part 2

May 25, 2015 | Bug Out Vehicle, Communications, Gear, Preparedness

In part one of this article, we covered the gear and techniques necessary for a proper installation of CB radio in a vehicle…so now that the system is set up, lets learn how to optimize its transmission capability. In part two, we will discuss a few common problems…

Properly installing a CB radio Part 1

May 18, 2015 | Bug Out Vehicle, Communications, Gear, Preparedness

Citizen band radio is free and requires no FCC license to operate so it is a good choice for local communication. If cell phones fail to work for whatever reason, it may be the best method for remote communication since its range is better than FRS and GMRS. When I…

Travel EDC, Podcast Number 3

May 11, 2015 | EDC, Gear, Podcast, suburban survival, Travel, Urban Survival

This week Cam and I talk about Travel EDC. It’s a concept that is close to me because I do a lot of traveling for work. For instance, while I’m not a fan of traveling for work, I’m traveling for three weeks out of four in the month of April. It makes…

Square Foot Farming Part 3

May 11, 2015 | Food, Food Storage, Homesteading, Pets, Preparedness, Prepping

This is the third part of a three part article sharing with you my experiences with square foot farming… well its not really farming but it involves both gardening and animal husbandry so it may as well be. In part one, I explained some of my experiences with…

Square Foot Farming Part 2

May 4, 2015 | Food, Food Storage, Homesteading, Pets, Preparedness, Self Reliance

This is the second part of a three part article sharing with you my experiences with square foot farming… its something most suburban dwellers can do and its an essential prepper skill. In part one, I explained some of my experiences with gardening in small spaces… in…

Square Foot Farming Part 1

Apr 27, 2015 | DIY, Food, Food Storage, Gardening, Heirloom Seeds, Homesteading, Preparedness

This is the first of three articles geared toward helping a suburban or even an urban dweller become more food self sufficient. It doesn’t take a lot of space to grow food but it does take a different type of thinking than the traditional garden. I’ll break down my…