Be Prepared...Not Scared
Prepare for an EMP, CME, earthquake, bugout, being lost, power outage without going broke.
Welcome to Prepared Over Scared, your resource for emergency preparedness, wilderness survival, and extreme situation planning. Join us at The High Road Cabin in the beautiful forest of Eastern Oregon to learn essential skills and techniques to thrive in any situation. Contact me to set up a private class or to request the next class dates.
Overnighter on Mt. Emily
A trip into the Blue Mountains. No snow was predicted.
Having a plan helps you feel less stress and fear when things go bad.
Emergency Preparedness
Learn essential skills and techniques to prepare for emergencies and ensure you and your loved ones stay safe. Topics covered include emergency planning, food and water storage, first aid, and communication strategies.
Wilderness Survival
Discover the art of wilderness survival and gain the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in the great outdoors. Learn about shelter building, fire making, navigation, foraging, and other essential wilderness survival techniques.
Bushcraft Skills
Master the art of bushcraft and learn traditional outdoor skills. Explore primitive fire making, shelter construction, natural navigation, and other essential bushcraft techniques. Some clients stay in the cabins, others join us sleeping nearby on the forest floor. The skill set you bring and your desire to push yourself will determine what you want to get out of this and where you lay your head at night while here.
Extreme Situations
Prepare yourself for extreme situations and learn how to stay calm and make rational decisions in high-stress environments. Develop the mental and physical resilience needed to overcome challenges and thrive in extreme circumstances.
Preparing and adjusting for any number of emergencies involves some thoughtful considerations. Start the plan by allowing for the location and elements. Consider In this photo, I was alone and stuck, water was important but people can freeze to death in this situation long before they are out of water. My priorities, if I was unable to self extract, were shelter, then fire, then water.
Self-Defense
Equip yourself with self-defense techniques and strategies to protect yourself and your loved ones in dangerous situations. Learn practical self-defense planning, situational awareness, and effective personal safety strategies. Are you defending from people, bears, wolves, weather, a solar flare and EMP (ElectroMagnetic Pulse) or fallout? We can help you plan to defend from these and more.
Learning to Deal with Murphy (he will show up)
Always have a plan...
About Us
I'm an experienced prepper, outdoorsman, and survivalist, dedicated to teaching people how to be prepared for emergencies and extreme situations. Located in the heart of the Eastern Oregon forest, our classes at The High Road Cabins provide hands-on training and valuable knowledge for survival in the wilderness.
Found an old hand pump. I rebuilt it and now we have water off the grid, all year.