Lately my enthusiasm for buying new guns has shifted. With everything that has been going on in the world today, (terrorism, weather disasters etc) I'm starting to put more of an emphasis on survival in the event of a SHTF or other type of disaster. With that said, I've shifted my "buying new toys" fund to getting my disaster preparations up to snuff. I've created BOBs for me and my family along with stocking up on ammo, MREs, water purification, cold weather clothing, and first aid kits etc.
One of the things I've noticed is that in the actual event of a disaster or SHTF scenario I'll have the equipment and supplies needed but not necessarily the knowledge to support me and mine. Even in normal times, I'm not really sure how I would handle someone coming at me with a knife to mug me where I couldn't get to my gun in time. While I would hope that I'd be able to fend for myself, I really don't know. This leads me to why I started this post.
I'd like to start taking some classes on defensive tactics, survival, close quarter defense etc. I've looked online for places in the North East, but most seemed to be geared towards Law Enforcement personnel and I haven't found any that go into Survival during a SHTF scenario or something similar. Can anyone suggest what would be good classes to take to cover what I'm looking for? Also, does anyone know of a place in the North East that does this type of training? I'm not against traveling for a weekend to take a class, but closer to home would be better.
I appreciate any help with this. Thanks