Beginner survivalist looking for a place to begin

[Survivor Johnny]

PM sent. Welcome aboard

 

[Survivor Johnny]

I suggest back reading some threads and getting a clearer picture of the game. We have had several meet ups to trade knowledge and camp and tell lies. They are fun and u should watch for one

 

[crmorse]

Go to an Appleseed http://appleseedinfo.org You'll learn useful revolutionary war history, learn how to shoot a rifle well and probably meet a lot of other like minded people!

 

[CostaRicaBound]

Great post, and welcome to ODT. I'll be watching this one, as I've been in same boat and looking for same opportunities. To original poster....shoot me a PM, I'll take you up on the beers, I'm in same biz as you too!

 

[poppy926]

aye sir. books and youtube are great starts, but I need to learn by doing, and build my friendships by doing, also.
I was halfway hoping someone had some family out there in the same boat as me, and I might be able to jump on the training wagon.

Keeping my eyes peeled for meetups. If anyone wants an extra set of hands to work on their BOS, I'd be happy to see what I can offer for a weekend or two. Figure I can pickup some pearls along the way.

I will engage the survival section in future.
Thanks for the welcome all!

I do a lot of "dirt time" right in my own back yard, literally, my back yard. Sometimes when I cook out I use a ferro rod to start my BBQ. I have set up a tarp tent in the back yard for my grand daughter to play in. You can get a fire pit from any of the big box stores and practice fire making and primitive cooking. That way if it sucks you can just go in and make a sandwich. Traps and snares might be a little more difficult but I have made a deadfall with some dowels I had laying around and a 2X6. My point is you dont have to have the woods but it is much more fun. Johnny is a great resource from what I have heard and read. And I love Youtube. I also just got into prepping and have been canning and dehydrating, if you want to get into that shoot me a PM and I will help you any way I can. Good luck.

 

[jloneill17]

pm sent.

 

[cmor]

Welcome..........PM sent

 

[EugenFJR]

Greetings-

I'm a beginner survivalist trying to figure out- yep- where and how to begin.

I started out a city kid and worked corporate until I was 25 or so, then jumped ship and have been a carpenter for the past 10 years. I'm good with my hands and kinetic learning, but I mostly work alone. Cold start: no hunting, fishing, or survivalist experience, but I've backpacked a lot of California and the Pacific Northwest with conventional gear. I just want to get back out there, turn up the volume a little bit, and lose some of the gear weight. I'm kind of a loner, and don't have any friends that are experienced or interested anymore. On a very tight budget with a 1 year old at home.

Can anyone suggest free or very cheap ways to start picking up some skills, given that I don't have an "in"? I'm looking for opportunities to do target practice if someone has a large property that would permit it, meeting friends that can get me up to speed with my firearm safety and techniques (beginning shooter), basic fishing, shelter improvisation, cqc, bug out considerations, fire building, trap building, knots, identification of edible plants, field medicine, fishing and hunting (primal and conventional), etc. Most importantly, I need help with common sense, learning how not to leave a trail, and in figuring out what skills I actually need that I haven't thought about yet. I'm a bit of a ***** about hunting for sport since I've never done it, so please bear with me while I get in the game.

This may sound nuts to anyone raised in the outdoors, but for those of us that weren't so lucky and have had our heads up our tail until now, it's disturbing when we wake up and realize how weak we actually are. I don't like feeling dependent. I also miss being outside and having friends that do too. My wife's friends are great, but I need more out of life than TV shows and gossip about other friends.

I'm low profile, a little bit of a shut-in, mid thirties, married, straight, and have a baby. I don't have any agenda other than learning and finding like minded friends, so please be on the same page. If you've got leads, recommendations, meetups, ideas, or just wanna kick back and burn a beer over a SHTF discussion, please drop me a line. Located in NW Atlanta, just outside the perimeter, but happy to travel.
Thanks in advance!

Surivor Johnny is a wealth of Info, as a matter of fact they are having a surivial weekend, this weekend. As far as training w/ your handgun, train often, and get some professional instruction. ( I'd be happy to teach you the basics, I was active duty Army instructor for 4 years.) Dont worry, there are alot of good guys on the ODT, and every possable question you have can prob. be answered here.

 

[packerrat]

Indeed, I'm impressed and grateful for the generosity and support shown here. Insecurity about publicizing my ignorance was holding me back, and its a relief to wash a little bit of it away.
You can bet I'll take you up on that offer for firearms training.

I'll try to post some of the links and information that you all have sent via PM, to facilitate the next rookie who finds this thread. Thanks to Cmor for these two:

Newbie survival course on November 16, 2013:
http://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/threads/539059-FS-Prepper-course-101

informational/motivational newbie blog:
http://www.survivalblog.com/newbies.html

 

[Survivor Johnny]

Thanks for the hat tip fellas