Prepper expos abound during the spring and summer months, but few offer the level of hands-on survival training that will be available at Prepper Camp. The North Carolina 3-day prepper expo will be held at the Orchard Lake Campground in the mountain town of Saluda, as previously reported by Survival Based.
The list of presenters at Prepper Camp (trademarked name) is impressive, but renowned prepper authors and survival experts also exist at other prepper expos. What sets the North Carolina event apart is the multitude of classes which offer guests the chance to truly learn new skills and hone existing ones. Listening to a speech about outdoor cooking, off the grid power options, archery, first aid, animal tracking, and blacksmithing just does not offer the same level of education as digging in and getting your hands dirty.
There will of course be a vendor area to browse at Prepper Camp as well. Food samples courtesy of Survival Based, along with a coupon designed especially for event attendees, will be available at my presentation tent at Prepper Camp. Copies of my new book, Power Grid Down: How To Prepare, Survive & Thrive After The Lights Go Out, will also be available. Tickets to the North Carolina preppers expos, but once the capacity threshold is hit, those seeking self-reliance training will have to wait until next year.
Prepper Camp Course Details
One Second After and Day of Wrath author – Dr. William Forstchen
New York Times best-selling author William R. Forstchen has a Ph.D. from Purdue University with specializations in Military History and the History of Technology. He is a Faculty Fellow and Professor of History at Montreat College. He is the author of over forty books, including the New York Times bestselling series Gettysburg and Pearl Harbor (coauthored with Newt Gingrich), as well as the book that should be in every prepper’s library, One Second After.
One Second After is a story which may be all too terrifyingly real …a story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war, in one second, a war that will send America back to the Dark Ages … a war based upon a weapon, an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP). A weapon that may already be in the hands of our enemies.
Months before publication, One Second After was cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read, a book already being discussed in the corridors of the Pentagon as a truly realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. It is a weapon that the Wall Street Journal warns could shatter America. In the tradition of On the Beach, Fail Safe and Testament, this book, set in a typical American town, is a dire warning of what might be our future … and our end. And find out about his brand new book- where ISIS invades America- called Day of Wrath.
Scheduled Classes in alphabetical order:
Alternative Power Solutions – Solar Power And Other Off Grid Options – Matt Gibson
When considering alternative power solutions you need to look at all the generator options, including solar, natural gas, propane, gasoline and Diesel. How do you determine generator sizing? What is Safe Back-feeding? What are the best uses for solar power, what are the costs, benefits, and long term issues when using solar power vs. other off grid options? What do you use for energy storage, how do you convert battery power to Alternating Current to run household items, and those you will need in a grid down situation? How to your protect it from EMPs and other issues? What about the SunRNR solar power system? Find out all this and more, at this seminar.
Archery for Survival and Preparedness – Scott Moore
Obtaining his first bow at the age of 9, Scott Moore cut his teeth as a bow hunter pursuing small game in the hedges and corn rows of central Ohio. Harvesting his first deer in 1975 with a 45lb recurve bow, Scott now draws from an experience base of 38 successful hunting seasons and has harvested over 100 big game animals. Does archery have a place in a survival/preparedness situation? Find out why a simple bow and arrow might just be your primary weapon and hunting companion, in a grid down situation.
Awareness and Evasion – with Basic Survival Techniques – Macca- StayFrostyUSA
In a survival situation, awareness of your surroundings and evading detection and capture, may be the difference between life and death. Learn this and some basic survival techniques from one of the best. Macca was a Sgt in the SASR, a member of TAG east security force for the Sydney 2000 Olympics and had numerous deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq , Africa and South east Asia in combat roles; and then later as security trainer and advisor to indigenous forces. And you will learn some simple hand to hand self-defense, as well as what Macca carried in his battle zone pack (his battle BOB).
Ballistic Protection For Your Home- (Do It Yourself) Cindy and Jim Thompson
If society collapses and you need to protect your home, or retreat without the help of local law enforcement, are you ready? Do you have a plan or do you feel vulnerable? Join us for a live demonstration of how to build a simple, low cost security measure that will give you ballistic protection for your home or retreat without raising the attention of your neighbors. Also, learn some simple self-protection measures you can take right now and use daily in your home life. Remember, Life Changes, Be Ready!
Basic Animal Tracking and Trapping – Richard Cleveland
Richard teaches programs throughout the United States and has also led programs in Australia. He has taught survival and self-reliance skills to Navy Seals and civilians alike. His Survival School has been featured on cable TV shows, local news channels and various publications. During the past 21 years Richard has taught nature awareness and survival skills to thousands of people of all ages. He is an avid outdoorsman, fishing guide, writer, public speaker and a self-trained Naturalist.
Beekeeping- Natural Techniques – Fred Nichols
Honey is nature’s perfect food. And honey is one of nature’s most potent internal and external medicines. Honey can store for as long as civilized man has existed. They have found edible honey in Egyptian tombs! You can use it for preserving, as a sweetener, and even to make alcoholic beverages. Mead- honey wine- was one of man’s first alcoholic beverages.
If you are a prepper, then you need honey. In order to have honey, you need honey bees. In order to have honey bees, you need to take care of them in the most natural fashion, so that they work with you to produce the most amount of honey, with the least amount of stress on the colony. Fred Nichols has been involved in beekeeping and other natural practices for most of his life.Today, Fred lives a preparedness lifestyle, attends to his honey bees, collects honey and builds and sells alternative style bee hives and equipment.
Blacksmithing on the Cheap – Andrew Pitts
“Blacksmithing on the Cheap” is an introductory class designed to assist individuals get started in blacksmithing without spending a lot of money. Many people get interested in blacksmithing, but then realize that the typical costs of a forge and equipment are too expensive. This class will show you how they did it in the old days, and how you can be a blacksmith, without all the costs. Topics covered will include: the history of blacksmithing, tools and improvised tools, construction of a two brick forge, things you can make with a two brick forge, and of course, safety.
Bugging Out – By Boat – Dale Stewart
In an emergency, disaster, or grid down situation, you may not be able to “get out of Dodge” using conventional roads, on foot or even by bicycle-ask anyone who tried to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina. Sometimes the fastest, safest, and most undetectable way to bug out, is by boat. Rivers, lakes, swamps and ponds may be your best avenue of escape in a time of crisis.
Dale Stewart is known worldwide as a naturalist, explorer, adventurist, conservationist, and host of the syndicated radio show, Natures Edge. He has devoted much of his life to exploring the planet’s remotest rivers and living with and learning from indigenous people he met along the way. His experiences have been filmed for the History, Discovery and Travel Channel. In this seminar, Dale will show you how to effectively and quietly bug out by boat. And he will even show you what’s in his bug out boat at the Prepper Camp waterfront!
Bugging Out – What You Really Need to Know – Vince DeNiro (Appearing Saturday Only)
Vince will discuss the Bug-Out-Bag and the items that are contained in the pack; what to listen to on shortwave radio; firearms for bug-out survival – types to have, laws, Second Amendment, etc.; herbal remedies to have, the car kit, NBC kit, and more. Vince will also explain how to use his Primary Survival Firearms Evaluation System to rate your rifles for your environment and the survival scenarios which you are prepping for.
Bug Out Bags – Brian Adams – (Friday and Sunday)
This class will cover three common types of bags: Bug-Out, Get-Home and Every Day Carry. The class will cover: The function of each type of bag; The type of pack that would be appropriate for each bag; Categories of contents for each bag; How bags should be packed; Things to consider when assembling a bag.
Camp Cooking & Dutch Oven Cooking – Melissa Williams
Learn the ins and outs, the dos and don’ts and even the best kind of wood to use, when you are primitive camp cooking or Dutch Oven cooking. Melissa is an avid prepper, a teacher and a student of the old ways. She has made it her mission to learn to live without electricity and to become proficient with the skills our ancestors survived on. She teaches campfire cooking at preparedness events and enjoys serving up tasty campfire cuisine while allowing those who wish to get involved learn by doing!
Canning & Pickling – Grannie Pam (Sunday Only)
In this class, Grannie Pam will go through all the processes for preserving food by canning, so that you know what to can, and how. She will also discuss all the methods of pickling from fermentation to the vinegars that we use predominantly today. Grannie Pam is an expert in food preparation, food storage, canning, lacto-fermentation for the production of sauerkraut, kimchi, and pickles, dehydration, cheese making, and working with sourdough. She is the author of Grannie Pam’s Favorite Recipes and Grannie Pam’s Prepping With Big Flavors.
Cheese Making- From Food Storage?! – Grannie Pam (Friday Only)
Nobody likes powdered milk- do they? But you almost have to have powdered milk, if you are going to be able to store that kind of protein for the long term. But Grannie Pam can show you how you can use powdered milk from food storage to make a tasty 30-minute Mozzarella cheese plus a Ricotta cheese at the same time – made from the left over whey! Grannie Pamis an expert in food preparation, food storage, canning, lacto-fermentation for the production of sauerkraut, kimchi, and pickles, dehydration, cheese making, and working with sourdough.
Common Man Prepper – Richard Walsh- MrMadmick15
The past few years Richard has been sharing his wit and wisdom, speaking at prepper conferences, helping others learn with a laugh or two. Bring your food, bring your water, and come join Richard at lunch time in the big tent, for lunch, learning, and laughter.
Dehydrating Basics & Beyond – Donna Miller (Saturday Only)
Learn what, where and how to dehydrate and why dehydrating foods is one of the simplest, easiest, and best ways to store food. A 5 lb bag of corn can be reduced down to a sandwich bag. Dehydrating takes very little space, and doesn’t require heavy glass jars that can fall and break off your shelf. Find out all you need to know about dehydrating, and how to get the right equipment to do it.
Developing the Survivalist Eye (Nature Walk & Talk-combined with Wild Edibles & Medicinal plants – Richard Cleveland
Richard teaches programs throughout the United States and has also led programs in Australia. He has taught survival and self-reliance skills to Navy Seals and civilians alike. His Survival School has been featured on cable TV shows, local news channels and various publications. During the past 21 years Richard has taught nature awareness and survival skills to thousands of people of all ages. He is an avid outdoorsman, fishing guide, writer, public speaker and a self-trained Naturalist.
EMP, Facts v. Fiction – Brian Adams
As the single greatest threat to our nation, EMP’s are often misunderstood and the subject of many myths. This class will discuss the great deal of information that is available regarding Electro-Magnetic Pulses (EMP’s) and attempt to separate the facts from the fiction. We will attempt to explain some very complex concepts in layman’s terms to help you understand and prepare.
Essential Oils Survival Kits and Beyond! – Trish Deer
Learn from Trish Deer’s experience and knowledge about essential oils in an Introduction to Essential Oils class. You are invited to take advantage of this opportunity to learn, experience and grow with Essential Oils. From pain relief to dental care, first aid and weight loss, essential oils are powerful allies that protect us from the ravages of our modern lifestyle and help detoxify our bodies. Sample various oils, Experience oil’s therapeutic effects, Learn the difference between essential oils and why Young Living Oils are 100 percent quality, Hear how oils can relieve pain and inflammation, Discover how oils can improve your immune system, Learn application techniques and how to use oils, Explore the addition oils can make to your life, Learn how oils dissolve fats in your body, Leave feeling refreshed and empowered, Sample Young Living Oils and Products.
Exercise in Extreme Environments and Confined Spaces – Jamie Guined
Jaime Guined is an exercise scientist in extreme and demanding environments and confined spaces (think fallout/bomb shelter, undersea habitat, off-Earth habitat, etc.) Her approach to fitness and physical preparedness is a little different than for folks who are just interested in exercise for enhanced fitness and well-being. The fitness and physical preparedness requirements for a TEOTWAWKI situation will be much more task-oriented and geared towards survival and manual labor without the conveniences of the modern world. This will require that folks be highly adaptive, mobile, and efficient. There are training tactics and a methodology to teach you to hone these physical preparedness skills without the use of expensive equipment and/or gyms.
Get Off the Grid –Starting Now! – Jason Matyas
The modern grid – comprised of different component parts such as the corporatist economy, electrical power grid, surveillance grid, consumption/entertainment culture, and disintegration of the family – all work together to make you dependent and put you in an ever-shrinking box that limits your freedom and prosperity. The current economic depression will not change course to improve your situation – you must understand your situation and quickly take wise action to prepare your family for what’s ahead. The hour is late – don’t wait any longer.
GMOs – Myths and Truths – Samm Simpson (Friday and Sunday)
GMO’s and the chemicals of the food and agriculture industry are killing us all silently and without our consent (or in most cases our knowledge). Find out what is really going on, what the multi-billion dollar giants are doing to keep us in the dark, and how government corruption is doing anything but looking out for the health and safety of its citizens. And find out what you can do to protect yourself and stop this insanity.
Grinding to Make Flour and Nut Butters; Home-Milling and Bulk Food/Grain Storage – Donna Miller
Donna was raised on the gulf coast and grew up with little to no skill of anything remotely domestic or self-sustaining. Shortly after marriage her husband Joseph felt called to prepare their family for life to be ‘different’ by the time the kids were grown. Thus 25+ years ago they began their preparedness journey. Today Donna runs Miller’s Grain House, and although Donna doesn’t really call herself an expert, she is a practical facilitator who shares what she’s learned and encourages others to jump in!
Gold & Silver- What You Need to Know – Keith Iton
From gold bars to Troy ounces to junk silver. There are things you need to know about buying and trading in physical bullion, and there are tips you need to know as a prepper. If you are eager to learn about the world of precious metals, stop by the Gold & Silver class at prepper camp.
Ham Radio and Emergency Communications – Richard Day
Communications and one of the most important aspects of prepping – after water, food, protection, and shelter. How important is communication in a grid-down situation? How do I keep from being triangulated by the watchers? Find out about Ham Radio and what you need to know as a prepper. During this seminar you will also learn: How to find an inexpensive 2-meter radio; How to program it with the various frequencies; Who can help you with the radio protocol; How a repeater works; If you need to use a repeater; How to keep your radios charged; and How to keep from being triangulated by the watchers. Attend this seminar and learn what you really need to know about radio communications.
Human Powered Generator- Build Your Own – With Stuff You Can Get From Lowes! (Vriliac Generator) – Richard Day, George Korper
Rich Day and George Korper have developed a simple to use, and robust Vriliac Generator. The Vriliac Dynamic Generator (VDG) is an elegant solution because you crank it with your arms or your legs. You can use it to power your TV, cell phone, radio, or computer, and of course, lights. Solar photo-voltaic cells have their place, but they aren’t portable for a bug out situation. They are easily damaged by vandals and you can’t depend on sunny days and are easily damaged by lightning or Electromagnetic Pulse – EMP.And we can show you how to actually construct your own Vriliac Generator. Save money, and have fun. You will know all the down and dirty details about your generator.
Krav Maga – Kirk Huggins Rogers
Learn how to incorporate Krav Maga -a self-defense system developed for the Israel military, into your own practical self-defense plan with Heroic Fitness and Krav Maga Instructor, Kirk Huggins Rogers.
(The) Liberty Convention- Stopping Runaway Government and Taking Back Our Country – Omer Causey
Some events are beyond our control. Some are perhaps inevitable. Solar flares and weather extremes come to mind. We prepare for those kind of events because we can’t control them. Destruction of the American way of life by a corrupt, or merely inept, government is not an inevitable event unless we allow it to happen by continuing to take no effective action to rein in the runaway Washington establishment. Prevention is possible; preparation is what we will fall back on if we fail.
In this seminar Omer Causey will show you how federal government collapse and abuse of executive power can be headed off at the pass without having to go hand-to-hand with a formation of Bradley Fighting Vehicles. Learn about The Liberty Convention Initiative and it effort to solve the critical problems created by a runaway federal government that has long since ceased to conduct itself in accordance with the Constitution and the best interests of its true constituency — the American people.
Preparedness Basics – Survivor Jane
Survivor Jane will share what basic preparedness is all about and how to begin preparing by focusing on the essential basic needs of survival and sharing money saving tips to get there. Find out how you can replace toilet paper forever with a simple garden sprayer, how you can vacuum seal food using a brake bleeder, as well as how to make your own personal health and hygiene products -including make-up- from simple food storage items.
Preparing for a Financial Crisis – Rich Davis
Are you prepared for a Financial Crisis? Rich Davis founder of BEST FQ will provide the financial intelligence needed to create a non-traditional asset portfolio investing in Real Assets such as Clean Water, Agricultural & Farm Land, Precious, Base Metals & Minerals Mining, Energy, & Timber.
Prepping for the Grid to Fail – Tara Dodrill
What would happen if the grid went down? How could it happen? How would it change your life? How would it change America? Tara Dodrill will speak on the power grid, its frailties, identifying threats, and how you can prepare for it. Dodrill will also be speaking about her new book, Power Grid Down: How To Prepare, Survive & Thrive After The Lights Go Out, (available in both paperback and Kindle formats) The book focuses on self-reliance training for the entire family and post-grid down career options.
Prepping with Big Flavors- Good Tasting Food -Made from Your Food Storage – Grannie Pam (Saturday Only)
One of the biggest problems for any prepper (after they survive the End of the World as We Know It) is going to be food fatigue. No one wants to go from a life of flavorful food, to eating just beans and rice the rest of their lives. And good tasting meals can be a huge morale booster for your family and survival group. Learn how Grannie Pam takes bland food stores, and with just a little of this, and a pinch of that- turns them into a flavorful and healthy meal that people are happy to eat, in any situation.
Primitive Fishing – How to Make What You Need- When You Have Nothing Else – Eugene Runkis
Eugene Runkis is the star of the Hillbilly Blood TV series and is a primitives skills expert and all around wilderness “McGyver.” Gene will show you how to make lures, line and bait, just from things you find in the woods. Gene will show you how to make lures from grape vine claspers and tree thorns, that mimic insects such as wasps, grass hoppers, water striders and more. An expert in all forms of hook making, Gene will teach the manufacture of hooks that require no lashing or tying. Friction fit and wedged together, these tools are incredibly strong, and dependable, and can keep you alive, even when you are without equipment and supplies.
Probiotics 101 – Fermentation and Culturing vegetables- Gut Health! – Trish Deer
Probiotics 101: Known as “fermenting” or “pickling” or “culturing” your veggies! The health benefits are immense!! Superior nutrition and so yummy! You are making your own probiotics and building your immune system in your gut! Your gut is your first line of defense. Since Biblical days “pickling” is how we would save our foods. Now with pasteurization and refrigeration, our foods are DEAD and we have no good bacteria to repopulate our guts to keep us healthy! Between vaccines, antibiotic usage, meat & dairy products (loaded with antibiotics), our guts don’t have a chance… all these wipe out our beneficial bacteria! You will learn how to make cultured veggies as well as how to make amazing kombucha – a fermented tea and amazing probiotic properties.
Radiation Preparedness – Craig Douglas
What are the differences between alpha, beta, gamma, and X-ray radiation? How do I protect myself from each type of radiation? Should I we be concerned about the Japan meltdown? How to check food and water for contamination. Is a nuclear war survivable? Preparing for a nuclear event on a limited budget. Facts about the old civil defense radiation equipment. What equipment do I need to measure radiation? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this seminar.
Retreat Water systems (solar pumps, hand pumps, rain water catchment systems) – Scott Hunt- Engineer 775; Practical Preppers (Appearing Sunday Only)
Scott Hunt is a sustainable living design engineer. He specializes in off-grid water and energy systems. His expertise in mechanical engineering combined with good old-fashioned know-how gleaned from experience “on the farm and in the woods” has enabled him to draw closer to that goal of a fully sustainable lifestyle. If he isn’t installing a prepper system for a client, speaking at a conference, consulting via the phone, then you will find him in his shop tinkering on the next cool project.
Secret Garden of Survival- How to Grow a Camouflaged Food-Forest With bonus section- Secret Greenhouse of Survival – How to Create the Ultimate Prepper Greenhouse – Rick Austin- The Survivalist Gardener
Imagine a food garden that you only have to plant once in your life-time, that takes up very little space, that will provide food for you and your family for the next 30 years; that can grow five times more food per square foot than traditional or commercial gardening; and where you never have to weed, never have to use fertilizers and never have to use pesticide – ever. And the whole garden is disguised to look like overgrown underbrush, so that anyone passing by would not even dream that you had food growing there! Interested? That is what Rick Austin is going to talk to you about. It’s the essential prepper food source that can provide you with all the fruit, vegetables, nuts and berries, that you and your family can consume in a year. Find out how Rick Austin took a half-acre southern slope in North Carolina and turned it from red clay into a “food forest” in one year.
Rick Austin will share how he created his Secret Garden of Survival and how you can grow your own Camouflaged Food- Forest -and by using some of the same concepts used in his garden, you can also create the ultimate prepper greenhouse.
Storage Food – Jennifer Elswick
Storage food is storage food right? They’re all the same- right? Wrong! There are huge differences in the prepackaged, number 10 canned survival and storage foods out there. Find out how you can have storage food without GMO’s, without MSG, without chemicals, and that looks like and tastes like the stuff that the label says is in the can! And it can even save you money vs. buying everyday food from your grocery store. Find out how food storage is your magic key to preparedness, networking and saving money.
SUN OVEN Cooking & More – Using the Sun to be Prepared for Emergencies – Paul Munsen
Learn how to harness the power of the sun to cook, dehydrate, purify water and be better prepared for emergencies. Paul Munsen, of SUN OVENS International, will cover everything you need to know about using a SUN OVEN to bake, boil and steam foods. He will show how practical and easy it is to cook in a SUN OVEN and discuss the many economic, health and environmental benefits of cooking with the sun.
You will never have to worry about burning dinner again. Discover how to use a SUN OVEN to naturally dehydrate fruits and vegetables, and enhance winter sprouting. Find out how to reduce your utility bills and the amount of fuel you need to store for emergency preparedness while helping families in deforested developing countries around the world.
Survival & Prepper Groups- Dos and Don’ts- From the Survival Group Handbook – Charley Hogwood (Appearing via Skype- Friday Only)
Charley Hogwood has many years of experience in the military as a Reconnaissance Scout and Infantry Squad Leader where his job was to train and lead people of various skill levels and personalities in a multitude of missions in the field. Charley holds several State Certified Construction licenses, has 35 FEMA certifications and a certificate in Emergency Management. He took his passion of preparedness to work by creating Personal Readiness Education Programs where he trains people in the ways of survival and preparedness. Through this experience he wrote the first book ever written on the subject of developing groups in survival. Now he speaks on how to build survival groups and how to fix ones that aren’t working.
Survival Medicine- Where You are the Doctor – Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy (Appearing via Skype- Saturday Only)
Joe Alton, also known as Dr. Bones, the Disaster Doctor, is an M.D. and Amy Alton, also known as Nurse Amy, is an advanced registered nurse practitioner and a certified nurse midwife. They are the authors of the #1 Amazon Bestseller in Survival Skills, Disaster Relief, and Safety/First aid called: The Survival Medicine Handbook; a guide for when medical help is not on the way. They have just published a brand new 560 page 2nd edition to their book about survival medicine. Find out what to do, when the only doctor available is YOU.
Survival Mindset – Your Will to Survive – Dale Stewart
Situational Awareness and the Survival Mindset –When you think about survival, you think about equipment and techniques such as fire starting, shelter construction, finding food and water that can save your lives in the face of imminent danger.
All important skills to have – but there is one more thing that is often overlooked and arguably more important than any survival gadget you own. Your brain – more specifically, your mindset. It is the most important tool you have. Survival is a mind over matter situation.
What the audience will learn – What is a Survival Mindset – You are born with a will to survive, but you can improve our survival mindset through training. Fear – Using it as a reminder. Goal Setting – You know the importance of setting goals in life. They help you achieve and give you a plan that you can follow. In a survival situation, goal setting is even more important. Breathing Control – Your body is programmed to react in stressful situations, but the chemicals released in your bloodstream make your body very reactive and years of physical and mental training can be lost in an instant. Visualization – Why it is important to visualize the successful completion of an action before you begin that action. Self-Talk – In order to maintain a survival mindset, you must rely on positive thinking. I will discuss how talking to yourself helps with this challenge.
Top 12 Knots That Can Save Your Life – Tony Haney- the Ropeman
Knot tying has always been one of those key outdoor skills that many take for granted. A good knot can save lives and save valuable time. But you have to know how to tie it. Ropeman will teach the most important practical knots that everyone can use even in everyday tasks. Learn to tie the Top 12 Knots That Can Save Your Life.
What Goes In a Med Kit? – Skinny Medic
Skinny Medic on YouTube is a full time paramedic. He has been in 911 EMS for 12 years. He posts videos that can help you in a wilderness situation, or in a situation, where you have little to no medical help. He is funny, informative and a wealth of information and experience. If you are a prepper and what to know what is vital to have in your med kit- you need to take this class. As Skinny Medic says: “You never know when you will be the first responder.”