For most of human history people had no way to communicate with those outside their immediate surroundings. This began to change with the advent of the telegraph in the 1830s. Today, it’s common for people to have access to two forms of immediate, long-distance...
A simple post this week due to my being down with the third case of COVID in just over three months. The first case was the result of being in West Africa in October 2022, the second was from North Africa in November 2022, and the third was caught closer to home last...
If you’re like us, you have digital and electronic security gear stashed across your loadout levels. These amazing items facilitate communications, light up the night, serve as force-multipliers, etc. We use some of these items on a daily basis, and so recharge them...
If you’re like us, you have digital and electronic security gear stashed across your loadout levels. These amazing items facilitate communications, light up the night, serve as force-multipliers, etc. We use some of these items on a daily basis, and so recharge them...
If you’ve completed the Panoplia.org Soft Skills and Tactics (SST) course you’ll be very familiar with our overall Loadout Levels concept. If not, click here to review or download a free eight-page PDF document that offers an overview and includes all the Quick...
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...
