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Doug RitterExecutive Director / Chairman |
Topics
- Equipping Yourself To Survive - Personal Survival Gear for the Wilderness:
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[1 hr, 1.5 or 2 hours]
When your day's gone about as bad as it possibly could, your survival may well depend upon what you have on your person; what you've got stored in your pockets. Doug will give you the straight poop on the fundamental survival gear you should never be without and, just as important, what gear is worth betting your life on and what isn't. Learn what to carry in your pockets and what should be included in a pocket survival kit. Longer presentations include more types of survival gear and more details.
- Get Rescued! 21st Century Survival Signaling:
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[1, 1.5 or 2 hours]
New technology is substantially improving the odds that survivors will be found and rescued in a timely manner. Doug covers 406 MHz Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs), Satellite Messengers (SPOT & Solara), Satellite Phones, improved capability Handheld Radios and high-tech visual signaling devices including Laser Flares. Both the advantages and limitations of these new devices are reviewed. Longer presentation includes more technical details on the equipment and field use.
- Fundamental Survival Skills for That Unexpected Campout:
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[1, 1.5 or 2 hours]
However you got yourself into the predicament, this will provide you the fundamental skills set needed to survive and be rescued in most wilderness situations. Focuses on practical survival skills using the fundamental survival equipment Doug recommends you carry on your person at all times. Covers shelter, fire making, water procurement, staying found, and signaling search and rescue.
About the Speaker
- Speaking History:
- Doug is a frequent speaker on Survival topics to aviation, outdoors and boating audiences. Doug presents dozens of survival related seminars every year.
- Core message:
- Survival requires knowledge and preparations. If it isn't with you, it can't save you. Select your survival equipment like your life depended upon it, because it might. It doesn't take a lot of money to be equipped to survive.