My “Electronic” Survival Library
NOTE: I am Updating this post and the updated data/files can be found here: http://www.suburbansurvivalblog/updated-survival-library/ My Web Host is asking I change where my documents are hosted, and am moving them to another document hosting service. The new post will take some time to complete so please check back often… So, by electronic survival library, […]
The Design of a Bug Out Weekend Gear Test
I joined, not too long ago, a preparedness meetup group in Northern NJ. There seem to be only a few of us that are regulars and show up once a month to the meeting. There are various other members of the group that may make it depending on their schedules or not. One of the […]
Plans to Build a Garden Box and Fall Gardens
I have plans. I always have plans. But one of my plans this fall is to build a raised garden box the size of a table I have on the deck of my apartment. It is worthy investment, assuming I am going to stay in this spot for the next couple of years so I […]
Saturday Videos
Today’s Edutainment on Hulu, Episode One of Survival School How to Make Waterproof Tinder for Fire Starting httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Jb3SyhsG4 Urban Indoor Secret Survival Garden httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mOY75okKLc Water Shortage – Urban Survival httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afn2Ig-1TKU Gerald Celente On The Collector’ s Coach Show httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rllOPpueWhM
I Ordered My ARRL Ham Radio License Manual
I ordered my ARRL Ham Radio License Manual this week. It was predicated on the Northern NJ Meetup I attended a couple weeks ago, and another gentleman I met at the meetup some time ago that has his Ham license. There is a lot of chatter in the survivalist world about being able to […]
A Fine From the TSA… I Should Have Expected It…
Remember that little post I wrote a month or so ago about my morning at Newark Airport? Well about 30 days ago, I get a letter in the mail from the TSA. What did it say you might ask? Well, they imposed a $250.00 civil penalty against me. I am assuming this paid for the […]
DIY – Making Makeshift Shoes Out of Tires Post SHTF
NOTE: I found this post here, and thought it interesting enough as a DIY project you can file in the back of your head or put on your USB drive to carry around with you: This seems sort of odd…but in a post disaster world that may not get back to producing things like shoes […]
Survival Gear Bargains on Craigslist
There is no doubt that buying gear can get expensive. I personally have purchased and wasted a ton of money on gear that I have purchased and have replaced because after buying it learning that it may not have been the best solution. I have also learned not to purchase a single piece of equipment […]
Life.
Well, this may have nothing to do with suburban survival, or survivalism as we define it in general. But, I found out tonight, my neighbor in NJ died from cancer. She was older, yes. But a very, very , very nice person. She lived with her son and his wife next door to me. I […]
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Hey there, just a quick note from me, letting you know that I put up a Facebook fan page yesterday, and hoping that you “Like” us. If you do, please click here or go to the right of this page and click the like button on Facebook. I’ll be using that to announce promotions, etc. […]