Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it’s supposed to do. — Robert A. Heinlein
YOUNG, AZ – An event known as the Survivalist Rendezvous will be held in Young, Arizona from Saturday, November 8 to Tuesday November 11. The event will host classes running the gamut in survival skills from food preparation and storage, to electrical survival, to firearms training, to musical instruments.
The theme is based on a quote from Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein:
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
Samples of the classes include long range rifle and other firearms classes. How to make knives and metalsmithing. There will be classes on wild medicinal plants, emergency medicine and even acupuncture.
The Appleseed Project will be holding a course on marksmanship, but is limited to eight people. Nathan will also be conducting a long-range precision rifle course lecture with a possibility of a shoot at the range.
There will also be standard preparedness courses such as amateur radio, land navigation and grappling and wrestling.
The event does not just go into survival skill you know of, but also things you may not have thought of. The event will feature a course on the mindset for survival. Another teaches about living in a third world environment by Dave Megahey who was the son of missionaries in Africa.
There is a course on flute making and basic guitar instruction for entertainment.
In a telephone interview organizer Nathan Charlton said that this is the first such event he has organized and is excited to have instructors such as Peter Bigfoot respond. There will also be some vendors.
The courses will be held at the community center in Young and the Deadbroke Inn. The event will conclude with on Veteran’s Day with a flag raising, a Veteran’s Benefit Breakfast and a lecture on Vietnam Special Forces by Dave Megahey. There will also be a dance Monday night.
The only lodging for the event is the Deadbroke Inn, but organizer Nathan Charlton said that there will be accommodations for RVs and camping.
The camping environment can be used as a survival skill. With cooler weather moving into Arizona, one can set up their survival camp and make a note of what items they are missing or what items are too cumbersome to take along in a bug-out situation. Families or groups can determine who should be responsible for carrying items for an emergency situation.