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== Course Work == | == Course Work == | ||
* | * First Aid and CPR certification | ||
* | * Amateur radio ARES/RACES usage taught by local operators | ||
* | * Brewing and distillation of alcohol (we probably oughtn't run a still in the space, however...) | ||
* | * Water distillation and purification | ||
* Penny stove building workshop: http://www.csun.edu/~mjurey/penny.html | * Penny stove building workshop: http://www.csun.edu/~mjurey/penny.html | ||
* Electricity generation | * Electricity generation | ||
* Tinkering: fabricating unavailable yet critical tools or devices out of items you might find in a common house or office | * Tinkering: fabricating unavailable yet critical tools or devices out of items you might find in a common house or office | ||
* | * Chainsaw maintenance | ||
* | * Salvage and safe use of common demolition/mining explosives | ||
* | * Defensive driving | ||
* | * Archery/fencing/sword/other-running-out-of-ammo-disaster-skills | ||
* | * Reloading, nothing like making your own ammo | ||
* | * Methane gas production | ||
* | * Hand printing, copying, and cipher methods | ||
* | * Semaphore signaling | ||
* | * Scripture cheatsheet for whipping up/controlling dirty masses of post apoc. fundies | ||
* Bee keeping | |||
* Animal [http://www.sparkybeegirl.com/iuhclasses09.html#farm husbandry] (keeping chickens, goats, rabbits and other edible pets) | |||
* Urban [http://www.sparkybeegirl.com/iuhclasses09.html#plants gardening] | |||
* Food preservation | |||
* Tunnel digging techniques | |||
* Trap door construction (for escape hatches and booby traps) | |||
== Field Trips == | == Field Trips == |
Revision as of 08:32, 2 July 2009
"What is zombie apocalypse preparedness?" you ask. Why, it's disaster preparedness, capped off with a trip to the rifle range and booze, of course! --- Here's what I thought might each be a fun Sunday afternoon/evening:
Ideas
Course Work
- First Aid and CPR certification
- Amateur radio ARES/RACES usage taught by local operators
- Brewing and distillation of alcohol (we probably oughtn't run a still in the space, however...)
- Water distillation and purification
- Penny stove building workshop: http://www.csun.edu/~mjurey/penny.html
- Electricity generation
- Tinkering: fabricating unavailable yet critical tools or devices out of items you might find in a common house or office
- Chainsaw maintenance
- Salvage and safe use of common demolition/mining explosives
- Defensive driving
- Archery/fencing/sword/other-running-out-of-ammo-disaster-skills
- Reloading, nothing like making your own ammo
- Methane gas production
- Hand printing, copying, and cipher methods
- Semaphore signaling
- Scripture cheatsheet for whipping up/controlling dirty masses of post apoc. fundies
- Bee keeping
- Animal husbandry (keeping chickens, goats, rabbits and other edible pets)
- Urban gardening
- Food preservation
- Tunnel digging techniques
- Trap door construction (for escape hatches and booby traps)
Field Trips
- A trip to a rifle range (ie: not just small-bore handguns)
- A trip to a batting cage
Planning
Workshops
Brewing Workshop
Trolling Defence with Knives
* Coordinator : San Mehat * Materials : One sharp knife - serrated, and one dull knife, unserrated * Opt. Materials : Salt, Vinegar, Fava Beans, a nice Chianti * Test subjects : <TBD based on mailing-list/irc channel content>
Field Trips
Rifle Range
Shannon volunteers to do the calling around to find out about hours, group rates &c at local rifle ranges.
Batting Cage
Shannon volunteers to do the calling around to find out about hours, group rates &c at local batting cages.
Interested Parties
Put your name down if you are interested in attending any or all of these. We can get more specific on each event later.