just wondering, cause i'd be interested in attending the classes.

what do you mean by survivalist training?

The "Wilderness Survival" Boy Scout Merit Badge book has a lot of good info in it. And it can be had quite cheap.

I wasn't sure if you were looking for wilderness survival training or not but I just did a quick search around and it seems there is actually a school here in NJ:

http://www.trackerschool.com/

Thanks jeff,

 

I'll have to check this out, might come in handy one day.

onPoint Tactical is another big name in the field, and they too are based here in NJ. I've heard Tom Brown's tracker school is better for the wilderness aspect, while onPoint is more geared towards tactical and urban survival (of sorts). Here's the site for onPoint though: http://onpointtactical.com/

Another great site.

 

Thanks bbk

Mr. Brown runs an excellent school if you can get past the " nature

philosophy" speeches with Native American Indian overtones. Sort of

like " snatching the pebble" stuff, or why do geese fly south mumbo.

But other wise, he will teach you stuff that will definately impress you.

Talk about camo...... he had a group of graduating students stand

about 20 yards away, totally naked, with only the camo that nature

provided, and you could not even tell that they were there. Now that's good. 8-)

onPoint Tactical is another big name in the field, and they too are based here in NJ. I've heard Tom Brown's tracker school is better for the wilderness aspect, while onPoint is more geared towards tactical and urban survival (of sorts). Here's the site for onPoint though: http://onpointtactical.com/

 

+1 for OnPoint.

 

I've attended several of their classes and I'm hooked. If you're looking for a mix of awesome and practical, take their Urban Escape & Evasion Class. If you're looking for strictly practical, Scout Urban Survival (all about post-SHTF) or Basic scout.

he had a group of graduating students stand

about 20 yards away, totally naked, with only the camo that nature

provided 8-)

 

 

awesome, just what im looking for. strip bare ass and get back to nature with a bunch of strange men.

+1 for OnPoint.

 

I've attended several of their classes and I'm hooked. If you're looking for a mix of awesome and practical, take their Urban Escape & Evasion Class. If you're looking for strictly practical, Scout Urban Survival (all about post-SHTF) or Basic scout.

 

 

whos up for getting the NJ zombie squad together and doing a group buy for an urban E&E class

Hey Echo.....I failed to mention that it was a co-ed class. :drool:

WOW... :shock:

 

From their website.....

 

Course: Scout Urban Escape and Evasion

 

While on an international business trip, you are kidnapped and held for ransom. Or, a terrorist attack closes the business district of your city and you find yourself in a dangerous, chaotic fix. How do you stay alive? How do you get to safety on your own?

 

This class provides leading-edge skills to civilians who live or work in challenging urban environments or who may find themselves in a destabilizing urban area during a crisis. Topics covered include covert movement (day vs. night), the judicious use of caches, understanding urban baseline movement and urban awareness training, the use of disguises and false papers/identification, lock picking, escaping from unlawful custody, obtaining and driving local transportation, the use of "specialized" urban gear, and instruction on how to develop urban escape and evasion go-bags. A one day urban escape scenario is held the final day of class. Training will be held as follows:

 

SCHEDULE

Please be advised that upon entering the training facility, you will be entering a "safe-house in a foreign country", and the enemy will have surveilance in operation at all times. Training will begin Thursday morning in the hotel's conference room, and run until 6:00 pm that evening. You will be assigned tasks which will require additional time (usually a couple of hours) into the evening after class to hone your new skills.

 

Friday's schedule will be the same: 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, with additional exercises out in the city well into the late evening hours. Keeping an attitude that you are in dangerous, hostile territory all the time you're in the training city will make the training that much more effective.

 

Saturday's exercise will begin at 8:30 am and involve putting your new skills and mindsets to the test in a real-life scenario lasting most of the day until around 5:00 pm. You will be "kidnapped": hooded, cuffed and taken somewhere dark and uncomfortable to start your day. You will be expected to escape, find your own transportation legally using your social engineering skills, and make your way to the first cache location, where directions for a series of tasks using all your new skills await.

 

Meanwhile, expert trackers will be hunting you down, and if they catch you, you will have to start again from a more distant location.

 

Discussion and debriefing will be held after the formal exercise, so any flights out Saturday night should be scheduled no earlier than 8:00 pm.

 

Be advised, therefore, that this training is extremely demanding physically, emotionally and intellectually. You can plan on walking around the city at least ten miles, perhaps fifteen, by the end of the course. You will also experience a high degree of stress that you will be expected to manage successfully. In addition to hands-on skills learned in class, there will be long hours of absorbing as much lectured subject matter as possible. Some of which may be disturbing in content, as self defense and self preservation are the core topics covered in this course.

 

In essence, you will be learning how to save your own life and others' lives in an urban environment. We hope you become an expert in, but will never have to implement these skills!

 

EQUIPMENT

Equipment needed is minimal. You should wear casual clothing that will not draw undue attention in this particular city. Camouflage clothing is probably going to draw unwanted attention, so that should be avoided. Rain gear should also be avoided as most people use only an umbrella on city sidewalks. The key, as we will learn, is to blend in with your urban surroundings to the extent that you can easily hide in plain sight.

 

Also, bring a notebook & pen or laptop for notetaking.

 

You may wish to bring extra funds in order to purchase some gear available at the class such as lock pick sets and auto jigglers. But no purchase of gear is necessary to participate and learn the skills taught in class.

 

ACCOMMODATIONS

You are responsible for making your own accommodation arrangements. Of course, you're also welcome to stay at any local hotel or family/friend's home. However, due to the very extended hours of the training, you may wish to stay within a half-hour's drive of the "safe house".

 

MEALS

You are responsible for your own meals, and you are free to bring food to the "safe house" yourself or to eat at local establishments.

 

Please contact us at [email protected] or 609 668-5384 with further questions.

 

We are looking forward to have you join us and await your arrival at the training "safe house"!

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group trip this fall

Once again, I highly recommend Urban E&E.

 

If anyone plans on taking the class, post up and maybe I'll come and hunt on the practicum day!