Tom Brown Tacker Course: The Standard

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andrew_belicka

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So for everyone out there who has taken it or know someone who has, any feedback? I was looking at maybe signing up in the near future, and want to know what its like, what is actually taught along with what you made while out there (ie flint-knapped knife, etc).
It looks to be very interesting and give a new look at survival while coinciding with an environmentalist look to it.
Detailed feedback should be interesting

Andrew
 
Hi Andrew,

I went to Tom's Standard a few years back. It's a good all around course but you won't make much while you are there other then fire, bow drill & hand drill. The class is about 80% discussion. It is designed to get everyone up to the same level of learning in a short time. So you get 80% lecture and 20% hands on in the Standard Course then in the advanced classes you get 90% hands on. It's a great class though and I would highly recommend it especially if you want to go to any of the advanced classes which are where the real fun begins.

The Standard covers a little of everything, fire as stated above, shelter, skinning/tanning, tracking/stalking & stealth, water purification, primitive cooking and some thing I'm most likely forgetting at the moment. Believe me, they pack a lot into a week long class. You won't be disappointed.
The Advanced Standard is where you make all the stuff, bowls, bow/arrow/arrow head, baskets, you name it. They will tell you in the Standard, "If you are coming to the Advanced Standard, bring an empty suit case so you can take all the stuff you make back home with you."
So you might already have a lot of the info they teach in the Standard but I promise you will learn something and it sets the stage for the advanced classes like the Scout and Advanced Scout which are great fun.
I hope this helps. Let us know what you think when you get back.

Ric
 
I would really like to, but live way to far away for that luxury, so have read all of the books he has put out and learned an awful lot on my own running extended trips into the Rockies.

His first book was the one on tracks, I thought I was purchasing a "track" book for cheep, then opened it up and learned far more then any "track" book would or could..

Russ... :)
 
Elkchsr:
Its funy you mention how far away you are; I live in Kamloops BC! I am just finishing high school so roadtrips and camping are going to hopefully lead me to a Tracker course
 
I really like to be self taught on a lot of the things I do...

You learn to follow your own path, then when and if you ever get the chance to take bump into others who know your craft, you have a deeper understanding of what it is you have been learning and pick up others techniques so much faster...

Russ.... :)
 
Elkchsr said:
I really like to be self taught on a lot of the things I do...

You learn to follow your own path, then when and if you ever get the chance to take bump into others who know your craft, you have a deeper understanding of what it is you have been learning and pick up others techniques so much faster...

Russ.... :)
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I whole heardly agree. I have been reading books about survival techniquines and tracking. I also spent endless weekends when i was younger in my aunts woods learing how to build shelters, gather water, etc. I also am able to stalk people because of those weekends. But some instruction is need on certian subjects, like tool making, and friction fire.
 
I would recommend Kevin Reeve's school On Point Tactical.

I took Standard at Tracker and it was okay but there was weird tension and I thought there were too many students and the price was too high.
 
For anyone who has dishnetwork, Ron hood plays his videos in 30 minute shows every wenday on channel 9011. Its the Northern arizona university station. im in illinois and get it so its all over. again if you have dish network give it a shot, at 9 pm central time.
 
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