Upcoming Events
Our partnerships are designed to help you discover world leading subject matter experts and training outfitters. Gain unparalleled access to the partners and colleagues who we have worked with in the international disaster response arena for over 15 years.
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A Drive On The Wild Side | Overland Training
Take A Drive On The Wild Side
Drive Further. Explore Farther.
OEX x TRC
A Drive On The Wild Side | Overland Training
Take A Drive On The Wild Side
Drive Further. Explore Farther.
OEX x TRC
Great Polar Paddle Expedition
A polar circumnavigation of Cockenoe Island to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the island’s narrow escape from being turned into a nuclear power stations.
Hand Made Wreath Workshop
Hand-Made Wreath Workshop
Foraged wreath making workshop with Laura Mulligan of the Hickories
Learn to make hand-made holiday wreaths out of dried flowers, grapevines, mosses and foraged fauna.
BRING THE BEAUTY OF NATURE HOME TO YOUR HOLIDAY DECOR.
A collection of pre-made wreaths will be available for purchase.
Ham Radio Test
Ham Radio Fantasies
You know you have a deep down desire to become a ham radio operator.
Just think you could be sitting in your living room in your tube socks enjoying eggnog chatting away with someone in Outer Mongolia.
Our next HAM Radio test is being held this Saturday December 18th . If you can’t make it in to join one of the most discernible clubs in Fairfield County, no worries, we offer the test every month.
Study up and get your call sign!
Wilderness First Aid Practicum
For those of you who have braved the Wilderness First Aid hybrid course this is the 8 Hour In person hands on practicum. This skills lab is designed for you to practice and solidify the skills you’ve learned so that you may put to use when it matters.
Stop The Bleed: Bystander to Immediate Responder
Stop The Bleed Certification is a simple but tremendously powerful class in emergency bleeding control through the American College of Surgeons. You will walk away with baseline familiarity with how to use tools like tourniquets and pressure dressings.
Readiness Series: Emergency Communications
In this seminar we will talk about the types of radio communications available to individuals and families when regular communications such as phone and internet are not available…
Bourbonites Book Club
LEARN AND LIBATE.
What: Monthly book club gathering with skills workshops, discussions and cocktails
November Book: Left of Bang by Jason Reilly and Patrick Van Horn
Readiness Series: Packs to Purses, Everyday Carry
The more you know the less you need. A conversation and class on everyday emergency readiness gear (EDC). A conversation and hands on demonstration of what goes into a bag you should carry with you everyday and why…
Screen Culture: Tank Girl
Screening of the 1995 Cult Classic… TANK GIRL
"Listen up, cause I'm only telling you this once. I'm not bedtime story lady, so pay attention. It's 2033. The world is screwed now. You see, a while ago this humongous comet came crashing into the earth. Bam, total devastation. End of the world as we know it. No celebrities, no cable TV, no water. It hasn't rained in 11 years. Now 20 people gotta squeeze inside the same bathtub - so it ain't all bad."
— Tank Girl
Readiness Series: Are you prepared? The Basics of a Home Emergency Plan
A true metric for readiness and preparedness is if we have the capability and capacity to help others in time of need. To be in a position to help we have to put proactive energy into #makingready before something happens…
Wilderness First Aid Practicum
For those of you who have braved the Wilderness First Aid hybrid course this is the 8 Hour In person hands on practicum. This skills lab is designed for you to practice and solidify the skills you’ve learned so that you may put to use when it matters.
Readiness Series: The Ready Mind
It all comes down to mindset. Can you keep calm and think creatively under duress. Do you have the skills and experience to identify a threat before it happens? This intro class will teach you to think like an enemy so you can observe existing vulnerabilities from physical to digital realms before they are exploited.
Stop The Bleed: Bystander to Immediate Responder
Stop The Bleed Certification is a simple but tremendously powerful class in emergency bleeding control through the American College of Surgeons. You will walk away with baseline familiarity with how to use tools like tourniquets and pressure dressings.
Screen Culture: The Endurance
We are more capable than we think and Shakelton’s journey is an incredible opportunity to learn just how capable we are if we set our minds to it. Come watch the pen ultimate adventure readiness documentary with us.
Readiness Series: Critical Community
Whether you own a gas station, drive a pickup truck, own a small generator or run a small grocery store readiness is contingent on one critical factor: Community…
Bourbonites Book Club
LEARN AND LIBATE.
What: Monthly book club gathering with skills workshops, discussions and cocktails
October Book: Emergency by Neil Strauss
Readiness Series: Social Dynamics of Disasters
What happens socially when the status quo is disrupted? How do seemingly everyday individuals get involved with life saving activities? How do socioeconomic inequalities jeopardize the security of a place and how do you remedy rifts before they arise?…
The Readiness Skills Challenge, Its FREE!!
Game On!! It Readiness Challenge Time! Oct 14th thru Nov 6th
Thursdays and Saturday’s 4pm to 6:30pm, Pick Your Date and Time Below To Register! ITS FREE!!
Readiness Series: Got Juice?
In this workshop we will talk about using small home generators during power outages. We will focus on small generators vs. large whole house systems. We will consider how much you can power with these kinds of generators, how much fuel they will use, and how to plan your consumption so you can reduce the power you need and thus reduce the gasoline/propane you need…
Readiness Series: What Is Readiness?
Readiness is not a fringe or radical concept. This introduction is a broad survey to the discipline and practice of Readiness…
Podcast Recording
Shhhh… We are on the air. Come and listen as we discuss tips and tricks to architect hyper local community movements. As we explore commonalities between ecodudes, adventurists and readiness.