Can you tell me more about this process? I looked at the site, and I thought it was just a discussion forum. (I might even have asked the forum about learning bushcraft in my area!)

Bingley - looking at your original post. well balanced approach. that's a good idea. many people tend to obsessively focus on one area of preparations. it is smarter to spread energy in different directions, as you are doing. good luck! Pete

"I have a designated Battery Charging Day every month"

that's a good idea. hits one of those "sore spots" for me. i was out in the wilderness last summer, grabbed my DSLR camera, and to my chagrin I found that the battery had died. no photo's. and no way to get a replacement camera battery in the middle of nowhere. the camera on my phone saved me partially, but it's not the same.

Monthly Battery Day - I will get it on my list.

cheers, Pete

"I don't know how to move through a house, go up/down stairs (can you even survive that?), get through doors, etc. "

i am just going thru old posts on this thread and answering a few points.
in reference to your statement - it would take a LOT of training to do this well. there are tactical teams for law enforcement that focus on just these areas. so ... a lot of time, energy, money would be required.

a more practical approach for most people is to set up a defensive system in your own home. you know the exact layout of your house. intruders do not generally know this. you can decide where is the best place to defend against attackers - if they did make it into your dwelling. you don't need to force them from your home. you just need to make an emergency call and withdraw to a designated Safe Area. work out the firing angles for that defensive zone. install some concealed cameras to give you views (outside and inside) your house. install extra protection in your Safe Area if you want to do this.

this is a more practical and efficient approach. it does not require you to expose yourself to danger ... not as much anyway.

BTW, there are ways of holding a pistol when going through doors and openings. you could learn this in one lesson. but you should learn it.

Pete

Health

• Actually finish that 100 pushups program
  
• Improve physical endurance
  
• improve eating habits

Communication

• Install rig in car
  
• Improve Morse code skills
• Build portable antenna for the low bands

Defensive / hunting

• hone reloading skills
  
• have at least two training sessions for rifle per month
  
• have a weekly training session for pistol shooting
  
• Improve results with muzzle loaders

Energy

• Build a take down Savonius rotor with generator and PCB for charging batteries
  
• Adapt solar panel for portable use

I think this list is achievable. I really want to resist the temptation to put too much on it.

For the tactics it is important to have a clear goal. For civilians that might be "survive unharmed", when defending your home you might wish to add "no blue fire incidents". This would demand tactics which differ significantly from the tactics of a law enforcement assault team with the goal of arresting the bad guys.

Did I mention a new back-up heating system for our house? Yeah. That's moving up the priority list!

Sure thing, Bing!

I joined last year and I'm loving it!

It's a self-paced, peer-instructed and reviewed process. There are on-line tutorials, including videos, and each level (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced) has a series of requirements, centered around bushcraft skills, with each level building on the previous one. There is also a list of elective projects, some of which need to be completed for each level. Additionally, there are required outings to practice your skills, including required overnights.

Essentially, you watch videos about various essential skills, then practice, and then show your successful results to your peers, who will either give you the thumbs up, or make you re-do it. Everyone shares the stories, photos and videos with the group, so we all learn together.

You get a certificate at the end, but I'm just in it to learn.

Restoring my physical conditioning is item number 1! I've suffered through surgery and months of physical therapy after a car wreck. I hope I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Getting back to my previous condition is important to me.

Completing my home battery backup system is number 2. I only have a few more things to do to finalize the system.

Continue to improve with my various shooting sports. Hope I can return to trap soon (pending PT and surgeon's approval of course).

Rotate food stocks! I've got some food that needs to be brought into the pantry and new moved into storage.

Learn as many new skills as possible. I'm in a Meetup that gets together and we practice skills and teach each other what we know.

Physical conditioning should be on everyone's list -- without it many survival situations are much more demanding. In 2002 I bought myself a lifetime membership to a local gym and have been a regular since. The older you get the tougher it is to get back in shape and at a time when it is even more important.

The first 6 months back in the gym was tough for me because I was continually comparing myself to a much younger me. I'm stronger now that in 2002 but nowhere near my conditioning while on active duty. Still, it's a goal ...