Tom Brown Course lot's of Pic's

Ron,

That group photo is great. Looks like alot of fun. I couldn't help but thinking, yup, that's why I carry a Glock...;) I can only imagine somebody just wandering into something like that, getting tracked by a half dozen mud people. It's a safer bet to do that sort of thing in NJ than PA!

Tell me about the grass mat. Was that for sleeping on or would it serve as a blanket if made larger? Here in the high mountains about the only resource we have is grass. I've been tempted to make a blanket out of it in similar fashion to your photo. For use on the ground I just stack it thick and all lined up.

Nice looking debris shelter. What did you do to close off the top? Mac
 
Pic,
I just made a small mat to sleep on like a sleeping pad. Some people made a complete sleeping bag. Grass is hollow and is a great insulater. The weather in NJ was nice, and my debris hut kept me warm, so I took the lazy way out and just made a sleeping mat. :D
 
myakka,
thank you for sharing the pics. it looks very interesting. :thumbup:
but tell me, what were you alowed to take with you? a knife, okay. other things like fire steel, guns/handguns, sleepng bag, etc???

thanks
Arne ;)
 
Thanx for sharing an awesome learning experience. Another item added to the "indulgences-to-do-when-I-win-the-Lotto" list!
 
Great pics.

My wife is a big Tom Brown fan and has read all his books. She wants to go there sometime and I have thought about sending her for a gift sometime.

The only thing that I kind of wonder about is I am told you have to take the entry level course to be able to take any of the others.

My wife likes to hunt and can clean and butcher game as well or better than I can. She's a biology/forestry major and knows lots of plants and we go backpacking, so I'm wondering if the first course you take would be much value to her?
 
Hollow,
There is much more to learn than just physical skills. The courses kind of lead into eachother. There is more freedom in what you take later on.

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Eeeww! You slept on the ground with bugs?!? Eeeww! you got all dirty and stuff?!?!

HAR HAR! The courses look like they were AWESOME Myakka! thanks for sharing! Someday I'd like to take some of TB's courses. too. We shall see.

For now, i'll just be insprired by your experience, and perhaps try doing the debris shelter/grass mat on my minimalist weekend trip later this summer. i wish I could get out more often, but these days, time is scarce.
 
Myakka,

Looks like a great experience, or two really. I'd love to hear more specifics about the pottery making and what you were allowed to bring along. What clothing can you bring and what gear?
 
WOW...thanks, this is a fantastic post!!! I would ask you, What were some of the knives you saw...I wonder if there were alot of Trackers in use?? Also, it looks like the overall vibe is good...would you say its stressful, or relaxed learning? Thanks for the great pics man, I'm jealous, big time! Gene
 
As for the knives, alot of TOP's Tracker's, Scout's & Mora's. Alot of people were wearing the TOP's Tracker, but using a mora. The Tracker store sells all the Tracker knives & mora's.
 
Myakka how long did it take you to make the debris hut? Great pics by the way looks like a good time!
 
NB16 said:
Myakka how long did it take you to make the debris hut? Great pics by the way looks like a good time!
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The actual building time, only a few hours, but I did add additional debris to the shelter through out my stay in NJ
 
Magnussen said:
Hollow,
There is much more to learn than just physical skills. The courses kind of lead into eachother. There is more freedom in what you take later on.

classtree.jpg
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Hey that looks like my photo from the first tracker class i took in Florida in January 2005. :D
 
Ok, i've got to admit i don't even know who tom brown is, but damn!

It took me over 15 minutes of closely looking at "I’m watching you" before i could figure out where you are on this picture. Actually i had to enlarge it first... then i think i spotted your left hand, but it took me 3-5 more minutes to see your whole body.
Before that i was getting slightly paranoid, thinking you ain't even on the picture and were just making a joke or something...

And i still can't see your face on the pic. I've got a rough idea where your head is, but despite this i still can't make out your face. For all i know, you may just look the other way.

But do me a favour and tell me if i've got it correct:
imwatchingyouas6survivawt6.jpg

(if you mind having this pic in the thread, just pm me and i'll remove it)

Sorry for my newbie muttering, i guess it becomes obvious that i have next to no idea about bushcraft / survival :D. Looks really interresting. Your home in the bush seems like a bunker compared to the stuff i've seen in "survival-manuals" and the like, but i guess its simply build according to your plans - a longer stay.
 
Raptor,
You found me.:D it was a really cool class, i had fun trying to find other hiding Tracker Students.

Ron
 
Here are a few more photos of me hiding in the bush, the first one is easy to spot me, but the second one? Can you find me? :D I am there, I promise you, and it is a full body shot. Pretty cool huh!



 
Just imagine if you were strolling down a trail, not not really looking that hard.
 
Man Myakka, what a trip huh? I'm impressed. BTW, yours is a very good debris shelter. Most of them, I find, have way too little debris on them to provide any protection from a storm. When I took Wilderness Survival in the Boy Scouts we had to make a shelter. It rained the whole damn weekend. We learned right away that we had underestimated the amt of debris necessary for comfort. The second night was OK though.

Very neat.
 
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