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CALIFORNIA Tehachapi, CA (122 miles from Los Angeles)
SURVIVAL
californiasurvivaltraining.com
TRAINING
“Knowledge equals power, equals freedom” this
school explains quite simply, giving you the tools
for “indefinite survival.” Skills: Bow harvesting,
arrow-making, stone tool-making, fire-starting,
trap-setting, recognizing edible plants, cooking
without utensils, herbology, cordage, waterpurifying, survival shelter construction,
first aid. Course length: One to 14
days. Chances of surviving the
apocalypse: 9/10: You’ll be a regular
Bear Grylls after this.
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Survival
of the
Fittest
Let’s be real
real, the Mayan
apocalypse could totally
happen, and when it does,
being a really fast texter
and having 1000 followers
on Pinterest isn’t going to
get you very far. It’s all about
survival of the fittest, so
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urvival schools.
Manahawkin, NJ (65 miles to
THE
TRACKER Philadelphia, 92 miles to New
York City) trackerschool.com
SCHOOL
Learn from the teachings of
Apache elder Stalking Wolf just like founder Tom
Brown Jr did. You won’t just learn survival but the
philosophy of nature. Skills: Tomahawk throwing,
fishing, hunting, fire-starting, bow-making, bone and
stone tool-making, mythology, chants, fish net-making,
weaving, hide-tanning, basketry, canoe and kayakbuilding, clothing and footwear-creating, trap-setting,
food drying and preserving, shelter building. Course
length: Seven to 10 days. Chances of surviving
the apocalypse: 10/10: He who understands the
philosophy of nature like an Apache… Should be all set.
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San Antonio, TX thehumanpath.com
THE
HUMAN This school prides itself in teaching
HUMA
people “to become the best possible
PATH
human in even the worst possible
circumstances.”
Talk about negative Nancys.
circum
Skil Fire-making, self-defense, stick
Skills:
fighting,
shelter-building, trap-making,
fig
knot-making,
wilderness medicine,
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herbology, local ecology, outdoor
fitness, permaculture, food harvesting,
hunting and preservation, tactics and
security, tracking aquaponics and
green homesteading. Course length:
Four hours to six days. Chances of
surviving the apocalypse: 10/10:
We don’t even know what some of these
skills are, so they must be advanced.
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ANCIENT
PATHWAYS
Flagstaff, AZ (152
miles from Phoenix)
and Phoenix
apathways.com
What if a pandemic
breaks loose? When
this school isn’t teaching
wilderness survival and
primitive technology to Emile Hirsch
for Into The Wild their Urban Survival
class teaches you how to survive in a
city. Skills: Drafting emergency plans,
home preparation, food and water storage,
evacuation strategies, pre-disaster
planning, shelter-making, fire-making,
signal mirror practice, water location
and purification. Course length:
One to 14 days. Chances of
surviving the apocalypse: 8/10:
Seems like you’ll learn to hide out and
survive, but what about self-defense?
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In a world of emails, instant
messaging, pings, text
messages and phone calls,
being off-duty is nearly
impossible. These hotels make
the impossible, possible, by
(maybe forcefully) taking away
all your gadgets. Whether
this digital detox sounds like
heaven or hell is your call.
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THE QUINCY
Washington DC
Unplugged
Package
Trembling hands
proffering smartphones,
tablets, laptops and
what not are met with
a $25 gift certificate to a local book store (real
reading, without a battery!), flashcards outlining
self-guided city tours and insider information
(who needs Google Maps?) and a journal to write in
(gasp, no keyboard!).
COST: Double occupancy, two night minimum
starting at $229 per night. thequincy.com
LAKE PLACID
LODGE
Lake Placid, NY
(262 miles to
Rochester)
Check-In To CheckOut Package
Surrendering your gadgets
to the friendly staff (though they’ll pry them out of your
hands if need be) will quickly allow you to feel truly off
the grid in a cozy lakeside cabin. Twitchy thumbs will
be kept busy with complimentary boating, yoga, hiking
and fishing, your pick of a current New York Times
bestseller novel and a cooking class with Chef Nathan.
COST: Two night minimum, starts at $1,340
lakeplacidlodge.com
HOTEL MONACO
CHICAGO
Chicago
“The Tranquility
Suite and
Black-Out Option
This hotel has a “Tranquility
Suite,” whose peaceful
design uses soothing textures, serene colors and
amenities like massage rollers, sound machines and
sleep masks to make stress melt away, the sound
of your phone beeping quickly becoming a distant
memory. Add the “black-out” option to create ultimate
seclusion by forfeiting all your technology at check-in.
COST: Double occupancy starts at $459 per night
monaco-chicago.com
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