Articles by
Patrick Diedrich
Patrick Diedrich is the Editorial Content Director at Recoil Offgrid and a retired Army Sergeant First Class who spent over a decade in uniform as a Cavalry Scout and Recruiter, deploying twice to Iraq. 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.
Events
OFFGRID Basecamp at CANCON South Carolina, 2025
CANCON drew crowds with suppressed rifles, helicopters buzzing, and OFFGRID Basecamp.
Preparation
Man Tracking With Greenside Training
Learn how expert tracker Freddy Osuna teaches the lost art of man tracking to soldiers, law enforcement, and civilians at Greenside Training.
Events
Into the Unknown at UNDISCLOSED
Get all the details on Recoil Offgrid's first UNDISCLOSED event. This immersive training event kept participants guessing the whole time!
Preparation
Grey Man Academy
Patrick Diedrich details his experiences at American Reconstruction Concepts Grey Man Academy Course taught by Michael Caughran.
Gear
ATAC, OLIGHT & Sunshine
Patrick Diedrich highlights the ATAC Defense ADER Rifle equipped with OSIGHT X Sight and Sunshine Safety Sling that was used in Undisclosed.
Survival
Between River and Sky: Recounting a Jungle Expedition
Patrick Diedrich recounts his expedition into the Amazon Jungle and his immersion into the daily lives of the tribes who live there.
Preparation
Challenge Facilitates Capability
Senior Editor, Patrick Diedrich introduces RECOIL OFFGRID Issue 70 discussing the Undisclosed Event and his trip into the Jungle.
Preparation
Editor’s Letter – Sending the Right Signals
I don’t think I’m going out on a limb when I say most of us have a...