There’s some amazing gear available these days. A good deal of this is digital and requires periodic charging to ensure that it will be effective when it’s needed. Earlier this year I was shocked to find that I had allowed a tactical flashlight tucked into a chest rig...

The Panoplia.org Soft Skills and Tactics (SST) course includes a five-topic lesson called “Loadout Levels.” Some refer to this wider concept as “Lines of Gear.” We make the following statement in the introduction to this lesson: As much fun as it is to keep up on the...

We tested out our four-year-old water, and our two-year-old emergency food bars. Here’s what we found. Like many others who try to be prepared for a crisis, we have a variety of emergency food and water options. Our goal is to help ensure that we have access to food...

The Panoplia.org Soft Skills and Tactics (SST) course includes a five-topic lesson called “Loadout Levels.” Some refer to this wider concept as “Lines of Gear.” We make the following statement in the introduction to this lesson: As much fun as it is to keep up on the...