FAQs

CAPABILITY=[EQUIPMENT+SKILL]xCAPACITY/RISK
 

Example capabilities include:

1. Ability to treat a burn/gunshot wound for six months
2. Ability to grow 2000 calories of food/day for a year
3. Ability to communicate locally, regionally, and internationally in a grid-down scenario
4. Ability to do bacterial infection diagnosis and antibiotic compatibility testing
5. Ability to run intrusion detection systems with no power for a week

Prior to the recent quarantine of COVID-19, Black Swan Down had helped clients on multiple continents; we don't have to be in the same location to equip you with solutions. We deliver pre-configured solutions, ship materials directly to your home/office, provide consultations over webinar, and even do remote video-based firearms training.

Prepping often refers to the culture of hoarding "bullets, beans, and bandages" and has been an emerging consumer trope in the last decade of civil anxiety. Disaster preparedness is a form of having an expert identify your risks and then develop mitigation strategies as a form of personal insurance against black swan events.

Because in a crisis it is too late to acquire supplies and skills to use them. Our team is constantly testing and vetting equipment in the lab to ensure we can equip you with state of the art equipment and strategies to maximize your sustainability in any crisis.

Absolutely not. You do not have the storage capacity to hold a year of toilet paper nor is it a good use of your time to fight in stores for it. We have alternatives that last for a year for the same size as one roll of toilet paper; efficiency matters in extreme situations.

We help both individuals and families alike. In fact, many of our customers are single persons who want to build in failsafes to have extra physical security and autonomy during a crisis.

Yes, Black Swan Down offers ad hoc consulting per hour on a case by case basis. Contact us and provide details of your need, or outline of the problem you need help solving.

An untrained firearm owner instantly adds increased risk to any situation; you have a much higher chance of your weapon being used against you in a conflict. Unfortunately during a quarantine it's not possible to go to your local gun range or take a class. Thankfully a majority of the training we provide to you remotely via webinar. Additionally, we provide a few bits of gear to help you with drills, general ballistics knowledge, and marksmanship skills remotely that you can do safely in your home.

The narrative of bomb shelters came as a reaction to the Cuban missile crisis and the resulting Cold War. Since, it has been mistakenly held as the gold standard for survivalists who can afford the multi-million-dollar price tag. As anyone going through a month of social distancing can attest, even with all the luxuries and creature comforts of living at home there is a tremendous psychological toll in being isolated. While a fallout shelter plays an important role for situations specifically involving nuclear fallout, in any other situation it is our connection to society and each other that enables survival in extreme situations.