What If?

What If?

Survival

What If You're Lost at Sea?

Survival

What If You're Lost at Sea?

Today we’ll look at maritime survival strategies in case you find yourself lost at sea, and the preparations to...

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Preparation

What If You Awaken to a Kidnapping, Abduction, or Worse?

Preparation

What If You Awaken to a Kidnapping, Abduction, or Worse?

In this issue’s "What If?" column, we consider an aggressive home...

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Survival

What If Your Flight is Hijacked by Terrorists?

Survival

What If Your Flight is Hijacked by Terrorists?

For this installment of RECOIL OFFGRID’s What If? column, we...

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All What If? Articles

November 13, 2018 :: By Patrick McCarthy

What If a Winter Road Trip Leaves You Stranded and Injured?

You're on a road trip during a winter snowstorm when your car hits black ice and spins out of control, slamming into a tree. What…

September 27, 2018 :: By Patrick McCarthy

What If Your Utilities are Indefinitely Disrupted?

This edition of "What If?" poses the question: How would you keep your family safe and warm if utilities such as electricity and natural gas…

September 3, 2018 :: By Patrick McCarthy

What If a Coup Occurs During Your Vacation Abroad?

This edition of "What If?" poses the question: How would you respond if you’re on vacation overseas when a violent coup breaks out?

July 30, 2018 :: By Patrick McCarthy

What If Your Vehicle Is Attacked By an Angry Mob?

This hypothetical survival scenario puts a family in the proverbial crosshairs of an angry mob of protesters who turn violent towards passing motorists.

July 25, 2018 :: By Patrick McCarthy

What If a Dirty Bomb Goes Off in Your City?

For this episode of RECOIL OFFGRID’s “What If?” column, we discuss possible responses to a hypothetical dirty bomb attack in a major city.

May 25, 2018 :: By Patrick McCarthy

What If Your Subway is Attacked With Chemical Weapons?

For this episode of RECOIL OFFGRID’s “What If?” column, we had to work our way through a chemical weapon terrorist attack in a crowded subway…

May 14, 2018 :: By Offgrid Staff

What If An Outbreak of Weaponized Pneumonic Plague Hits Your City?

This edition of What If? is about to get contagious.

March 13, 2018 :: By Patrick McCarthy

What If Your Child Disappears While Traveling?

In Issue 25 of RECOIL OFFGRID, we discuss how a parent can prepare and react if your child is lost or abducted while traveling in…

February 5, 2018 :: By Offgrid Staff

What If Your Cruise Ship Is Hijacked?

This oceanic survival story isn't some nautical nonsense about people with no survival background, muddling through an emergency. This is how we would personally plan…