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Following are detailed descriptions of many of the classes we have tentatively scheduled for you at Prepper Camp 2024.  (We are adding more classes and more details- so please bear with us, as not all classes are listed yet, more will be added as the event gets closer, and some are subject to change.)

(Class Schedules: will be posted before the event.  So make sure to sign up for Updates!)

2023 Keynote Speaker – Curtis Bowers – Filmmaker, AGENDA: Grinding America Down, and AGENDA 2: Masters of Deceit

Saturday Night  Keynote Address – Curtis Bowers: AGENDA- Grinding America Down

When Filmmaker Curtis Bowers hit the road in 2010 with his award winning film, AGENDA, people began to wake up. AGENDA became one of the best-selling independent documentaries of all time, and the grass roots America finally had a tool to connect the dots.

As he continued to travel, Bowers found that people were overwhelmed by the seeming myriad of issues they were facing. From the promotion of Islam to the propaganda of climate change, from the deceit of Common Core to the manufactured economic crisis, and from the manipulation of the Evangelical Church to the unsustainable debt burden, it seemed as if America had a hundred different enemies with a hundred different agendas. But he knew from his research that wasn’t the case.

Join Curtis Bowers at Prepper Camp on Saturday evening for his Keynote address as he exposes the Masters of Deceit and their purposeful, premeditated, treasonous attacks on our freedom. Find out how on how the Communists/Globalists have been systematically executing a 50 year plan to take down America- the only thing standing in their way of a one world government. And learn how we can take down these communist globalist overlords, who would otherwise rule over the rest of us.

“AGENDA is the most powerful expose of the communist, socialist, progressive attempt to take over America produced so far.” Ted Baehr, MovieGuide

“I’ve had several showings of this incredible film in my home!” CHUCK NORRIS, Movie Legend

Watch Curtis during is weekly show: https://agendaweekly.com/

2023 (& 2022) Musical Guest – Five Times August

Saturday Night Musical Artist – Five Times August – The Political Protest Songs of Our Times.

Five Times August is the solo act of singer/songwriter Brad Skistimas. Skistimas has appeared on the FOX Business channel as an expert “Do-It-Yourself” indie artist and featured in Billboard Magazine, Performing Songwriter, Guitar Player, People Magazine, and USA Today. He was the first completely unsigned act to have an album distributed in Walmart stores nationwide with 2007’s “The Independent.” The music has been featured on many popular TV shows, commercials, and films and tour dates have supported some of the nation’s top acts.

In early 2021 Five Times August began releasing a series of protest songs taking aim at Covid-era regulations, the Biden administration, and most recently Anthony Fauci with the hit song “Sad Little Man,” which has reached #1 on several Amazon and Apple Music charts.

Several of the music videos for these tracks have been suppressed or censored on social media platforms like YouTube and Facebook. Despite being restricted by big tech recent press includes prominent features on Glenn Beck, Chad Prather, Del Bigtree’s The HighWire, The Federalist, The Post Millennial, RebelNews, and more. Most recently Skistimas performed his song “Silent War” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC for 35,000 attendees at the Defeat the Mandate rally on January 23rd.

Brad will play some of his most popular protest songs prior to the Key Note address on Saturday Night.

Click here for Five Times August YouTube Channel

2023 Movies and Demonstrations

Prepper Camp 2023 Movies for Your Viewing Pleasure and Information

Hide Your Food – You Better Be Prepared. | Secret Homestead of Survival  Friday Lunch – 12:30 pm – South Tent 3

Are you prepared for what happens next?  Meet My Neighbor Productions takes you on a journey to the Secret Homestead of Survival with the Survivalist Gardener  @SurvivalistGardener  (Rick Austin) and Survivor Jane  @Survivor Jane  (Jane Austin) who were featured on numerous international television programs, including National Geographic’s Doomsday Preppers.

Rick and Jane have created a permaculture survivalist homestead hidden within the Appalachian Mountains. The Austins are authors of numerous survival books and run the largest Prepper education camp in the country.

The Patriot (With Mel Gibson) – Friday Night 8:00 pm – South Tent 3

In 1776 South Carolina, widower and legendary war hero Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) finds himself thrust into the midst of the American Revolutionary War as he helplessly watches his family torn apart by the savage forces of the British Redcoats. Unable to remain silent, he recruits a band of reluctant volunteers, including his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger), to take up arms against the British. Fighting to protect his family’s freedom and his country’s independence, Martin discovers the pain of betrayal, the redemption of revenge and the passion of love.

PLANDEMIC: InDoctorNation – The Movie – Saturday Lunch – 12:30 pm – South Tent 3

Guided by the meticulous work of Dr. David E. Martin, Plandemic: Indoctornation, tracks a three decade-long money trail that leads directly to the key players behind the COVID 19 pandemic. Follow the money to find out how the World Economic Forum is involved, who the villains are that created it the “pandemic”, how the pharmaceutical industry is totally corrupt, and how all the players involved benefit from it financially.  Oh- and how it is all related to “population control”.

Evidence of Algorithms – Sunday Lunch – 12:30 pm – South Tent 3

Dr. Douglas Frank studied the voting statistics of over 3000 counties in the United States. What he found was absolute proof that the voting machines are connected to the internet, and they are rigged with algorithms, so that candidates are “selected” not elected. And Dr. Frank will show you how we can remove the voting machines, by providing evidence to your local board of elections.

Fortress K9 Special Dog Demos

Lunch Time (12:30 pm) Every day, Across from the Fortress K9 Booth Space.

Come see the Fortress K9 Protection Dogs demonstrate their abilities in stability and agility walking ropes, climbing ladders,  walking planks, as well as their protection capabilities  each day during the lunch break.

Friday – Obedience and Agility crossing beams and ladders and doing obedience throughout. 

Saturday – Protection and Stability – Fortress K9 will run several scenarios with the dogs (including bite work) and also show stability training. 

Sunday – Obedience and Agility. 

Men’s Alliance Demonstration: Friday and Saturday Lunch Time (12:30 pm), Behind the North Tent

Men’s Alliance is a tribe of men that meet in-person weekly for a rugged outdoor workout followed by a real-world devotion around a fire. We flip tires, swing sledgehammers, talk about real world struggles, and get pushed physically and spiritually to be the men God designed us to be.

Workout groups & Bible studies are everywhere, but a tribe is a very rare thing indeed. That’s why men join Men’s Alliance. It’s not the workout or the devotion, as much as it is the tribe.

Sunday Sunrise Service –  Sunday  8:00 am – South Tent 3;

Pastor Dr. Rex Walker

A sermon for the preparedness minded during these biblical times. Meet in the Main Tent (South Tent 3) by the Water Front, On Sunday Morning at 8:00.

2024 Tentative Classes (in alphabetical order):

Area Intelligence: The Foundation of Emergency Preparedness and Security Planning

Mike Shelby

This class is a guide for identifying the assets, opportunities, threats, vulnerabilities, limitations, and other significant characteristics that affect a local area. We call the finished product an Area Study, which is the foundation of emergency preparedness and security planning.

This talk is for those who have a nagging feeling that you may be missing critically important information about your area, or just don’t know where to find it.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Resident Prepper

In this class, we will discuss the effects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on your life today and in the coming years. We will explore the potential good and bad consequences of the increasing use of AI. The science fiction depictions of AI will soon no longer be fiction. From HAL in 2001 a Space Odyssey to the Terminator, these applications of AI are becoming reality.

One theme that is not common in movies is the potential for tyranny because of AI’s ability to monitor and profile individuals. Big Brother has grown up and he has all your personal data to train AI to track you. In this class you will learn the ways that AI is used to monitor, control, and manipulate you. Starting with your cell phone metadata, it will know who you call, what food you like, where you shop, what you buy, what you search for on the internet, what websites you visit, and who you associate with. From there it, will control and manipulate you by what search results you see, who’s posts you get to see on social media, and filtering what news it wants you see and hiding the rest.

Most importantly, you will learn how to stop giving your private information away and to reduce your digital footprint starting today! You will learn how to break the connections they are using to connect the dots, thereby limiting what AI can learn about you going forward.

Avoiding abduction – Don’t be the Victim

Sara Hathaway

The threats to women and children seem ever-increasing in this twisted world. Distractions from modern technology add to the vulnerability. Women and children must know how to respond if evil comes for them. Increasing awareness of the area around them is critical, but they also need reliable defensive strategies.

This class teaches individuals how to avoid transportation to a secondary location and why that is critical. You’ll learn what to do if a firearm is pulled and how to escape many of the bondage methods criminals deploy. You need to know what to say and how to attract attention to find help. Most importantly, you need to know how to escape or end the situation so you can return home safely.

Beekeeping Basics

Greg New

This class will cover the following:

·      The Colony and Its Organization (Queen, Drones, Workers, Laying Workers, Bee Development, Brood);

·      Beekeeping Clothing and Equipment

·      Starting with Bees (Package Bees, Nucleus Colonies, Buying Established Colonies, Collecting Swarms, Apiary Location and requirements.

·      Handling Bees Colony Management, Importance of Smoke, Early Spring, Swarm, Summer, Fall and Winter Management.  

·      Identify and Treat a Some Basic Hive Pests, and Their Management.

Honey Production and Processing

Beginning Blacksmithing

Andrew Pitts

Blacksmithing can be an invaluable element to your homesteading or preparedness planning. The skills used will require a dedicated place to practice, good instruction and a set of tools. In this class we discuss some of the many options available to the beginner blacksmith . In my previous class Blacksmithing on the Cheap we focused on constructing a forge by scrapping and a scrounging the necessary parts. This class will focus more on sourcing parts from the local hardware store and laying a foundation for good technique.

Bug Out Bags – Create One that is Realistic, Light, Smart, and Fight Ready. 

Jan Emore

Let’s face it. People have too much stuff in their bug out bags. Most people’s bags are too big, too heavy, and can make you a target in a critical situation.

Jan Emore has a smart way to create your bug out bag, so that is half “minimalist” survival bag, and half basic ballistics bag. Times are a changin’, and your bug out bag may need a change too.

Come find out how to build a bug out bag that is lightweight as well as hunt/fight ready.

Building a Stone Oven

Gumby

Since the earliest days of fire known to man, cooking has been a primary use, perhaps more prominent even than for heating. Today, when we consider cooking with fire brings to mind cooking over an open fire, on top of a wood stove or perhaps in a wood fired cook stove with an oven. But, have you considered the option of building your own stone oven, whether for cooking, heating, or both? And yes, every benefit you’ve ever heard of as a benefit to a wood fired stone oven is true. You really can have an oven that once heated up, can cook for up to two weeks. With a blanket of snow on top of it at the same time.

In this class you will learn the what, why and how of building and using your own stone oven. Some call this a “pizza oven” but that is a huge insult to what a stone oven truly is. You’ll learn about materials, design considerations, capabilities and how to use one. This class will provide you the information needed to decide if this is a worthy undertaking for you as well as the pros and cons involved in designing and building one that “works” for you.

Canning Basics

Kendra Lynne

Have you been growing increasingly aware of your dependence on the grocery store for your survival? Wishing you could take better control of what is and isn’t in the food you’re eating? Kendra Lynne is here to teach you a time-tested method for preserving and storing fresh foods long term. Whether you have zero experience whatsoever or you’ve been canning for years and would like to expand your repertoire there’s something for everyone in the Intro To Canning Basics class. Attendees can expect to be introduced to two types of canning methods: water bath canning and pressure canning. Kendra will walk you through all of the tools, equipment, and recommended resources you need to get started canning at home. Learn how to properly, and most importantly- safely- can fruits, vegetables, beans, meats, soups, stews, and even wild edibles to enjoy years down the road. Although we won’t have time to actually can anything, you will come away from this class with a very good basic understanding of how everything works and hopefully the confidence you need to get started canning on your own or moving on to more advanced recipes! There will be plenty of time for Q and A at the end of the class or at Kendra’s booth. Come learn how to take control of your food security and gain more peace of mind for the future!

Colloidal Silver -The Virus Killer – for Emergency Preparedness

Jonathan Glauser

Colloidal Silver is one of the most invaluable items to have on hand in an emergency situation.  It can be extremely useful for medical first aid, as Colloidal Silver heals the skin better than anything else can.  Great to have on hand for cuts, punctures, burns, infections, etc.  Colloidal Silver can be taken internally as a natural antibiotic, helping the body fight infections, and is crucial to have on hand in the case of a biological attack.  Colloidal Silver, when made correctly, can be applied directly in the eyes, ears, sinuses, and even lungs.  In addition, Colloidal Silver can be used to disinfect water and preserve food.

Jonathan Glauser is the creator of Mountain Well-Being and is a leading expert in the field of colloidal minerals and natural health products. He’s been manufacturing the finest quality Colloidal Silver, Colloidal Gold, and Colloidal Copper for 15 years.  Come learn everything you ever wanted to know about Colloidal Silver.  All questions will be answered.  Jonathan will also cover other key nutritional supplements that are essential for optimal health, such as Organic Sulfur (MSM), Iodine, Dimethylglycine (DMG), Superfoods such as Moringa and Blue-Green Algae, as well as touch on Colloidal Gold and Colloidal Copper uses.  This is a very informative class for those that care about natural health.

CQB Class

Kerry Alzner

The CQB “Close Quarters Battle”, i.e. “Room Clearing” class will cover the basic mechanics of 1-2 men room clearing techniques. Teaching you how to safely clear a structure in a grid down situation. You’ll learn how to stack on a door, Know what side to stack on depending on which way it opens. How to clear the doorway (Fatal funnel), which way to go when you enter the room. Pieing around walls, clearing corners. You’ll learn what is your point of domination in a room. How to enter a CORNER FED ROOM or a CENTER FED ROOM. (If you don’t know what that is, attend the class) You’ll be taught how to clear rooms with a long gun or a handgun. 

Digital footprint – Stop Being Tracked

Resident Prepper

Most people have no idea of the extent to which they are being tracked by the tech they use every day. Everything from the websites they visit, what they buy, who their friends are, where they travel, and much more. I will cover what information is being tracked and by who. This class will teach them to limit tracking of their web activity and break the links between all their online accounts. Subjects include browsers, VPNs, email providers, smart devices, phones, car systems, doorbells, digital assistants, information brokers, and more. We will discuss the easy first steps they can take and then the progressively harder steps required to break the tracking links.

Dutch Oven & Camp Cooking

Ronald “Pork Chop” Mangum

During class Ron will go over seasoning cast iron, learning how to cook over an open fire, or in a traditional oven, as well as handouts on the charcoal temperatures and recipes that I have used in the past.

Ron will open the class up for instructional conversation with a hands on approach as well as teaching how to stack and or the uses of the lids of the Dutch ovens.

Ron will also go through the process of seasoning some cast iron as well as cleaning and maintaining the cast iron, with a small dip in to the history of cast iron and why it is still the best cooking surface today.

Electricity from the Sun: What to Consider When Choosing Solar Electric Equipment

Cynthia Kaminski

This presentation will briefly differentiate between Grid Tie Solar and Off Grid Solar.  The majority of the presentation will discuss planning for a successful Off Grid Solar installation.  Topics covered include site selection, panel options, battery options and best situation application, home appliance selection, how to calculate and plan power usage, limitations of off grid, and performance of systems in different seasons.

Essential Oils for Survival

Jason Negrin

If and when we lose access to pharmacies and hospitals, we will have no other way to keep safe and healthy than with the old ways with plants. The relationship humans have with the plant kingdom is largely unknown to most.

For every condition, there is a plant remedy. Only a small percentage of people study and practice plant medicine today. It is this workshop’s mission to introduce or further the knowledge of how we can benefit from plant medicine; Especially in survival-type, life or death scenarios.

The scope of the workshop covers two major topics: 1. Emergency first aid: How to use essential oils for yeast, mold, and fungal infections, how to treat burns and other skin conditions, respiratory issues, headaches and migraines, poison ivy and bug bites, nausea and indigestion, nerve and muscle pain, gain mental focus, how to disinfect, treat heartburn, toothaches, stop bleeding, handle insomnia and fevers, receive a burst of energy, and how to warm or cool the body. 2. Pest control: How to keep insects away from humans, horses and dogs, how to make rodent, spider and ant repellent, how to protect an area, and keep the garden safe from pests.
The information contained in this workshop is for all levels. Even advanced
practitioners will come away with new knowledge.

Every Prepper Needs a Home-Based Business

Forrest Garvin

Self-sufficiency is the ability to provide for one’s needs without relying on external resources or support. In this sense, owning a home-based business is crucial to achieving self-sufficiency. It provides a source of income and allows individuals to be self-reliant regarding their career and financial security.

Topics include the following:

1. Financial preparedness: A home-based business can provide a secondary source of income, which can be especially important in times of financial uncertainty or crisis.
2. Independence and self-reliance: A home-based business allows individuals to control their income and career rather than relying on a traditional employer. This can be especially important for those who value independence and self-reliance.
3. Flexibility and convenience: A home-based business allows individuals to set their schedule and work at their own pace, which can be especially beneficial for those with families or other time commitments.
4. Lower overhead and startup costs: Starting a home-based business requires less upfront investment and has lower overhead costs than a traditional brick-and-mortar business.
5. Disaster preparedness: In a natural disaster or other emergencies, a home-based business may be able to continue operating even if traditional businesses are disrupted.

This class will also cover practical considerations for starting and running a home-based business, such as selecting a business idea, marketing, and sales strategies, and financial management.

(The) Faithful Prepper: A Christian’s Perspective on Prepping

Aden Tate

If you’re new to prepping, you may have found yourself wondering if what you’re doing is a lack of faith in God’s provision. Is prepping Biblical? Can you engage in it without guilt? Is prepping choosing to live in a state of fear?

These are some of the questions that we are going to tackle, looking at what the Bible says that applies to these subjects. We look forward to seeing you there.

Fire Starting

Melvin Case

Knowing how to start a fire can be the difference between life and death in a survival situation. In this class you will learn  and multiple fire starting techniques for all scenarios, that could keep you warm, provide cooking for meals, safe drinking water, and even  signal for help.

Food Storage Feasting – Making a Feast Out of Food Storage

Deb Davis  

Preparing meals from your long-term storage food shouldn’t be a trial, especially when you’re already in a crisis. And eating great tasting food, by using your food stores to their greatest potential, is a morale booster for your family and group, as well. 

Deb has been cooking, canning, and preparing food for a long time. Rice and beans may be basic fodder, but they don’t have to be boring. She helps bring verve and zest to the routine requirements of daily food. She also points out how to modify the food for your body’s best use.  

With Food Storage Feasting, Deb will teach you how to integrate long-shelf-life, common ingredients into your daily menu. As well as what to do when you need quick fixes on the run! Food can be fun, and learn how to make it, keep it, and enjoy it, with Food Storage Feasting!  

Foraging Wild Mushrooms

Jonathan Glauser

Learn about many of the healthy and nutritious wild edible mushrooms of our region.  Learn how to find, identify, and preserve some of the best mushrooms this area has to offer.  Mushroom foraging is a very valuable skill to have because you can supplement your protein and nutrition needs as well as find some of the most powerful medicine Nature has to offer…all for free!

Freeze-Drying for Survival

Ryan Buford

With food prices on the rise and food security at a dismal low, the prepared are extending food preps beyond the foreseeable future. Freeze drying is a method of food preservation that is not new, but has recently emerged as a viable pre-emptive tool for long-term food storage at home.

Ryan Buford has been freeze drying food with a home freeze dryer for the past 5 years and recently started a targeted freeze-dried food business. Lessons learned through experimentation and execution will be shared as a teaching and learning experience unlike anything you’ll find anywhere.

Learn from our mistakes and our successes. The knowledge relayed from personal experience will help you decide whether freeze drying is right for you – before you make the investment.

In this course you will learn:

• What freeze drying is – and what it isn’t
• Nutritional value of freeze-dried foods
• Flavor profiles and overcoming problems
• What not to freeze dry
• How and when to reconstitute
• Storage and shelf-life benefits and drawbacks
• Effective volumes of food preservation at full operation
• Timelines, space requirements, and energy consumption
• Cost-benefit-analysis of owning your own freeze dryer

Get Off the Grid- Starting Now.

Rick Austin

If you are worried about inflation, the cost and availability of food,  keeping your job, the price of fuel, and the coming financial crash, you need to get off the grid- now!

When you Get Off Grid- It is not just about getting off the power grid- It is about getting off the currency grid, the work grid, the commute grid, and the food grid.

Getting off the Grid is not about saving the planet  – It’s about saving yourself.  It’s about saving your own economic freedom,  freedom from stress, freedom from debt, freedom from slavery, freedom from banks and bosses, freedom from the poisonous in our industrial food system, freedom from the health care system,  and the freedom of your own long term security.  

Ultimately getting off the grid, creates security and  happiness. 

You can get off the grid, starting now- by doing simple things that will save you lots of money. And you don’t need to spend $40,000 on solar panels to do it.

Find out how Rick Austin and Survivor Jane got off the grid- and how you can too. Starting Right Now!

Gold & Silver – What You Need to Know

Rodney Parker

In this class we will look at the power of purchasing of the dollar in relation to gold and silver since the Federal Reserve was created in 1913 and compare how the cost of living has changed.

You will learn what Sound Money is,  and the Reasons to own it.

Find out how you can get:

• Hedge against poor government decisions
• Protection from potential economic collapse
• Wealth Accumulation
• Wealth Protection
• Portfolio Diversification
• Coin Collecting

Questions that will be answered:

• Where should I buy it?
• Who should I trust?
• What should I buy?
• How do I get more of it?

Ham Radio -Practical Radio Preps- Communications – Stuff You Need to Know

Tighe Kuykendall

Become a communications asset!

Join me as we talk about the basics of communications and how you can stay informed and connected with family, friends, neighbors, and others across your state or across the country, no matter what the circumstances.

We’ll discuss licensing, radio equipment including low cost shortwave receivers, improvised and homemade antennas, radio direction finding, communications procedures, and how to practice your radio skills.

And if you are not sure what to do with your new radio, we’ll go through programming examples for some common models and how you can get on the air to practice, along with how to build your own Comms Go Bag.

Hardening the Homestead- Home Fortification

Instructor Wes

Hardening The Homestead is designed to give home and property owners an understanding of the realistic threats they face in an everyday environment and help generate adequate, economic solutions to their particular security situations. There will be a PowerPoint presentation followed by a group discussion and a question and answer dialog to close.

Herbal Animal Care

Dr. Amanda Cartwright

Do you have pets or livestock animals?  What is your first thought when they are going through a minor or major health crisis?  Call the Veterinarian?    What if you can’t afford a veterinarian visit or there is not veterinarian to call?  A great solution is to grow herbs and know how to use them for your animals!

Many people do not realize there are herbs that can help with poisoning, snakebites, burns, wounds, allergies, other animal attacks, etc.  Many people have successfully saved an animal from a dire medical emergency with only their knowledge of herbs they grow!  Even if you never need this information, it is good to have this wisdom in the times we are now living in.

Home Defense

Nicolle Wallace

Our Home Defense Course will delve into just what it takes to keep your most valuable assets safe. These assets are your spouse, kids, and friends. Property can be replaced through your insurance policies, but a life and mental anguish is something which can never be fully recovered from.

We all have watched the news and seen how violent crimes are on the rise, especially since politicians are cutting the budgets of our local Law Enforcement Officers and allowing convicted violent criminals to be released from prisons.

These same politicians understand the threat and live inside homes surrounded by fences, protected by strong men and women who carry firearms that you could never be allowed to own, and have the most expensive Security Systems available.

• Here are the topics we will discuss:
• The Criminal’s Profile
• The Sheep Dog
• Perimeter Security
• Emergency Kits
• Inside of your Home
• Outside of your Home
• Have a Plan
• Firearms & Equipment

Firearms are not your only choice for Home Defense. But they are the most effective. Bad Guys typically stop their attack once they have been shot multiple times.

Homesteading Reality- Making the Most Out of Your Homestead

Survivor Jane

After 15 years of homesteading, Jane has learned that all that glitters is not gold. All those pictures, videos, and posts you see on social media, of beautiful ranch-style houses, with green grounds peppered with flocks of ducks, cute baby chicks and bunnies, and innovative DIY projects, are only part of the tale.

Jane will share the other part – the reality of what really happens as she and hubby, Rick Austin; full-time homesteaders and, self-reliant solely on how successful their endeavors are, meet the challenges of off-grid living.

Honey Bee Splits – How to Increase Your Number of Bee Colonies- For Free!

Greg New

Want to learn to grow free bees and never have to rely on purchasing bees again? I will teach you how in this class. My name is Greg and I have been keeping bees for nine years. Over the years I have grown my apiary from 2 colonies to just over forty. I haven’t bought a single queen, package or nuc in the five years since my mentor taught me how to split hives.

In my class, I will teach you how to split hives to increase the number of colonies in your bee yard, prevent swarming, produce fresh healthy queens, or to sell nucs or queens for profit. We will discuss components of a split, techniques and timelines for splitting, recombining bees, and necessary equipment for splitting.

This class will be an advanced class. New beekeepers should attend my intro to keeping bees class before attending the split class.

How to Be Mentally and Spiritually Prepared for the Worst

Dr. Rex Walker

The whole world is on the verge of chaos. Inflation, the economy, and the stability of our society are all on the precipice of total collapse.

There are many people who are prepared and are continuing to prepare for what could be the worst times of our lives and possibly the worst that America has ever seen.

But most people are not Spiritually or mentally prepared to be isolated or cut off from the world or information. Are you ready? It could happen in a moment’s notice. THE BEST TOOL AND RESOURCE THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU IS YOU!. Are you prepared to lead and encourage others during difficult times? The importance is not to just survive, IT IS TO THRIVE!

Even under the most difficult conditions you can and should have hope and encouragement. BE PREPARED MENTALLY AND ESPECIALLY SPIRITUALLY. This is the key to ultimate preparedness!

How to Build Your Own E-Bike

Brian (Rex) Slavin

Have you ever thought about building an (Electric) E-bike? Or how useful a silent vehicle could be for hunting, traveling, carrying adults or child passengers and medical supplies? 

Rex from ACE bikes demystifies electric bike conversions.  Showing how simple it can be to electrify almost any bicycle. You can find a plug and play E-bike kit almost anywhere from amazon to ebay. Anyone can make a functional electric (silent) vehicle in an afternoon. With a standard set of tools and a little foundational understanding, you too can build your very own. 30+mph and 100+ miles of range? Yes and yes. 

Bonus material… Rex shows a little known motor option that allows you to power your E-bike with almost any battery type and almost any voltage. From power tools, to car batteries, you always find the juice to get the job done. Having transportation when you need it, may just be the deciding factor in a life or death situation.  Everyone needs an E-bike in your life. Not to mention, they are super fun to ride! Bonus- what if you could plug anything in to your E-bike? From CPAPs to radios to you name it, we have that covered and we’ll show you how.

How to Reload Ammunition

Nik Davrados

Have you ever heard wondered about ammunition reloading?

Have you been curious about doing it yourself, but are intimidated by the unknown?

Have you gotten bogged down in all of the different equipment and processes?

Nik Davrados (Redeye Reloading) will tell you about the basic process and benefits of hand-loading your own ammunition, as well the best equipment selection to perform the basic process.

By the end of the class we will help everyone answer two important questions; is handloading for me, and can I do this? The former depends on you, but the latter is an overwhelming YES. 

How To Use Herbs Medicinally

Dr. Amanda Cartwright

As preppers, we prepare for many things.  Sometimes we unfortunately take our health for granted.  What will you do in a survival situation when there is a medical emergency or have an allergic reaction to a simple bee sting?  Many herbs grow in your backyard and are known as “weeds” to most people.  These are invaluable in a survival situation.  

Amanda will discuss how to use these herbs medicinally.  Whether it is making an infusion (tea), decoction, poultice, salve, or tincture, learning how to use herbs can help many situations.  

Immunity:  How to keep you and your loved ones healthy

 Shanais Pelka

Immunity discusses our immune system in detail, pathogens, the terrain theory, and what to do to keep yourself and your loved ones healthy.  This course details how to balance your body to achieve enhanced immunity through nutrition, lifestyle tips, and daily supplementation.  We will discuss tonic herbs and mushrooms that you can grow yourself to support daily immunity, as well as herbs used for acute sickness.  We will discuss digestion,  the gut, the liver, and the adrenal glands for balanced immunity.

In this class, you will learn some important nutrition tips and herbal tea recipes to support overall immunity and wellness, as well as other herbal recipes for enhanced immune support during the cold and flu season.

Making Soap 101

Gumby

Few people realize that the 3rd highest cause of cancer is said to be related to chemicals normally found in hygiene related products we use today in our homes, on ourselves and on our families. Learn to make something as simple and humble as your own soap. Imagine knowing exactly what is in it before using it? And in a true “you’re on your own” long term situation, think about how important soap would be (or the lack of it).

In this class you’ll learn how simple it is to make your own soap. You’ll learn about the basic ingredients, how and why they work together, options for additives and the process itself.  I’ll also explain the truth surrounding how “dangerous” lye really is. I’ll provide you the knowledge to change a healthy and appropriate “fear” into “respect” for lye. I’ll explain it’s importance and how to safely handle it or produce your own if needed. After this class, you may never buy soap again! You’ll know what of only 2 ingredients are needed and how to use them to make your own. Yeah, really.

Patrol Movement & Formations- How to Travel and React to Threats as a Team

Kerry Alzner

In this class you will learn standard battle field movements and formations such as the Fire Team and the Squad Size Wedge, which are used when patrolling cross country. You will learn how to safely and properly travel as a team, as well as traveling over watch, and bounding overwatch.   These are the foundation for the basic battle drills known as Immediate Action Drills (IADs). The IADs teach members of the patrol how to re-act as a team, when contact with an enemy force is encountered, including how to react to being ambushed, or if you spot the enemy first. What actions do you take?

Basic Fire & Maneuver tactics will be taught from Fire Team movement, Buddy Teams and individual movements.  

Practical and Safety Considerations When DIYing an Off Grid Solar System

Chris Bostion

This presentation will cover basic electrical safety including how to properly design battery banks at different voltages (12V, 24V, 48V), wiring in series vs parallel, how to select proper wire size, importance and placement of properly sized fuses and breakers, good crimps vs bad crimps, causes, cautions, and consequences of short cuts.

Primitive Wilderness Survival Skills

 Richard Cleveland

As preppers, we all know the importance of a well-stocked homestead, but as we know emergencies come in all shapes and sizes. Have you ever considered, having to “Bug Out,” perhaps with very little?

Join Earth School’s founder Richard Cleveland as he discusses the realities of Primitive Survival and how it relates to prepping.

Psychological Warfare Class 

Hakim Isler

Many people underestimate the power of psychology when it comes to survival. Sure we understand that in a tough situation mindset is everything. By now we have all heard the phase “survival mindset,” but what does that mean exactly and how do you really create it or use it? The answers to this are overlooked just like the answers to the various aspects of survival. Beyond a wilderness survival situation that pits a person versus nature there is also a situation  in both a wilderness and urban survival scenario that could put man versus man. This statement normally brings to mind the idea of physical confrontation. How do you physically defend and combat people that want what you have or that want to hurt you? People are always surprised when I inform them that dealing with confrontation is more about the psychological than the physical. The idea that our lives are physical manifestations of our emotional and mental states and therefore how we interact with the world is determined through these aspects, is commonly over looked. As a Psychological Warfare Sergeant in the US Army I saw how powerful Psychological Warfare could be effective in the buildup or destruction of a community. This was especially evident during and after a war which is the epitome of survival situation. People are looking for food, shelter, water, security, and cause. Each one of these aspects is not just a physical need, but a mental and emotional one as  well. Understanding the root cause of these needs gives leverage and to some degree, control. Those who understand how to use this leverage in essence learn to fight without fighting.

 In my classes I help people understand the many dynamics of human emotional and mental defaults and characteristics. Students gain an emotional intelligence that gives them the ability to deal with the angry, needy, desperate, and violent that will be encounters during a short or long term disaster. In addition the goal is to help people understand how not to allow their own weaknesses to trap/be used against them by emotionally intelligent influencers that may seek to take advantage of them. I also show how to identify the psychological aspects of those who are trying to take advantage and those who can be potential allies if you understand who they are and how they operate. Psychological warfare is a powerful tool that is underrated in its importance to help people maintain control, order and safety during a disaster or high risk situation. Those throughout history who knew how to use it wisely found themselves as leaders of countries and sometimes destroyers of communities. The war around you is easier to control if you understand the mindset of the players within it. This is the foundation of Psyop.

Restoring Cast Iron Cookware

Neal Morris

If you have cast iron cook wear that is crusty, dirty, sticky, or rusty and don’t know how to fix it, attend the class. By the end, you’ll be able to make your pan look and function like brand new.

During the class you will learn:

1- Brief history and properties of cast iron cookware.

2- The differences between new and vintage cast-iron.

3- What to look for, and where to look for, vintage cast-iron.

4- How to restore damaged, carbon encrusted, and rusty cast-iron cookware.

5- How to properly season and maintain cast-iron cookware.

6- Cooking with cast iron.

Restoring old cast-iron takes some time, but it is well worth it.

Secret Garden of Survival- How to Grow a Camouflaged Food-Forest

Rick Austin- The Survivalist Gardener

Imagine a food garden that you only have to plant once in your life-time, that takes up very little space, that will provide food for you and your family for the next 30 years; that can grow five times more food per square foot than traditional or commercial gardening; and where you never have to weed, never have to use fertilizers and never have to use pesticide– ever.

And the whole garden is disguised to look like overgrown underbrush, so that anyone passing by would not even dream that you had food growing there!

It’s the essential prepper food source that can provide you with all the fruit, vegetables, nuts and berries, that you and your family can consume in a year.

Secret Greenhouse of Survival- How to Build the Ultimate Homestead & Prepper Greenhouse

(This class will now be combined with the Secret Garden of Survival Presentation.)

 Rick Austin- The Survivalist Gardener

Imagine a greenhouse that heats your home in the winter; and heats your water; that grows five times more food per sq. ft. than a hoop house; that provides food for you and your family all year long; where your food grows in 3 dimensions; where you never have to use fertilizer; where you never have to use pesticide, and where you can grow exotic foods, i.e. citrus or coffee trees in New England); that allows you to start seedlings in the spring; that hides your solar electric system; and that can house your small animals or incubate chickens and ducks.

All disguised to look like a porch on your home, so that desperate and hungry passersby would  have no idea that you have food growing there. 

Secret Livestock of Survival- How to Raise the 10 Best Choices for Retreat and Homestead Livestock

Rick Austin- The Survivalist Gardener

Protein should be a big portion of your diet in a homestead or retreat situation. Many traditional farm animals are not a good choice for the small homestead or for the prepper trying to remain undetected. (Hint- Roosters crowing are a dead giveaway to your location.) Find out what animals are the least amount of work for you, and give you the highest return on your investment of money, time and resources.  And find out which livestock animals are the most discreet- so they won’t give away your location!

Solar Cooking 

Trip Critz

Learn how to harness the power of the sun to cook, dehydrate, purify 
water and be better prepared for emergencies. Trip, of SUN OVENS  International will cover everything you need to know about using a SUN OVEN to bake, boil and steam foods. He will show how practical and easy it is to cook in a SUN OVEN and discuss the many economic, health, and environmental benefits of cooking with the sun.

Learn how to never have to worry about burning dinner again. Discover 
how to use a SUN OVEN to naturally dehydrate fruits and vegetables, and 
enhance winter sprouting. Find out how to reduce your utility bills and 
the amount of fuel you need to store for emergency preparedness while 
helping families in deforested developing countries around the world.

Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE)

David Dietrich

SERE is a training program that prepares U.S. military personnel, U.S. Department of Defense civilians, and private military contractors to survive and “return with honor” in survival scenarios. The curriculum includes survival skills, evading capture, application of the military code of conduct, and techniques for escape from captivity.  A typical scenario involves exiting a vehicle, such as an aircraft or ship.  Egress is followed by running from enemy forces, toward some pre-planned recovery point.  Upon capture, many kinds of interrogation methods may be used to extract useful information from the captive.  Both physical and psychological effects are employed.  Finding the right moment to make your break is critical to fighting another day.  All aspects of SERE may not be used, but a holistic approach provides the best solution.

While prescribed for a military environment, SERE principles can be applied to other circumstances as well, including emergencies resulting from a failure of civility.  Surviving in the woods alone using knowledge of bushcraft is different from protecting your neighborhood group from an attacking gang.  And if those same gang members are pursuing you for your scarce resources, you are in no less danger than from al Qaeda warriors.  You may not be subject to a legal code, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t certain obligations you have to those nearest to you.  And finally, if you are so unfortunate as to be taken by really bad people, then your life may depend on getting away from them as quickly as possible.  Join us for a unique discussion forum.  Perhaps you’ll discover a new formula for your preparedness planning.

Tanning Hides the Old Fashioned Way- Brain Tanning

Mary Elizabeth Williams

(The) Trained Protection Dog – A Prepper’s Best Friend –And Best Security Asset.

Joel Ryals

Rising crime rates and social unrest are enough to make anyone want to increase their security. Electronic security measures are great…until the electricity goes out. A gun is good, but will it help you when there are multiple attackers? What is the one security asset (with lots of other benefits as well) that can help with multiple attackers, never needs electricity, doesn’t run out of ammunition and will be your best battle buddy till the end? THE DOG.

Come hear the many benefits a dog can add to your security spectrum from how to deal with the reality of a hostile confrontation to what happens to your defensive plans as soon as the fighting starts, to how the dog fills the HUGE gap between fighting with your hands and using deadly force. Do you need Security for you or your family while you’re gone? The dog may be the what you’ve been looking for.

Trapping Game and Predators

Melvin Case

The most upsetting thing for someone going through the trouble, time and effort, to raise their own food, is when you go to pick your bounty, and you find that some varmint has already beaten you to it!

So groundhogs, rabbits, raccoons, opossums, squirrels and the like,  need to be kept in check.

Then there is the beaver that can take a fruit tree that took you years to grow, down in one night !!! They can also flood fields, and block culverts that can washout roads.

And fox, coyote, bobcats, and other predators, can devastate your chickens, ducks, rabbits, and goats in a matter of minutes.

When the SHTF you do not need the added work or loss of your hard earned resources.

And a trapped animal’s meat, fur and leather is an added benefit.

This is a practical trapping class, with hands-on demonstrations, on the ground, by the Back Bayou Tent.

Trauma Tools Workshop

 David Dietrich

This is a hands-on presentation of the primary life-saving tools used by military members and professional first responders in the field.  These purpose-built devices will provide you with the ability to stabilize serious bleeding and breathing injuries before trained responders arrive on the scene.  Without oxygen, a bleeding/breathing victim has about ten minutes to live.  Since the average EMS response time is seven minutes, he has at best a 30% survival rate under normal conditions.  Therefore, every step you take immediately could dramatically increase someone’s chances to live.  The main point is that you don’t have time to wait for someone else to respond and take action.  If you choose to accept it, that responsibility falls on you.

During the workshop, we will discuss the importance of blood to the human body and the impact of serious bleeding on bodily functions.  Then we will consider types of bleeding and the methods of addressing each.  Several tourniquet options will be demonstrated.  We will consider other applications as well, including pressure dressings, chest seals, and clotting agents.  Finally, we will discuss breathing trauma and how to effectively address conditions arising from obstructions and disruptions. Your take away from this workshop will be an increased understanding of your role as a first responder.  And combined with complete trauma kits, as well as the components found at the GetReady! booth, you will be confident in your basic lifesaving ability.

Tomahawk CQB (Close Quarters Battle) – The Fighting Tomahawk

Hakim Isler

The fighting axe and even more specifically the Tomahawk has found its way onto many battlefields over the centuries. It has been a versatile tool used for extreme close quarters battle as well as an effective medium range projectile weapon for many warriors throughout history. This class will teach participants the proper way to use this fighting tool in an easy to understand way that will be easy to retain for continued practice. 

Unique and Efficient Every Day Carry (EDC) – It’s More Than Just a Firearm!

Jan Emore

In this class we will discuss what you should be carrying on your body, every day, and it’s not just a firearm!

In this class we will talk about unique, simple and efficient things to carry, that you probably have not thought of, that can get you to safety, to your vehicle, and to your bug out bag.  (The Bug Out Bag/ Go Bag class is a separate class, because there are different items you can carry in your Bug Out Bag/Go Bag, that you cannot carry on your person.)

We will examine the different purposes for your EDC. We will discuss various levels of alert and how to change what you carry to suit those different levels.  And we will discuss the suitability of what you carry to your age, gender, size, health, and purpose.

Using Every Day Carry items and building a Bug Out Bag/ Go Bag are the most logical and least overwhelming place to start your preparation plans.

Utilizing Fibers For Homesteading and Survival

Jordan Smith

Fiber, such as wool, is a resource that people pay little attention to in today’s time.  Natural fiber items are even less understood and almost considered an oddity with the number of synthetic products now in circulation. Having the ability and skill to make your own clothing could make or break a family or group during tough time. Gloves, hats, shirts, sweaters, underwear everyday things that we take for granted could have a huge impact on our lives and make an individual quite vulnerable.

This class will discuss the sources in which fibers come from, be it animal, plant or even insect. This will cover many of the main types of sources and the multiple uses for them in the prepper and homesteading lifestyle. 

You will get to see first-hand the type of equipment that are ideal.  As well as getting to see and handle some of the fibers up-close. I will also present and show how these fibers can be used and handled in its final process.   You will leave with simple set of plans to build your own drop spindle. We will also discuss the how to begin in your new fiber adventure.

This class will allow you to walk away with a whole new view on this great resource.

What Happens After BANG!

Ken Hardy

What happens (really) after you have used deadly force to defend yourself and your family? …After you have exercised your right to self-defense, what happens next? What can go wrong, and how can you protect yourself, after you have pulled the trigger?

Course Outline:

1. The structure of the Judicial system and how it works.
2. The structure of the Judicial system and how it works…in reality.
3. The act of self-defense, and it’s pitfalls. (It isn’t what you think it is)
4. The cops and their role, how it affects you, and what you should do.
5. Incompetence in cops, investigators, and district attorneys
6. District attorneys and their political agenda and what that means to you.
7. What happens to you physically, psychologically, and emotionally if you inflict deadly force or death in your self-defense.
8. Examples of self defense gone wrong. (Short Ray Krone video)
9. Train, Educate, and Reflect on options, (Run Hide, Fight)
10. Question and answer (10-15 minutes)
11. Conclusion. How to protect yourself

Why We Need to Be Wild – Rewilding for Food and Medicine

Jessica Carew Kraft

Canned goods and stored supplies can only take you so far. In the event of total collapse of the food system, or even if you just want to eject yourself from it, you will need to understand hunting and gathering as the primary way of feeding yourself and your family.

Human beings developed in an environment where food was free and all around them, if they only knew how to harvest it and make sure that it returns the next year. In this class, you will learn why hunting and gathering is the innate and pre-programmed mode for us to secure food, why it’s naturally enjoyable, and why you should practice these wild skills. In this class, you will learn to start foraging, from procuring wild greens and harmless fungi to digging roots and taking roadkill meat.

You will also learn about the growing movement of rewilding, which seeks to release people from their domesticated habits and learn skills of wild humans that our species has always used to survive. You will also hear about the instructor’s life story, depicted in Why We Need to Be Wild (Sourcebooks, 2023), as she transitioned from a career in Silicon Valley tech, to a life in the woods. 

Wild Edible Plants/Survival Resources  (Wild Edible Survival)

Richard Cleveland

Nature provides everything we need, to not just survive, but THRIVE!

Join Earth School’s founder Richard Cleveland as he guides you through the wild space around Prepper Camp pointing out, identifying and discussing the many uses of plants that surround us everyday.

Win against ‘Woke’: Defeating Leftism in Daily Life  

Paul Valone

Using the playbook written by Saul Alinsky, leftists have spent 50+ years hijacking our media, our cultural institutions, and our schools. Your children are taught to hate America. Your speech is controlled. Your employer is “woke,” and you are being called “racist.” You can hide, hoping they won’t come after you or your children, or you can fight back. This seminar will teach you to fight.

Paul will teach you how to defend against leftists bent on running your life not in just state and federal governments, but also on school boards, city councils, county commissions, even HOAs.  If you are sick of getting pushed around by the “woke” mob, this course is for you.

The fact that you are at PrepperCamp says you take preparedness seriously.  But are you prepared to defend your rights before, during, and after what may come?

Wine Making – Made Simple   

Jan Emore  

Learn how to make this is old family recipe, that has easy to follow instructions, using simple equipment and common ingredients. Using this process, you can have wine in about 45 days.

Even if you don’t drink alcohol, wine is a great barter item. It is also an inexpensive way to produce alcohol for medicine and disinfecting.

Learn from Jan’s wine making experience so you don’t have to make the mistakes that she did. Come to this class and you will become a successful winemaker, using a simplified process, that is easy, convenient, quick, cheap, and productive.

Your Body Is A Weapon – Everybody’s Self Defense Class

Sara Hathaway

Your body is your number one weapon. There are numerous circumstances where your body may be your last line of defense, and you need to be ready to protect yourself. This class focuses on every age group, any sex, and any fitness level. We begin with the background basics of fitness, concentrating on improving that readiness level. Advancing to the next stage should always be the goal. During the class, we will discuss proper nutrition for maintaining an adequate preparedness level. Pain is an excuse for many individuals, so we will explore methods for reducing pain and inflammation that can hold an individual back.

Then we will explore how appearance and situational awareness can make or break you in a self-defense situation. It is essential to know your limits due to your age and prior fitness levels. You need to be able to assess your opponents’ abilities based upon their age and appearance. Knowing how to handle adrenal stress and getting practice at controlling the body’s response is another critical aspect we will explore. Then we will learn some useful tips on how to escape and evade an abduction. Plus, explore the basics of wielding and defending against a bladed weapon attack. Finally, we get into some hands-on practice focusing on learning a few moves very well rather than many movements, not so well.

The instructor, Sara Hathaway, grew up a country girl, shooting rifles and bowhunting. She began training martial arts in 2002 in a form called Kuk Sool Won. A fellow student introduced her to the sport of Taekwondo. Her training continued in the disciplines of Kuk Sool Won, Kukkiwon style Taekwondo and Moo Duk Kwon style Taekwondo. In 2007 Sara earned her black belt from Master Instructor John Jonghan Yi. As an individual concerned about disaster preparedness and self-defense, she realized Taekwondo was much more than a sport, and in 2010 she began training with Chief Master Dan Lovas at The Auburn Martial Arts Center. Sara trained off and on at the studio during the next few years and obtained her third-degree blackbelt in Taekwondo. During this time, she also participated in close quarters combat training with a private instructor, Doug Huffman. Sara has become one of six women ever to pass Dan Lovas’s jujitsu test and trained Sport-jujitsu as well. Currently, Sara is training in MMA at Precision Jujitsu, concentrating that training on street fighting rather than cage fighting.

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