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…
DIY — Build a Barrel Smoker for your Bug Out Location
Hopefully by the end of this you will be able to build your own BBQ smoker out of some barrels. I believe this smoker is called an offset drum smoker. With it you can smoke meats and foods. It uses charcoal and fruit wood as fuel/smoke. How to build a barrel smoker…
On The Heals Of My Last Post About The AR‑7
So, I am a huge fan of the .22 long rifle. It’s a classic rifle that most every kid cuts their teeth on learning how to shoot. I earned many NRA marksmanship awards after learning how to shoot at summer camp when I was a kid. If I remember, I earned the level of…
Reviews of the Henry Survival Rifle / AR‑7
So a couple months ago I bought a Henry .22 Survival rifle. It is an interesting rifle that packs up into its own stock for storage. I’ve shot it a couple of times and have mixed feelings about it. It seems to do exactly what Henry said it would do, and the…
Survivalist Fiction — “Unintended Consequences,” by John Ross
Found this online, I’ll probably drop it into the Kindle for a read: Unintended Consequences. It is over 700 pages long and the PDF is well over 1.5MB… Enjoy.
I Raided My Bug Out Bag. A Dumb Thing To Do
So, in order to do a little camping this past weekend, I raided my Bug Out Bag. Dumb thing to do. Why you might ask. Well, now I have to replace it. I was in such a hurry on Friday to gather my stuff together, I need to re-assemble part of the bag, and I have to…
Urban Survival at the Homeless Shelter
If The Job Situation In the United States Isn’t A SHTF, I Don’t Know What Is…
DIY — Solar Water Heater for Your Bug Out Location (Parts 1 — 28) — Updated with 29+
Quite by accident, I came across video number seven of this series… I quickly found this project fascinating and had to share it with everyone… Following these words you will find 28 YouTube videos chronicling the project of building a solar water heater for a…
Staying Aware Of Your Surroundings
Whether I am in a survival situation or not I try to stay aware of my surroundings. I first became more aware of what was going on around me when I moved to NJ from PA about 10 years ago. I went from small town to big suburbs and big city as well. It was a real…
