Urban and suburban preppers have their own sets of challenges when it comes to prepping for disasters and surviving them.
Everything needs to be planned and prepared differently: from the bug out bag, bug out routes, apartment security, bug out vehicles, food and water sources, water purification, gardening and much more.
You don’t need to look very far back in history to find horrifying examples of the carnage inflicted upon civilian populations when cities are overtaken by war. When war physically reaches the doorsteps of civilians, it is typically the civilian populations that suffer more than anybody. Since cities are the very worst environments on Earth …
Dense, built-up urban terrain makes for one of the most challenging environments to survive in. From sprawling Southern cities to towering skyscraper hives of Northern metropolises, urban areas come in all shapes and sizes, but they all present similar advantages and disadvantages to preppers getting ready to survive tough times. You might not live in …
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While a majority of the most basic material preps will cover you no matter what kind of disaster you are facing and where, certain situations and locales will require additional or completely different approaches. There are few places where this will become more readily apparent than the concrete jungles of major cities. Any large city …
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen the topic turns to survival skills among proponents of self-sufficiency, the conversations is almost always framed in the context of survival or subsistence in a remote wilderness setting. This makes a fair amount of sense as being far away from any infrastructure and possible support afford by civilization in a life-threatening scenario is one …
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[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ost expert preppers agree that those with the ability to live or bug out to a rural location have a greater chance of surviving a widespread SHTF event. But for those who find themselves trapped in an urban environment or suburb when SHTF, there are a number of excellent urban survival books that can provide …
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne of the most important things to consider in today’s society is safety for yourself and your family. For those living in an apartment, home security can be more challenging due to the close proximity of people living in the area as well as the greater likelihood of people coming and going frequently. So, we’ve …
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[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are different types of disasters that could destroy life as you know it in a city (natural causes, or caused by mankind). The worst thing you can do as a prepper, is not have a plan for the worst-case scenario. If a disaster strikes the city you live in, you’ll want a plan so …
Urban areas and suburban fill-in present significant survival challenges to preppers. While every climate and terrain type has its share of perks and hardships, for all their technological splendor cities are among the hardest of environments to endure a SHTF event in. Consider that more than 80% of the American population in total lives in …
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen people read and talk about survival and preparedness, there is a great focus on rural locations, bugging out, and surviving in the wilderness. However, over 80% of the population in the U.S. lives in urban areas and a large majority of those people do not have anywhere to go outside of the city, such …
Can you bug in if you live in the city? Absolutely you can. There are just some adjustments you need to make to your planning so that you can increase your chance of survival. Although most experts may recommend that you get out of the city if possible during a SHTF event, that just isn’t …
