2014 Suburban Dad Survivalist Field Day
Suburban Dad Survivalist Field Day Weekend 2014
Date: Saturday, August 2, 2014
Time: 8 AM to 6 PM
Location: KR Training, 1166 CR 145, Lincoln, TX 78948
Cost: $50
Many of you have expressed an interest in attending a preparedness field day. Are you looking for some hands-on experience with the latest preparedness gear and an opportunity to learn some new skills? This field day is just for you. This family-friendly workshop will give you an opportunity to meet fellow preppers as well.
Instructors from a wide variety of organizations will be on hand, including:
Food Storage and Nutrition – Kerri B. Gehring, Ph.D., an associate professor at Texas A&M will be presenting on the subject of “Food Storage and Nutrition.” Many preppers have questions about food storage options and the nutritional retention of their food stores. Dr. Gehring will speak to these issues and provide practical guidance on long term food storage options and strategies.
Fire Extinguisher Training – Mark Wobus, District Chief with the Bastrop Fire Department, and Lt. Brian Harvey of the Bluebonnet Fire Department, will provide attendees hands on training on how to use a fire extinguisher. This is a live fire training opportunity.
Solar Cooking and Energy – I’ll be demonstrating some of the solar cooking and power equipment available on the market.
Rainwater Collection - I’ll share with you everything you need to know about setting up your own rainwater collection system.
Treat the Heat - Caleb Causey of Lone Star Medics (and frequent guest instructor at KR Training) will be presenting on the subject of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of various heat related ailments. Caleb served as a medic in the U.S. Army before beginning his own training company; he brings a wealth of knowledge from the tactical medicine community.
Herbal Medicine – Sam Coffman of The Human Path will do a short herb walk and discuss the details of using several local medicinal plants for acute injuries and illness as well as chronic illness.
First Aid - Sam Coffman will demonstrate (and coach) the use of a poultice using both plant material as well as charcoal, to deal with infection, inflammation and tissue healing.
The only direction you can't fell tree is UP- Never handled a chainsaw? John and Kelli Kochan of KR Training will demonstrate what you need to safely handle and maintain your chainsaw. Then gear up and get your hands on a saw for real.
Radios don't bite - Learn what various radios can and can't do, which to use for what type of communications and how to use them properly. Ham radio operator John Kochan will lead this presentation.
What are ya gonna do when your cellphone quits working - John Kochan will show you how to set up a communications plan for your family and friends. Hurricane, bomb threat or power outage, have the equipment and plan in place before you need it.
Intro into Reloading Ammo – Karl Rehn will demonstrate the equipment and skills needed to reload your own ammunition.
Simple Stick Defense – Frequent KR Training guest instructor Chuck Rives will show you that simple defensive stick techniques can be applied to a million different tools that you can pick up or carry in lots of worst case situations. These techniques are simple, quick-to-learn and work with batons, canes, broomsticks, trashcans, clipboards, fire extinguishers, phone books or hundreds of other items that you might find around you all the time.
Unarmed Combatives – Chuck Rives will be providing some hands on demonstration on various unarmed combative techniques you can use in the real world.
Trapping and Snaring – Greg Pleasant of Texas Parks and Wildlife will cover how to identify animal sign and trials to figure out what animals are making them and then setting snares and traps to catch them. He will cover both primitive and modern snaring and trapping techniques.
Bug Out Bag Building – Brian Brown of Team Rubicon will bring his Mother of All Bug Out Bags and let participants see what gear he carries into the field during disaster response.
Map and Compass Orientation – Brian Brown will demonstrate how to read a map and use a compass in field conditions.
And of course FREE firearms training for those who sign up before July 19! At the end of Saturday’s conference, Karl and his team of instructors will run people through various defensive handgun drills, culminating in each student shooting the NRA Defensive Pistol Qualification Test.
And much more! This will be a hands-on experience, where you will get to see and use the gear.
On Sunday, August 3, Caleb Causey of Lone Star Medics will present a day long class on Dynamic First Aid. Cost for the course is $160.
Register for these events by clicking here.
If you have questions, email or call Paul at 512-267-4817.