I have over 15 years of service in the defense industry and am a reserve officer (prior active duty). During that time I’ve lived in/deployed to/served in over two dozen countries, which has offered the opportunity to see how different societies function. No doubt about it, America is still the best place to be, before or after TSHTF.
Growing up on the family farm in rural Nebraska led to familiarly with farming, firearms, and outdoors living from an early age. My wife, three young children, and I currently live in Fairfax County, Virginia, just a few miles from Washington D.C. – getting the hell out of here is a high priority.
As I note in the Why Survivalism page and The Case for American Collapse post, I believe the Western world is today more vulnerable to both natural and man-made catastrophes than at any time in our past – from terrorist attacks, to natural disasters, and even financial meltdown.
Some survivalist types almost sound as if they are waiting for the end of the world as we know it (TEOTWAWKI) with eagerness; to me that’s insane. I truly hope these plans never have to be put into action, but it’s worth planning for.
Originally I planned for the primary focus of this blog to be on the tactical how-to planning of getting our family with children out of this urban/suburban area and to my parents farm in Nebraska should we need to. That’s still a major topic, but somehow firearms related posts seems to dominate, a trend likely to continue! This is because I think security issues will trump all others in the first year post-TEOTWAWKI, with food acquisition a close second.
Note: While the title of this blog is “Suburban Survivalist,” that refers to me being a survivalist in the suburbs, not trying to live with my family in the suburbs post-TEOTWAWKI, which is a losing proposition some think they can make work (I believe they will almost all fail, especially on the east coast). Even more reason for focus on firearms.
All these preparations require detailed planning and stockpiling, which I hope to develop here. Finally, I will cover some of the economic, social, and political issues that may cause TEOTWAWKI.
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April 27, 2007
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