Survival means "Imminent DEATH" if we're NOT prepared.  When we become a survivor in the outdoors or wilderness - we MUST quickly change our mental attitude, which is to develop the will to live; to effectively deal and succeed with Nature's action and our current unwanted misfortune.  Nature will NOT change, itself, to accommodate for our ignorance or weakness. As for LUCK - well - my friend... I'll leave that up to you.  

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This is our 5th year being operational in the Texas Hill Country. We're serious, focused, and safe about what we do. We do NOT teach survival from the book; we teach it from our past experiences.  

 

We specialize in the small group training concept; we only take a maximum of 4 students per course or session, other options available.

 

Manuel Benavidez (first picture) holds a Master's Degree (Secondary Education - focus on Survival Safety from UNM (2001); Army  Special Forces veteran 7th SFG (A), 1& 2nd / 75th Infantry Ranger Bn., Desert Ranger Instructor (RI);  Counter Narcotics Operations NCO (JTF-6),  instructor at BYU Senior ROTC; certified JROTC instructor (taught JROTC for 16 years); 8 years' experience teaching a high school, one semester, elective desert survival safety course, developed & mentored a high school Search and Rescue / Tracking Team in Los Lunas, NM for 5 years. NRA Rifle Coach Certified and Eastern Navajo Education Agency (Mountain High Program) Instructor certified (high / low ropes course, rock climbing, and rappelling).

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Mike Skiba, (center picture) holds bachelor's degree, Army 7th Special Forces veteran and retired law enforcement officer in New Castle, Pennsylvania.  Our Rattlesnake safety instructor for three years.

 

Mike Martinez, (last picture) Air Force veteran has just recently completed our instructor training course (2018).