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.

Condition Red: Avoiding Illness and Disease While Traveling

If you're in a location where a disease outbreak is reported, what can you do to stay safe? These tips can help you improve your odds of staying healthy while traveling internationally.

Review of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

There is no government. Gangs run amok. No one is going to answer your call. It's Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 — a “looter-shooter” video game set in near-future Washington D.C.

Infographic: Survival Uses of a Broken Cell Phone

The following infographic from AnsonAlex shows five simple ways a broken cell phone can be turned into survival tools. These include a fire-starter, improvised blade, signaling device, compass, and hunting spear/fish hook.

CoTCCC Has Expanded Its Recommended Tourniquet List for 2019

On May 6th, 2019, CoTCCC released a new Recommended Devices & Adjuncts document that substantially expands this list of tourniquets recommended for combat use.

Off the Grid Everyday: Survival Lessons Learned from the Homeless

In order to glean survival lessons from resilient people living without basic needs, we interviewed members of Baton Rouge's homeless community.

Video: 7-Day Test with a $100 Walmart Survival Kit

We always enjoy seeing different perspectives on the low-budget survival kit challenge, such as the $100 Walmart survival kit in this Drop Forged Survival video.

Avoiding Poisonous Plants, Animals, and Spoiled Food After SHTF

Eating spoiled food or toxin-filled plants, or being bitten by venomous animals can quickly lead to a life-threatening situation. The outlook only gets worse if you're in a post-SHTF scenario.

Survival Scenarios: Airport Unrest

What would you do if civil unrest broke out while you were stuck in a foreign airport? Read the hypothetical scenario, then answer using the poll.