In this week’s mailbag we cover… How to store large quantities of water long term… Ways to protect yourself if you have limited mobility… Whether or not to keep a round in the chamber… How much water to store per person per day… Using lasers on your EDC… And what to do with an unruly […]

My expertise and experience provide me a perspective that may escape the observations of medical professionals, virologists, government administrators, basement-based self-proclaimed polymaths, and entertainers posing as journalists. This is what I see when I examine the CoVid-19 global infectious plague. I have come to know that coincidences are extremely rare. And that when significant events […]

Dear Black Bag Confidential Reader, In this week’s Must-Read articles we cover… Which hygiene supplies you need to keep on hand… The top 12 solar battery chargers you need to know about… Dangers from the smart grid that no one is talking about… How to spot a hidden webcam… And how to make the most […]

16-year-old Caleb G. decided he wanted to go to a party one Saturday night. But the 16-year-old was grounded because he hadn’t cleaned his room. So, he decided to sneak out of his Loudoun County, Virginia home to go to the party with his friends. When Caleb left the party around 2am, his friend dropped […]

In this week’s mailbag we cover… Where to find quality night vision goggles… How to communicate long distance with no cell service… How to protect yourself when in a wheelchair… Reasons why revolvers aren’t as popular anymore… How to dispose of old ammunition… And things to consider when buying a ceramic knife. Let’s dive in… […]

During World War II, the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division served in combat for four months, but it had one of the conflict’s highest casualty rates. The division started out as an experiment to train skiers to fight in the most difficult, mountainous terrains around the world. Some of the men who joined the division […]

In this week’s Must-Read articles we cover… How to survive alone in the wilderness… Thinking beyond generators to small-scale solar… How to make your own hand sanitizer… What the older generation did that we should too… And how the coronavirus is impacting the economy and infections. Let’s dive in… Surviving Alone in the Wilderness Recently […]

Jim Cirillo wasn’t looking for action. He took the NYPD “stakeout job” to curb the city’s rampant murder rate because a friend of his told him it was completely safe and a “cush job”. But 2.5 hours into his first shift, he was slinging lead with 3 armed gunmen in a store, shooting one in […]

In this week’s mailbag we cover… Choosing which is safer, a credit union or a bank… Steps to take before trusting your money with a new CPA… Practicing drawing from your holster when the range won’t allow it… What you can do to build back strength in your hands… Where I buy the handguns I […]

Robert H. Scales Jr. is a retired Army Major General and former commandant of the U.S. Army War College. After graduating from West Point in 1966, Scales was commissioned as a field artillery officer and sent to West Germany. After two years in Europe, he was sent to Vietnam. On June 14, 1969, an artillery […]