faq

I got asked this question recently, and I’ll share my answer with you. No. The likelihood of requiring a jump out of a plane or helicopter is extremely low. On commercial flights, there are no parachutes. On most helicopter flights, there are no parachutes. So the need to jump out of a flying machine is not something you really need to know in order to survive, though it can come I handy if you have packed your own parachute and there is a situation on a small plane that is flying high enough for the jump.

Yes, but learn to swim and tread water at the same time.  If you’re going to spend time in the water, why not train both.  Treading water is an important skill, and one that needs to be mastered.  Becoming good at treading water is partly a mental fitness as well as physical.

The best way to train for carrying your heavy pack is to do this at least 3 times a week.  It will be strange, and some neighbors may start calling the police if you are toting a backpack with guns, axe, and knife attached on a regular basis.  Here is how to get started without looking like that weird prepper creeping in the neighborhood.