Being a fishing-crazed maniac with an absolute plethora of both fresh and saltwater equipment, keeping my gear locker organized has always been an uphill battle. Add in the challenge of packing for a weekend trip or even a quick afternoon outing, and my carefully curated storage endeavors often unravel, devolving into everything simply being thrown into the back of my Subaru. Plano’s GoNow Boxes have changed the way I keep all my fishing gear stored and ready to rock. For the first time in my life, I actually know where all my fishy odds and ends are safely stashed. Now…
New York has a lot of gun control laws on the books. They’ve created even more since the Bruen decision, which strikes me as more than a little ironic considering the text of that decision. Even before then, though, they had an issue with gun trafficking. See, no matter how much you try to restrict guns, some people will figure out a way to provide firearms to those who really, really want them. All you do with restrictions is make sure the only people getting them are people who do not view the law as…
As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, Cabot Guns has unveiled a limited-edition 1911 that literally contains a piece of Revolutionary War history. The company recently announced the America 250 Limited Edition 1911, a commemorative pistol built around Damascus steel forged from a 4-pound British cannonball recovered from Lake Champlain. Only 50 examples will be produced. The pistol marks the nation’s semiquincentennial celebration on July 4, 2026, while paying tribute to the people, events, and ideals that shaped the United States. America 250 1911: $14,776 From British Cannonball to 1911 Trigger The centerpiece of the project is a Revolutionary…
Avoiding injury is something all exercisers should be concerned about — but not so overly concerned that they stop training altogether. Health and wellness outcomes are significantly worse for those who do not exercise. While common aches and pains occur with age and with any physical fitness training, the key has always been continued movement for both longevity and improving fitness performance. Here is an email question coming in from an active-duty member getting ready to retire from service: Hi Stew. I have been following your articles for nearly 20 years. I appreciate your evolving efforts each year you write.…
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis weekend’s winter storm is going to be a doozy for many areas. We are looking at a convergence of atmospheric conditions that threatens to disrupt infrastructure across a massive swath of the United States. For those who track weather patterns as part of their ongoing prepping assessment, the data indicate a multi-hazard scenario involving Arctic temperatures, heavy snow accumulation, and, most critically, a significant ice storm. The Preparedness Drill: Anxiety and panic are what happen when preparation hasn’t been made. As a prepper, or at a minimum, a preparedness-minded person, you’re ready for…
This article was originally published by Joseph Solis-Mullen at The Mises Institute. Recently, Ryan McMaken posed a provocative question: if the French are willing to number their republics, why not Americans? The French, after all, openly acknowledge that their political order has undergone multiple transformations. The current French regime is known as the Fifth Republic, reflecting a succession of constitutional and political systems stretching back to the Revolution of 1789. No French historian would claim that the republic governed by Charles de Gaulle was identical to that governed by Adolphe Thiers simply because both called themselves republics. Americans, however, tend to insist…
Research published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine found that COVID-vaccinated veterans had nearly 24 percent fewer all-cause cardiac events — not just those linked to COVID infections. The result suggests that the vaccines may be broadly cardioprotective, according to the researchers. The large study using VA health data found that COVID-19 vaccination significantly reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other major cardiovascular events among veterans — including a reduction in cardiac events with no documented COVID diagnosis, a finding that surprised the researchers themselves. The study, published June 15, 2026, in JAMA Internal Medicine, followed more than…
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn preparedness, your mindset is the foundation for every action you take. It can be the tool that ensures your safety or the trigger that invites disaster. As preppers, we often talk about having the right gear along with tactical and homesteading skills, but what happens when your own thinking becomes the biggest threat? This isn’t about complex survival scenarios. It can happen on any given morning when a simple decision goes wrong. It’s easy to get locked into a false sense of “I’ve got this,” where you override your better judgment. This is…
A new United States screwworm case brings the total in the country to sixteen. Mexico has nearly 30,000 reported cases since November 2024, with 1,800 still active, meaning this could quickly escalate if failures to eliminate the parasite persist. According to a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) screwworm dashboard, the U.S. cases thus far involve cattle, sheep, goats, and one dog. The case confirmed on Monday was in Terrell County, Texas. On Sunday, another case was confirmed in Edwards County, Texas. “The case was identified in a castration site wound. NWS only infests open wounds — it does not…
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadUnless you’ve been taking a break from current events, you’re aware that the U.S. and Israel have launched a campaign of attacks against Iran, including the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, and Shia Cleric, Ali Hosseini Khamenei, which, as expected, prompted Iran to launch missile attacks at a number of Middle Eastern countries. That is prompting a variety of reactions in return. For many, especially in the in-tune-to-dangerous-times prepping community, there’s an unsettled feeling, maybe a worry-induced knot in our stomach, or something else that warns us this latest conflict could carry dangerous second-…
Glaring war hawk, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, has emphatically rejected the United States and Iran’s calls to cease military operations in Lebanon. The minister added that Israel can “achieve results if Lebanon is our playground.” In spite of a ceasefire agreement, which amounted to a surrender to Iran by the US, Israel has continued to strike targets in Lebanon, it says, that are linked to the terrorist group Hezbollah. Ben-Gvir has stated clearly that Israel will not and “cannot agree to a ceasefire in Lebanon,” and US President Donald Trump should be aware of this. Ben-Gvir further described…
A maintenance worker employed by the city of Las Vegas is behind bars and facing murder charges after allegedly shooting and killing a co-worker earlier this month, and the Las Vegas Review Journal says the murder of 41-year-old Joey McLean would “likely” not have happened were it not for the city’s handling of the months-long feud between the pair. What’s remarkable about the paper’s stance is that the editor’s aren’t pointing the finger at a city policy that allows many municipal employees to lawfully carry on the job, so long as they possess a valid carry…
Details are light for Hideo Kojima’s upcoming horror game OD, but the creator offers new information about what players can expect. Credit: Image via Xbox, Kojima Productions Originally published by Game Rant Creator Hideo Kojima says that his horror game OD will feature a new mechanic that will greatly differ from anything that has ever been done before. A collaboration between Xbox and Kojima Productions, few details have been revealed about OD since the game was first announced. Like many of Kojima’s other games, this one will feature the involvement of several Hollywood actors, including Sophia Lillis, Hunter Schafer, and the…
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Power outages during winter are very troubling for apartment dwellers. When the electric grid goes down, central heating systems, indoor space heaters, and even building-wide boilers won’t work. Renters may struggle to stay warm in their own homes. People who live in apartments are typically unable to make permanent upgrades to their spaces, and often have restrictions on storing extra fuel, using generators, etc. That doesn’t mean you have no other way to stay warm. It just means you need to be proactive and create an intentional, realistic, and safe heating plan. Let’s look at heating options for apartments during…
Loudon County in Virginia has gotten a lot of press over the last handful of years, and little of it has been really good. Let’s not forget that this is the same place where parents were branded as domestic terrorists because they took issue with the local school board on how they handled an incident involving a boy in a skirt assaulting a female student. As it’s right outside of Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Maryland, they get a double-dose of urban ugh, so it’s not overly surprising, I guess.Yet, despite that, there’s an interesting stand…
As set in stone as it is, it’s still hard to believe that Warhorse Studios announced a follow-up to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 last month. It makes a bit more sense given that it might not be a direct sequel, or that it wasn’t even the biggest news story of the studio’s reveal stream—the confirmation that it’s also working on an open-world Middle-earth RPG is, naturally, a bit of a showstopper. But the detail that’s hard to shake is actually unrelated to that incredibly exciting second title, and a bit more involved: the follow-up to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is…
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAsk anyone about their number one goal when it comes to preparedness, and the answer is almost always the same: protecting family comes first. But getting everyone else in your household on board can sometimes feel impossible. You want to prepare the people you care about for the future, but you often run into doubts, resistance, and the classic eye roll. Many families suffer from normalcy bias. They quietly assume that tomorrow will look exactly like today. Even when you point out the bumps in the road, they simply do not tune in to…
