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What Alcohol Consumption Does in a Survival Situation

Alcohol can be an insidious drug. We all love knocking back a few, but your body often does the opposite of what you think it's doing when alcohol is involved.

Trails Found: A Horse is a Village

A horse is a village. So says former SF soldier, USBP agent and longtime cowboy Jim Grasky. Getting it to work for you is a counter-insurgency.

How to Survive a Structural Collapse

What do you do when your roof caves in, and you're pancaked under tons of steel, wood, and concrete?

Patella-Dropping Pugilist: Knee Strikes for Self-Defense

In Issue 16 of RECOIL OFFGRID, we’re bringing you enough information on knee strikes to aid in any SHTF self-defense situation. Here are 4 extra techniques.

RECOILtv: Armed Ronin

The latest RECOILtv video, "Armed Ronin", was filmed in an abandoned nuclear power plant. It features impressive stunt riding on a Magpul Ronin motorcycle.

Can Blowguns Work for Survival Situations?

Long before anyone ever lit a cannon fuse or pressed a trigger, some evil genius discovered that if you put something into a hollow tube and blew into one end, it would fly out the other end with enough energy to cause trouble.

Survival Lessons Learned from the Nation’s Best Trackers

Important concepts learned from one of the nation's top tracking experts, presented in ways that any survivalist or preparedness-minded person can apply to daily life.

High-Lumen Flashlights

Whether you're fending off an attacker with a blinding burst light or searching for survivors of a building collapse, sometimes only massive levels of illumination can get the job done.