Trader Ferg

Trader Ferg

Share this post

Trader Ferg
Trader Ferg
Filling My Quota of Right Tail Exposure
Pro Tier Content

Filling My Quota of Right Tail Exposure

Pro Tier Writeup

Ferg's avatar
Ferg
Jul 05, 2023
∙ Paid
22

Share this post

Trader Ferg
Trader Ferg
Filling My Quota of Right Tail Exposure
40
1
Share

Before getting into the practical stuff, a few of you asked me to share the background to the below photo from Cambodia in 2011.

Yes, that is a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) with which I was trying to knock a tree off a cliff face.

This took place at the end of a four-month trip starting in Thailand, travelling up through Laos, then crossing into Vietnam and finishing up in Cambodia. We started as a group of 14 friends, having finished up the Contiki Europe season (travel/party tours), and this group whittled down until it was only two of us.

On this day, my mate and I were wandering the streets of Phnom Penh and got offered by two soldiers “all we could shoot” for $200 USD each. Like any good business, there was soon an upsell to $500 USD each when I decided on an RPG, and he decided on a grenade launcher.

The Hardware

This post is for subscribers in the Founding Member plan

Already in the Founding Member plan? Sign in
© 2025 Ferg
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share