Category: Recoil Offgrid
Rainmaker: How to Build a DIY Solar Shower for Your Jeep
Back in the ’90s, I was an avid hiker and camper. My day hikes tended to be in the 4- to 8-mile range and my camping trips were usually three days a [...]
Infographic: The Deadliest Animals in the United States
Our greatest fears don't always correspond to the greatest threats to our safety. In fact, more often than not, they're the opposite of what statist [...]
Pocket Preps: Tourniquet Buyer’s Guide
On more than one occasion, I heard the story about a guy who was using a chainsaw in his backyard to clean up some storm debris. As he was cutting a [...]
Worok: Powerful Malware Hidden in PNG Images
Unless it's your first day on the internet, you're probably aware that downloading certain files can be a serious mistake. It doesn't take a cyberse [...]
Burner Phone Basics: How to Set Up an Anonymous Prepaid Phone
If you’re reading this, there’s a strong chance you own a smartphone. Most people do these days. We use them less and less for calling and more for [...]
Ringbrothers’ 1,200-Horsepower “Bully” K5 Blazer Unveiled at SEMA
For many years, Ringbrothers has made a name for itself by building some of the most intricate classic cars and trucks ever seen at the SEMA Show in [...]
Infographic: The World’s Deadliest Structural Collapses
As young children, many of us were reminded to be thankful for health, food on the table, and a roof over our heads. It's all too easy to take these [...]
New: HitchFire Ledge Swing-Out for Tailgating and Camping
Whether you're heading up to the mountains for a weekend of camping or tailgating with friends before a football game, clutter-free “counter” space [...]
Bag Drop: 5.11 Tactical RUSH72 Search and Rescue Pack
You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you. It is easy to say you be [...]
Lessons Learned from Tiga Tactics’ Knife Defense Seminar
When most people think of knife fighting, their first thought likely goes to a Hollywood action movie. Sweaty, muscular men lunging and slashing at [...]
USDA Encourages Registration of “People’s Gardens” to Advance Equity
As we've said countless times in the past, gardening is a great way to build self-sufficiency and ensure a healthy food supply for times of crisis. [...]
The Knowledge Pantry: A DIY Survival Encyclopedia
The internet is a wonderful resource. It allows us to instantly retrieve free information on almost any subject, from medical procedures to knot-tyi [...]
Book Review: “Survival Tips, Tricks, and Traps”
The Premise: Are you prepared? Are you, really, though? If you’re out in the woods and you’ve consumed all of the water you brought with you, would [...]
New: Grayl UltraPress Titanium Water Purifier
Anyone who has heard of the “5 Cs of survival” — cutting, combustion, cover, cordage, and container — should recognize the importance of having a ve [...]
Letter from the Editor: Glitches in the Matrix
Today, we live under an ever-increasing burden of technology. It seems as if, everywhere we turn, the so-called “system” is playing a greater and gr [...]
Infographic: The Deadliest Serial Killers in America & The World
The concept of serial killers is one that invokes a mixture of powerful emotions — terror, revulsion, and morbid fascination. The statistical likeli [...]
Kia Boys: The Growing Trend of Kia & Hyundai Thefts
From NyQuil-marinated chicken to the milk crate challenge, TikTok has served as a petri dish for countless ridiculous and ill-advised trends. In man [...]
New: Thyrm PyroVault 2.0 Zippo Case
Even if you're not a smoker, a lighter is an extremely valuable addition to your every-day carry gear. It can help you get a fire going immediately [...]