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Stet cece Preparing Multitool For Extended Must-Haves) Power Loss Treating Puncture H20 Wounds _ Purification Techniques? PROUDLY AND EXCLUSIVELY ee MADE IN THE USA FIND US ON 482 IF THERE’S A BUMP IN THE NIGHT, BE PREPARED TO BUMP BACK. Whether you are patrolling a foreign land or protecting your family in the middle of the night, your rifle can't let you down. Daniel Defense’s DDM4™ is the world’s best modern sporting rifle. 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Can You Survive the Concrete Jungle? 50 #£Brown Baggin’ It MRE's Three Lives — One Package? 58 © Pint-Sized Dynamos Choosing a Multitool That Works For You 66 Defensive Armament Basics of Choosing a Firearm For Personal Defense 74 > H2-Uh-Oh Creating a Water Management Plan 80 © One-Stop Emergency Load-Out Three Scenarios: One Store, $100, and 30 Min- utes to Equip Your Family For Five Days of Post Disaster Living...Go! SPP SCPC SSS SSS SPSS SESE SSCP SPCC PSEC SCPC PSPC eee eee SSCP SCPS CSCS ETC TPS STEERER RRR S SSCS CECE P SSS SPSS TESS EET RRR HEE See SPCC STS SPST ESTP CTE Ree eee 108 118 124 126 by the Product Disclaimer Prices and details for items featured in OFFGRID are set » Blackout Basics Power Outages Can Last More Than Just a Few Days. Prep Your Hore With Simples Steps to Ride it Out. » First Aid A Basic Guide to First Aid Kits | Overheated Identifying, Avoiding, and Treating Dehydration, Heat Exhaustion, and Heatstroke ) Plug’Em Up Identifying and Treating Puncture Wounds » Emergency Biodiesel Free Yourself From the Supply Chain » Gas Relief Transfer Fuel Without a Stomach Full of Petrol ) Don’t Get Stranded Keep Your Wheels Rolling Through Disaster » Human Body Tolerances The Rule of 3s and Other Survival Facts 100% “ele Throughout this issue you will see certain images are labeled as being 100% Actual Size. This designation is. for the print edition of this issue. Because of the various screen sizes on different tablets and computers, we cannot always provide actual life size images in digital versions. We apolo- gize if this causes any confusion and thank you for your understanding. manufacturers and retailers, and are subject to change without notice. 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Dluewaterropes.com t goes without saying that whether an emergency situation arises from a natural disaster, terrorism, or other sources, the $3333 Planning and basic fundamentals of PETITE preparation help you, your loved ones, and your family survive and ultimately thrive. Living in a major metropolitan area, however, means the uncertainties you face are amplified, especially compared to a rural area. Whether they stem from the tens of thousands of people you live among or the hundreds of miles of gridlocked roads you willneed to deal with, threats to your survival exist around every corner of the city and its suburbs. OFFGRID’s focus is to bring information, meth- ods, skills, and the latest gear to you for surviving in and, if need be, escaping the urban setting. Being that this is our first issue, we are Starting out with very basic information, so that we can get all of our readers to the same starting paint. Dont worry; we'll delve deeper into each of the topics in future issues. We speak to experts in their fields about key sur Vival subjects, as well as the equipment needed to do so. The topics we cover may be broad, but so is the overall theme of urban survival. Our aim is not to be the be-all-end-all source for all things survival, but simply a gateway source to help pique the interest of our reader, so that they can do further research on any of the topics we cover. In this inaugural issue, noted survivalist and search-and-rescue expert Shane Hobel shows us just what we should prepare for and how to plan to get out of Dodge. if things go south in “Bug Out 101. In one of twe medical related articles, combat medic Charles Ferrera walks us through the basics of treating puncture wounds in “Plug Em Up.” What kind of firearm is right for you in your survival kit? Stickman, active-duty law enforcement and military veteran, gives us a rundown on the major types of firearms used for defense and what their strengths and Weaknesses are in “Defensive Armament’ Some skillsets we delve into are as fundamental as knot tying and as vital as filtration of drinking water. Planning and preparation are key, but so is the gear you need to do it all with. We take a compre- hensive look ata varied selection from survival backpacks to multitools and even emergency food, all depicted in.an Informative and eye-pleas- ing way. In future issues, we'll continue to show the latest products, as these are the tools that will help you in your preparations. Welcome to OFFGRID. xvertx LOW PROFILE. 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