“In the near future — and sooner than most anticipate — there will be a significant reallocation of capital.” Thus writes Larry Fink, the head of New York-based Black Rock — the world’s largest asset manager, with $6.96 trillion in assets under management — in his annual letters to CEOs and shareholders. Fink says the
One of the first real-world lessons I learned in preparedness came from volunteering in shelters after Hurricane Katrina: smaller gear is generally better because it’s important to think about concealment. So when I started seriously prepping back in 2008, I started with the small stuff, first — stuff I could conceal on my body in
I grew up in southwest Louisiana, so I’m well acquainted with the insect the CDC calls “the world’s deadliest animal”: the tiny mosquito. And then are all the ticks and chiggers — with all the camping and hunting I did, I spent much of my youth covered in bug bites. All of this was in
Keep your go-bag packed and ready, even if you’re already bugged out A man was trapped alone in the snowy Alaskan wilderness [PDF] for more than 20 days after his remote cabin burned down, and he had to drink his own… Ok, he didn’t have to do that, but he did have to make a
If you read our review of airguns for prepping, then you already know all the reasons why an air rifle is an amazing prep — not just as a firearm alternative (though it can work in that role), but as a weapon in its own right. With the right big-bore air rifle, you can get
Sometimes you get your hands on a piece of gear so unusual that you’re not quite sure where it belongs in your kit. This is definitely the case with the Spyderco Genzow HatchetHawk, a three-way collaboration between Spyderco, German outdoor personality Martin Genzow, and legendary American axe-maker Council Tool. The HatchetHawk is supposed to be
Now that the US vs. Iran confrontation has entered a dangerous new phase with last night’s killing of top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, I am seeing a lot of worry on Facebook and in private forums about the possibility of imminent Iranian cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, transportation, and the like. This breathless Business Insider
Everywhere in my news and social feeds right now, the world is on fire. Last summer, it was California, and now it’s Australia. People are fleeing fires and choking on smoke across the developed world, and no matter where you live you watch and wonder if the fires will at some point come your way.
This morning my feed was filled with Aussie wildfire stories, where the smoke from the ongoing bush fires is so thick that it’s very much a scene from a dystopian movie. The Guardian describes a haze over Sydney that’s 11 times the threshold for “hazardous,” as “buildings were evacuated regularly as fire alarms were triggered
Skepticism about “smart home” tech is widespread in prepping circles, and often rationally so — we get that the idea of turning your home into a digital Panopticon full of cameras, microphones, and other sensors connected to distant, faceless, and often untrustworthy corporations (and maybe even governments) creeps some people out. But we believe there
Netflix’s new 40-minute documentary, Fire in Paradise, gives an inside look at the experiences of residents and first responders who lived through the notorious 2018 Camp Fire. Some of the documentary’s subjects bugged in, while others bugged out, but all of their stories provide valuable lessons for preparedness-minded people. The Camp Fire was the deadliest
After we spent part of the summer of 2017 on the brink of a nuclear war with North Korea (no, really, there’s a book about that moment called On the Brink), I put together a solid Twitter collection of DPRK watchers and analysts that I could follow for up-to-the-minute, non-fear-mongering analysis and news of the
More than 9,100 stores are closing in 2019 as the retail apocalypse drags on — here’s the full list: “The staggering rate of store closures that rocked the retail industry over the past couple of years is expected to continue in 2019, with more closures expected this year. Retailers closed a record 102 million square
The situation in Iran — a critical part of the global oil supply and a major cyber-adversary of the US — bears watching, and there have been a number of new developments this month. On the nuclear front, IAEA officials have accused Iran of failing to cooperate with a probe into the alleged 2018 discovery
The World Health Organization has declared the week of November 18 to be World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019, and they’ve set up a resources page where you can learn more about the threat that antibiotic resistance poses and how you can do your part to fight it. The bulk of the informational material is in
