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FL and/or GA campout? Well hell we've never done that before ;) LOL
Yes I know, we missed the normal time frame (Jan-march) for the GA campout this year.
Why? Couple reasons. Most importantly I had some very ill extended family members we were nursing back to health. Not exactly hangnails or colds either :)
Also, to be honest, attendance dropped in GA the last two years cause it always seemed to hit at the COLDEST part of the year. Yes, can you believe it, hard core survivalists were put off by the idea of camping when it got into the 20's at night. Well, I should say some hard core survivalists were. :) Many of those that were "regulars" also had some medical issues come up during that time frame- half of the OMBC was out with injuries during that time frame. The decision was made to let it go till the fall.
We always try to space out the FL and the GA gatherings because a lot of the same crowd attend both, despite the drive, etc. Having two back to back creates a scheduling issue for most people.
If folks really realized how much FREE training and instruction you could get at one of these gatherings, their would be 100 people at each instead of 30. The "everything should be free" "why does preparing cost money" "what can I do on the cheap" crowd STEP OVER A DOLLAR TO PICK UP A DIME with this sort of thing. They female dog about the cost of gas to drive to one of these events not realizing they could get a couple hundred bucks worth of free training. Zip drives of data and vague ideas about how to do certain things because you only ever watched a youtube video about it is definitely NOT the same thing. Yet the whining crowd will post asking where they can "learn for low cost" but in reality, they want someone to come to them, take them by the hand, teach them for days on end, of course all for free. And will you do it with a flippin smile and sugar on top also please?
Too much socialist attitudes in this movement any more.
Not directed at you Wise, just people in general and cheapskates in particular ;) I was driving 7 hours to stupid sit around campouts in NC in 2004 on my own dime to give free classes that I was never even thanked for. Can I tell you how poor I was in 2004? I guarantee you a lot more than those that cry baby about $30. in gas to get hundreds of dollars of free training.
You can only make it so easy. If it's too easy or completely free, NO ONE VALUES IT.
Yes I know, we missed the normal time frame (Jan-march) for the GA campout this year.
Why? Couple reasons. Most importantly I had some very ill extended family members we were nursing back to health. Not exactly hangnails or colds either :)
Also, to be honest, attendance dropped in GA the last two years cause it always seemed to hit at the COLDEST part of the year. Yes, can you believe it, hard core survivalists were put off by the idea of camping when it got into the 20's at night. Well, I should say some hard core survivalists were. :) Many of those that were "regulars" also had some medical issues come up during that time frame- half of the OMBC was out with injuries during that time frame. The decision was made to let it go till the fall.
We always try to space out the FL and the GA gatherings because a lot of the same crowd attend both, despite the drive, etc. Having two back to back creates a scheduling issue for most people.
If folks really realized how much FREE training and instruction you could get at one of these gatherings, their would be 100 people at each instead of 30. The "everything should be free" "why does preparing cost money" "what can I do on the cheap" crowd STEP OVER A DOLLAR TO PICK UP A DIME with this sort of thing. They female dog about the cost of gas to drive to one of these events not realizing they could get a couple hundred bucks worth of free training. Zip drives of data and vague ideas about how to do certain things because you only ever watched a youtube video about it is definitely NOT the same thing. Yet the whining crowd will post asking where they can "learn for low cost" but in reality, they want someone to come to them, take them by the hand, teach them for days on end, of course all for free. And will you do it with a flippin smile and sugar on top also please?
Too much socialist attitudes in this movement any more.
Not directed at you Wise, just people in general and cheapskates in particular ;) I was driving 7 hours to stupid sit around campouts in NC in 2004 on my own dime to give free classes that I was never even thanked for. Can I tell you how poor I was in 2004? I guarantee you a lot more than those that cry baby about $30. in gas to get hundreds of dollars of free training.
You can only make it so easy. If it's too easy or completely free, NO ONE VALUES IT.
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