Community Classes and Survivalism

[Brown Cap]

Hey Escapists

Let me give you the short and the long. In the last year, I have taken a sincere interest in survivalism. I'm talking about self-sustaining and being able to live in a potentially dangerous world in the future. I'm not saying there will be a doomsday, a zombie invasion, or nuclear fallout, (although all are possible nonetheless).
Still, I have been investing in survival books and guides that involve rudimentary medical knowledge, wilderness skills, and improvised defense methods.
I am physically fit and I have a black belt degree, if that helps my case by saying I'm very determined to carry this through.

My real question here, is How can I go further?
I am trying to enroll in a CPR course as well as Hunter Safety Training and get a Snow-Moblie License (hey, you never know).

I'm really interested in getting trained and licensed for firearms, first aid, and wilderness/hunting, but I'm not entirely sure where to go to start learning. Even basic shop classes would interest me. But, I am in college and my academic schedule is so full that it prevents me from going forth in professional manners. (i.e. there is no way I'm becoming a pre-med student, regardless.)

Do you escapists know where I can go to broaden my knowledge in such fields, and how I would go about doing this?

 

[shootthebandit]

Watch some of this guys stuff

 

[Hero in a half shell]

Making sure your primary needs are as sustainable as possible would be a good start, and also helpful for the environment.

If you have your own house (or for when you buy your own house) look into the sustainable environmental stuff that also aids self sufficiency: Solar panels for electricity, vegetable garden/chicken coop etc. Rainwater collector for flushing your toilets etc.

It's expensive as heck to install most of that stuff, but really good for making your house that little more self-sustaining in case of civilisation breakdown (or water and electric taxes.)

 

[SomethingWorse]

Making sure your primary needs are as sustainable as possible would be a good start, and also helpful for the environment.

If you have your own house (or for when you buy your own house) look into the sustainable environmental stuff that also aids self sufficiency: Solar panels for electricity, vegetable garden/chicken coop etc. Rainwater collector for flushing your toilets etc.

It's expensive as heck to install most of that stuff, but really good for making your house that little more self-sustaining in case of civilisation breakdown (or water and electric taxes.)

What this guy said. Consider investing in a hothouse for farming year round, one with flexible temperature control to emulate different seasons. You can also just do this for a small farmer's market, since ripe tomatos and such are rare during certain certain seasons and such.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

I'm really interested in getting trained and licensed for firearms, first aid, and wilderness/hunting, but I'm not entirely sure where to go to start learning. Even basic shop classes would interest me. But, I am in college and my academic schedule is so full that it prevents me from going forth in professional manners. (i.e. there is no way I'm becoming a pre-med student, regardless.)

This highly depends on what country or state you live in. As far as being licensed and trained with firearms, and hunting I would say go to your nearest shooting range and talk to the people who work there. Most of the time shooting ranges offer different types of classes, basic firearms instruction, advanced firearms instruction, defensive pistol classes, rifle classes, etc. They'll be able to train you, or direct you somewhere that can train you, and they'll be able to tell you how to get different hunting licenses and things like that in your area.

Making sure your primary needs are as sustainable as possible would be a good start, and also helpful for the environment.

If you have your own house (or for when you buy your own house) look into the sustainable environmental stuff that also aids self sufficiency: Solar panels for electricity, vegetable garden/chicken coop etc. Rainwater collector for flushing your toilets etc.

It's expensive as heck to install most of that stuff, but really good for making your house that little more self-sustaining in case of civilisation breakdown (or water and electric taxes.)

Some of this stuff actually isn't as expensive to install as you might think. A lot of states have different tax credits and incentives for installing solar panels for example. If you're going to be planning on installing some of this stuff, check to make sure that there aren't any kind of state incentives and tax credits that could off-set the cost.

 

[Brown Cap]

I'm really interested in getting trained and licensed for firearms, first aid, and wilderness/hunting, but I'm not entirely sure where to go to start learning. Even basic shop classes would interest me. But, I am in college and my academic schedule is so full that it prevents me from going forth in professional manners. (i.e. there is no way I'm becoming a pre-med student, regardless.)

This highly depends on what country or state you live in. As far as being licensed and trained with firearms, and hunting I would say go to your nearest shooting range and talk to the people who work there. Most of the time shooting ranges offer different types of classes, basic firearms instruction, advanced firearms instruction, defensive pistol classes, rifle classes, etc. They'll be able to train you, or direct you somewhere that can train you, and they'll be able to tell you how to get different hunting licenses and things like that in your area.

Making sure your primary needs are as sustainable as possible would be a good start, and also helpful for the environment.

If you have your own house (or for when you buy your own house) look into the sustainable environmental stuff that also aids self sufficiency: Solar panels for electricity, vegetable garden/chicken coop etc. Rainwater collector for flushing your toilets etc.

It's expensive as heck to install most of that stuff, but really good for making your house that little more self-sustaining in case of civilisation breakdown (or water and electric taxes.)

Some of this stuff actually isn't as expensive to install as you might think. A lot of states have different tax credits and incentives for installing solar panels for example. If you're going to be planning on installing some of this stuff, check to make sure that there aren't any kind of state incentives and tax credits that could off-set the cost.

Very helpful tips, friends. Thank you.
At 19 years old, I won't be owning a house all that soon (Although I will still take your advice regardless.) Are there any classes within the community or good investments to make before hand?