Articles by
Patrick McCarthy
Patrick McCarthy is the Editor of RECOIL OFFGRID. He currently resides in Arizona, and enjoys hiking, camping, shooting, and snapping photos along the way. You can follow his latest projects on Instagram at @pmccarthy10.
Preparation
Splitting Logs Without an Axe
If you don't have a proper axe, splitting large logs can be tricky. The wedge technique makes it easy, and all you need is a knife and some hardwood scraps.
Gear
Making a Blowgun in the Amazon
YouTube channel InnerBark Outdoors traveled to the Amazon to document the locals making a blowgun the traditional way. It's still accurate and deadly.
Preparation
Xecutioner Arrow Broadheads
Archery is helpful for survival, but you'll need the right equipment to take out game quickly. These Xecutioner arrow broadheads may be worth considering.
Preparation
Water Bottle Lantern
The water bottle lantern creates diffuse light using two items you're almost guaranteed to have with you: a flashlight and a transparent water bottle.
Survival
Declassified Nuclear Targets
The 1959 Strategic Air Command (SAC) analysis of now-declassified nuclear targets includes over 1,200 urban areas identified for "systematic destruction".
Survival
Concrete Can Opener
Having canned food without an opener or tools is frustrating to say the least. Fortunately, the "concrete can opener" can have it open in minutes.
Gear
Review: FAST Pack EDC
Out with the old, and in with the new. Has the redesigned 2015 FAST Pack EDC improved upon its predecessor, or has it proved to be a failed follow-up?
Survival
Improvised Weapon: The Millwall Brick
The Millwall Brick was allegedly invented by football hooligans to avoid weapon confiscation at matches. This improvised weapon is as simple as it gets.