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Secure Messaging Apps: Signal, Keybase, Threema, & More

There are many secure messaging apps out there, but many are beholden to big-tech oligarchs who don’t value your individual freedoms.

Bag Drop: Red Oxx Search and Rescue Duffel Bag

The Red Oxx Manufacturing Sherpa Jr. serves as a “mothership” to my smaller search and rescue bags and keeps my bulky gear all in one place.

Pocket Preps: Serrated Knife Buyer’s Guide

Some people love serrated knives, and some think they’re only good for cutting bread. Gluten tolerances aside, let’s look at a few blades.

First Aid in the Field: Become Your Own First Responder

Prolonged Field Care focuses on what first responders can do after stabilizing a life-threatening injury and evacuation to higher care.

Situational Awareness Evaluation: Part 3 – Baselines & Anomalies

Staying observant is key to preventing violence. Become a student of behavior and take note of baselines and anomalies to see danger coming.

Cell Phone Surveillance: Can They Hear You Now?

A cell site simulator (or IMSI catcher) is a cell phone surveillance device that impersonates a legitimate cell tower and records user data.

Infographic: Digital vs. Analog Radios

Explaining all the details of the digital vs. analog radio debate would require a lengthy technical article, so we'll give you the basics.

Plate Carrier Radio Setups: Safariland Liberator & Silynx Clarus

Here are two plate carrier radio setups from Safariland and Silynx that integrated our encrypted handhelds into our load-bearing gear.