#114 Survival Instructors Discuss a Stressful Class

#114 Survival Instructors Discuss a Stressful Class

Author: Nature Reliance Media September 9, 2022 Duration: 37:18

In this podcast NRS instructors Craig Caudill, Dave Robinson, and Sam Buhlig discuss a recent Level 1 survival class.  They each discuss a great learning point from those in attendance as it relates to survival and emergency preparedness.  This is the insight that is worth its weight in gold.  

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