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I am not the “prepper” type. For the past 15 years, I have lived in large cities and rarely stray into the wilderness. The idea of going too far away from mobile phone coverage , let alone a stable electricity supply , does not seem like a relaxing holiday. So when I was sent a large, high- capacity battery pack and accompanying solar panel to review, I was not quite sure what to do with it. There is clearly demand for something like the River “mobile power station”, as its Chinese manufacturer EcoFlow describes it; the company raised more than $1m in a crowdfunding campaign earlier this year and the device is now sold in big- box retailers including Home Depot , Camping World and Amazon. Competitors such as Anker’s Powerhouse and Goal Zero’s Yeti show there is a growing market for a clean alternative to petrol- powered portable generators . A couple of things finally got me plugging in the River. One was moving from San Francisco to the less foggy climes of southern California, wh...

Aug 16, 2017 The first time Captain Noorullah Aminyar traveled to the United States, in 2012, he felt calm and peaceful in a way he never had before. Back home in Afghanistan, he had slept fully clothed , boots on, hand on his rifle. The Taliban attacked every night, and he had to be ready. "But when I come to America," he told me, "I have no stress in America. I sleep good. I tell you, I have no stress. It was really easy. It was a good thing. You feel safe. I was born in the war. I grew up in the war. Always, your life is in danger. You find a little safe time, for sure you'll be happy." Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Advertisement - Continue Reading Below For Aminyar, then twenty-eight, coming to America was an honor and an achievement. He attended the prestigious Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, the culmination of more than a decade of studying English, followed by a basic infantry officer 's course at Fort Benning, Georgia, with Ame...