Attended Classes?

2Tired4 · 01-14-2012, 07:55 AM

Have you ever attended classes in survival? There are a lot of schools around the country and in the World that offer education in this area.

oldsarge · 01-14-2012, 09:44 AM

Military schools, yes. civilian schools no. I would like to attend a few just to get in some extra training. plus it's got to be fun!

Woods · 01-14-2012, 10:07 AM

There are a lot of people opening these schools. Most of them are ex military experts and their classes seem so much fun. For example, Dave from Dual Survival has a great program.

Bojib · 01-14-2012, 10:32 AM

I haven't attended one, but I'd like too.

Pathfinder1 · 01-14-2012, 10:35 AM

Hi...

I occasionally host a one day Survival Woodsmanship class.

What can be taught about survival in only one day? Well, for one thing, how not to get into those circumstances depicted on those TV shows...!!

And secondly, hands-on learning about what gear to keep with you that will help sustain you when, for whatever reason, you cannot get back to base for one to up to seven days.

firedancer · 01-14-2012, 10:44 AM

No, but I did get my Wilderness First Aid certification last summer.

jason · 01-14-2012, 11:26 AM

I keep wanting to find some in the area, but time and money for one is rare right now. I attend a few seminars though, but most of it is things like dutch oven cooking, or there is one coming up for kayaker's to learn to identify problems in our area with plants and wild life. The wife and I did attend a kayak safety course before she got pregnant with our son.

Gondor · 01-14-2012, 11:41 AM

I read that John McCann offers these classes but his prices are simply insane! He charges around $1000 for a few days of his school. Who would want to pay that much.

Pathfinder1 · 01-14-2012, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Gondor

I read that John McCann offers these classes but his prices are simply insane! He charges around $1000 for a few days of his school. Who would want to pay that much.

Hi...

You've certainly got a point there.

I guess that some people will pay almost anything just to say that they attended such-and-such school. I know that some parents will pay almost anything to get their kids in a "prestigious" pre-K school, for example.

oldsarge · 01-14-2012, 11:59 AM

You can go on line for a lot of info, take a good survival book out to the filed and start practicing. General knowledge is not hard to obtain. Site specific training for a given area needs to be researched well. I'd seek out an expert when looking for info about indigenous edible plants, locals wildlife threats, weather patterns and so on.