Bug In Or Bug Out: When to Flee from a Hurricane

by | Sep 29, 2020 | Bug Out Bag, Do It Yourself, Evacuation Planning, Featured, Natural Disasters, Personal Safety, Practical Prepper, Preparedness, Prepper Supplies, Self Sufficiency, Survival Gear, Survival Skills

How prepared are you when hurricane season starts? Should you bug in or bug out? It is a must that you practice hurricane preparedness all year round. Here are some tips to help you with that. Hurricane Preparedness: Bug In vs Bug Out As a hurricane approaches from...

Hurricane Survival Tips: How to Survive Natural Disasters

by | Sep 25, 2020 | Archives, be prepared, disaster preparedness checklist, disaster preparedness list, disaster preparedness supplies, Do It Yourself, Emergency Communications, emergency plan, emergency supply list, Emerging Threats, Evacuation Planning, Family, family emergency kit, family preparedness, Featured Articles, Food Preservation, Fortification, how do you prepare for a hurricane, how to prepare, how to prepare for a hurricane, how to prepare for a storm, how to stay safe during a hurricane, how to survive a hurricane, hurricane checklist, hurricane emergency kit, hurricane evacuation plan, hurricane kit, hurricane preparation, hurricane preparedness, hurricane preparedness checklist, hurricane preparedness kit, hurricane preparedness list, hurricane safety, hurricane safety tips, hurricane supplies, hurricane supply list, hurricane survival, hurricane survival kit, Lists, Medical Care, Natural Disaster, natural disaster survival, Natural Disasters, Personal Safety, Pets, Preparedness, preparing for a hurricane, Prepper, Prepper Supplies, preppers, red cross survival kit, safety tips for hurricanes, Shelter, Storage & Hiding, storm preparedness, Survival, Survival Gear, Survival Skills, Survivalism, Survivalist, survivalists, survivallife, survive, survive a hurricane, what to do during a hurricane, what to do in a hurricane

If hurricane survival is your goal, then preparedness is the solution. Being prepared is the most effective way to increase your chances of surviving natural disasters. We all know the destructive power of hurricanes, with the storm surges and flooding, as well as the...

Wildfire Preparedness Kit & Checklist

by | Sep 22, 2020 | Bug Out Bag, Do It Yourself, Evacuation Planning, Featured, Natural Disasters, Personal Safety, Practical Prepper, Preparedness, Self Sufficiency, Survival Skills

The California wildfires may easily get out of hand. How prepared are you if that happens? Plan ahead and keep the family safe with our wildfire preparedness kit and checklist below! How to Build Your Wildfire Preparedness Kit Fleeing a wildfire can be a terrifying...

The Buck 110 Folder Review and History

by | Sep 17, 2020 | Preparation

When we hear the term “survival knife,” we most often think of a large fixed blade of some type and not a folding pocket knife. Yet, the Buck 110 Folding Hunter may make you change that way of thinking. The Buck 110 was a familiar sight for many years....

Survival Foods: Eating Bugs, Insects, and Related Recipes

by | Sep 16, 2020 | Do It Yourself, Featured, Fishing, Hunting, & Trapping, Food Production, Foraging, Practical Prepper, Preparedness, Self Sufficiency, Survival Skills

How do you feel about eating bugs and insects? When your life depends on it, you will not have a choice. Perhaps, you can make it a better experience with the recipes we have here. Eating Bugs and Insects for Survival Isn’t So Bad If you find yourself stuck in...

Secrets of Traditional Knowledge

by | Sep 16, 2020 | ad-ros, Survival

Look outside your window. What do you see? Are you staring into the windows of a 50-story high-rise apartment building? Are you looking at your neighbor’s suburban, perfectly manicured front lawn? Or perhaps you live more intimately with nature, deep in the...

City-Specific Survival Resources When SHTF

by | Sep 15, 2020 | Do It Yourself, Emergency Communications, Emerging Threats, Featured, Foraging, Gardening, Natural Disasters, Personal Safety, Practical Prepper, Preparedness, Self Sufficiency, Survival Skills, Water Purification

Many of the survival resources we are going to discuss in this article should only be taken advantage of in a total collapse situation. You should only use these items if they are your last resort for survival. We are not advocating the destruction or theft of any...

Pain Management

by | Sep 12, 2020 | ad-ros, Health, Safety, Survival

Did you ever think that Sigmund Freud would be found in the pages of RECOIL OFFGRID? Freud is often cited as the originator of the pleasure/pain principle. This principle suggests that we’re born into pleasure and avoid pain at all costs. The problem is that we...

Vertx Gamut 2.0 Loadout: The Office Escape Bag

by | Sep 10, 2020 | Preparation

Unless you’re one of the fortunate few who gets to work from home every day, you probably work in an office, out in the field, or at some other remote location. I work approximately 14 miles from my house, and am lucky that between myself and home is my...

Threat Perception

by | Sep 5, 2020 | Preparation

We don’t need to extol the value of everyday preparedness — if you’re reading this article, you already know its importance. But being prepared without looking prepared is a much more daunting task, and requires a conscious decision to blend into the...

How to Make Primitive Stone Tools

by | Sep 4, 2020 | Do It Yourself

Knives are one of the staple tools any decently prepared person will keep with them at all times. You don’t have to be a Prepper or a Survivalist to understand the value of a knife in everyday life, and clip one to your waistband before you leave the house...

Pocket Shot Pro Arrow Kit Review

by | Sep 3, 2020 | Preparation

What happens when a slingshot gets it on with a bow and arrow? The Pocket Shot Pro Arrow Kit is born. Not long ago, Pocket Shot updated the classic slingshot to a circular handheld design, allowing for a smaller package with greater versatility. More recently, they...