Articles by
Patrick Diedrich
Patrick Diedrich is the Editor-in-Chief at Recoil Offgrid and a retired Army Sergeant First Class who spent over a decade in uniform as a Cavalry Scout and Recruiter, spending the better part of two years deployed to the Middle East. Since hanging up the uniform, he's earned two master's degrees, served as a Search and Rescue Training Officer in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, run a consulting forestry business, a custom knife shop, and earned certifications in everything from incident command and aviation safety, to hazmat awareness and fiber optics. He brings a practitioner's perspective to every piece he writes.
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OFFGRID Adventures: Ptarmigan Creek, Alaska
Explore Ptarmigan Creek, a hidden gem in Alaska featuring a serene campground and stunning scenery along the Seward Highway.
Preparation
Review of Mind4Survival: How to Face Any Crisis, Minimize Unwanted Struggle, and Live Your Best Possible Life
The Premise Most preparedness media pushes the reader toward one of two things: more equipment or more dread....
Preparation
Hostile Sky
The Pentagon just published its field manual for a war that no longer stays on the battlefield. Most of the hardware is off-limits to civilians, but the survival habits are not. Here is what a soldier's counter-drone playbook actually teaches the rest of us, and the one line the law draws that you cannot cross.
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Trinity Site, New Mexico
Discover the history of the Trinity Site, the location of the first atomic bomb detonation. Experience its lasting legacy today.
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The Hive: Sneakreaper’s New San Jacinto Home Base
Sneakreaper Industries opened The Hive, its new San Jacinto headquarters, with a two-day grand opening. Ed Calderon's crew built a merch store, podcast studio, and sparring gym under one roof, plus a full slate of survival and self-defense classes. Here's what opening weekend looked like.
DIY
Kearny Fallout Meter
Learn about the Kearny Fallout Meter, a dependable survival tool tested by experts for accurate radiation measurement.
Survival
Rowing For Your Life
Second place in the World's Toughest Row was never the point. The last two and a half miles were, and so were the veterans Foar the Brave rowed 2,800 miles to reach.
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Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands
Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, a ring of palm-fringed coral in the central Pacific where...