Rooted in Resilience
Planting a seed. Lighting a fire with flint and steel. Shaping wood into a tool with your own two hands. These small actions might seem simple, even old-fashioned, but they carry weight. In a world marked by rising costs, fragile supply chains, and unreliable systems, they represent something solid. Something lasting.
This issue of RECOIL OFFGRID carries the theme Homestead, but don’t mistake that for a lifestyle limited to people living miles from the nearest neighbor. Homesteading is skill-based. It’s mindset-driven. It starts when you stop assuming someone else will provide everything you need and begin asking what you can do for yourself.
That spirit runs through every page of this issue. We’re proud to feature Sharon Ross, the founder of Afrovivalist, who shares her personal path into survival training and self-reliance. Her story doesn’t pull punches. After facing discrimination and seeing how unstable life can become, she made the decision to carve her own path — one rooted in strength, knowledge, and community.
We also take you deep into practical skills, like primitive cooking techniques using hot rocks and coals, crafting wooden tools by hand, identifying wild edible plants, and tapping into the healing properties of medicinal herbs. These are time-tested abilities with real-world value, and they’re accessible to anyone willing to learn.
For those sharpening their edge, we also include a field lesson on taking a hunting rifle to a precision marksmanship course, an experience that reinforces how important it is to push our limits and train with what we actually use.
Every contributor in this issue brought more than information. They brought experience, vulnerability, and wisdom. I’m thankful for each of them. This is the kind of knowledge that builds long-term resilience and becomes part of who you are.
You don’t need livestock or solar panels to begin this process. Start small. Grow a few herbs. Learn one new way to cook off-grid. Practice identifying a handful of wild plants. What matters most is building a foundation that doesn’t rely on shipping lanes, power grids, or fragile economies.
The more the world leans into chaos, the more valuable it becomes to lean into self-reliance.
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