Although I think it's possible to survive most types of disasters while living in the city, that doesn't mean the city isn't more dangerous than the countryside. By choosing to remain in the city, you are facing several potential dangers, and it's important that you be aware of … [Read more...]
6 Self-Defense Tips For Urban Survivalists
Finding yourself unarmed while facing an attacker is a nightmare scenario. If they have a weapon and you don't, then no matter what their weapon is, the odds are severely stacked against you. Even if they aren't armed, fending off an attacker without a weapon is an intimidating … [Read more...]
9 Urban Survival Skills That Could Save Your Life
I recently wrote about 20 skills you can trade after the SHTF, but this time I want to focus on urban survival skills. If you live in the city, these skills could literally save your life during the next major disaster. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list, and the … [Read more...]
5 Things You Need For Urban Navigation
You might not think urban navigation is a very important skill, but you'll change your mind quickly if a disaster happens while you're away from home. Picture it: You and your best friends are packed into a shiny new car you just bought with your summer bonus, headed to the … [Read more...]
After the Collapse: 10 Urban Survival Strategies
Today I want to share a couple of awesome videos by Canadian Prepper. These videos are from his After The Collapse series, which is worth watching not only for the things you'll learn but also because it's very entertaining. The latest videos are about urban survival, and he … [Read more...]
8 Threats to Beware of if You Live in the City
This article is for preppers and non-preppers, and I want to start it with a grim statement: If you live in a major metropolitan area, your chances of survival are relatively low in a large scale disaster scenario. Do you think I'm exaggerating? If you live in a city but … [Read more...]
How To Become The Gray Man
If you're living in the city during a disaster, the last thing you want to do is draw attention to yourself. Whether it's a short-term disaster like a hurricane or a long-term disaster like an economic crisis, you can expect crime to be very high. Police will be stretched to the … [Read more...]
5 Fatal Mistakes To Avoid When You’re Bugging In
Unless your home is in danger of being destroyed or an airborne disease is sweeping through your town, you're better off staying at home than bugging out. It's more comfortable, all your supplies are there, and as long as you have plenty of home security measures in place, … [Read more...]
How and Why to Pick a Lock
Most people don't like to think about this, but during a disaster, there are many moral gray areas. Obviously stealing is wrong, but what if you're doing it to save someone's life? For example, what if your child has an infection and desperately needs antibiotics, but the only … [Read more...]
10+ Urban Survival Tips You Should Learn
Happy New Year, everyone! Let's kick it off with a series of videos full of urban survival tips. This series was created by Reality Survival. When I first discovered it there were only 10 videos, but since then he's added 3 more videos in just a few weeks (as of this writing). … [Read more...]
Urban Preppers vs Rural Preppers
If you haven't already, you should subscribe to Canadian Prepper on Youtube. Go ahead, I'll wait. Every week he makes several high-quality videos covering all aspects of preparedness, especially physical and mental preparedness. Plus some gear reviews. In this video he talks … [Read more...]
13 Things You Can Scavenge From Cars After The SHTF
Cars are everywhere. If you're anywhere near a city when the SHTF, you'll come across thousands of them. And if the disaster is severe enough, many of these vehicles will be abandoned. Why does this matter? Because there are many survival items you can scavenge from abandoned … [Read more...]
7 Urban Survival Mistakes That Could Get You Killed
A while back I wrote about 9 urban survival skills that could save your life. Not having these skills could literally get you killed. However, there are many urban survival mistakes that could also get you killed. Here are seven... Want to save this post for later? Click … [Read more...]
8 Wilderness Survival Skills You Can Use For Urban Survival
When city dwellers hear the words “wilderness skills”, they usually ignore them--even if they’re preppers. They tend to think something like, "This doesn’t really apply to me because I live in the city. I’ll never need to start a bow drill, anyway... I have 3 lighters!" The … [Read more...]
Urban Navigation: Escape and Evasion
Today I want to share another video by Black Scout Survival. In this video he talks about how to avoid getting trapped or lost in the middle of the city during a disaster. This video is just one in a whole series of videos called Urban Survival/Escape and Evasion. You can … [Read more...]
