1 hr 1 min
Ep 19: Patrick Rollins on Knives, Bushcraft, & Survival Training Adventure Made Podcast
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- Wilderness
Patrick Rollins is the lead instructor for Randall's Adventure & Training and is part of the team at ESEE Knives. He developed his enthusiasm for the outdoors from an early age, growing up camping, hunting, fishing, and a member of the Boy Scouts before spending 19 years as a Sheriff's Deputy in Whitfield County, Georgia. Since then, he has taught numerous classes in the US and the Amazon jungles of Peru.
Randall's Adventure & Training teaches survival, Bushcraft, land navigation, basic human tracking, single rope techniques, rope rescue, cave rescue, wilderness first responder, and Search and Rescue classes.
Patrick is certified as a First Responder, Firearms Instructor, Glock Armorer, Rope Rescue Technician, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, and Wilderness First Responder. He has many hours of training in various skill sets, including woodland operations, wilderness survival training, land navigation, and tracking.
He has been a Law Enforcement Instructor since 2001 and served on the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team (Entry and Sniper) from 2001 to 2004.
Quotes:
"Be adaptable.""Get comfortable with being uncomfortable.""Get out there and do it."Topics Discussed:
5 Cs of survivability CuttingCombustionCordageContainerCoverPatrick's background & love of the outdoorsThe difference between Survival & BushcraftEsee's most popular knivesHow to get started in BushcraftDeciphering "good" informationThe start of Randall's Adventure & TrainingGear testing & customer feedback Knife steelsTesting the limits of gearFavorite knife styles and their applications Future company plansHow to manage ticks while in natureUnderstanding what a good knife isAre there too many outdoor companies?The outdoor class that everyone should takeThe "Glock" of knivesLife lessons from the outdoorsResources Mentioned:
ESEE Knives Randall's Adventure & Training Ontario Knife CompanyRowen ManufacturingBlade ShowShot Show#beatereseeOsprey BackpacksJames Gibson2% for ConservationDave CanterburyVictorinox Swiss Army War Bonnet HammockBig Agnes Copper Spur TentBlack DiamondTactical Intent Book: Camping and Woodcraft by Horace KephartBook: Adventure Travel In The Third World by Jeff Randall & Mike Perrin Book: Bushcraft - Outdoor Skills and Wilderness Survival by Mors KochanskiPodcast: The Joe Rogan Experience The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!
Patrick Rollins is the lead instructor for Randall's Adventure & Training and is part of the team at ESEE Knives. He developed his enthusiasm for the outdoors from an early age, growing up camping, hunting, fishing, and a member of the Boy Scouts before spending 19 years as a Sheriff's Deputy in Whitfield County, Georgia. Since then, he has taught numerous classes in the US and the Amazon jungles of Peru.
Randall's Adventure & Training teaches survival, Bushcraft, land navigation, basic human tracking, single rope techniques, rope rescue, cave rescue, wilderness first responder, and Search and Rescue classes.
Patrick is certified as a First Responder, Firearms Instructor, Glock Armorer, Rope Rescue Technician, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, and Wilderness First Responder. He has many hours of training in various skill sets, including woodland operations, wilderness survival training, land navigation, and tracking.
He has been a Law Enforcement Instructor since 2001 and served on the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team (Entry and Sniper) from 2001 to 2004.
Quotes:
"Be adaptable.""Get comfortable with being uncomfortable.""Get out there and do it."Topics Discussed:
5 Cs of survivability CuttingCombustionCordageContainerCoverPatrick's background & love of the outdoorsThe difference between Survival & BushcraftEsee's most popular knivesHow to get started in BushcraftDeciphering "good" informationThe start of Randall's Adventure & TrainingGear testing & customer feedback Knife steelsTesting the limits of gearFavorite knife styles and their applications Future company plansHow to manage ticks while in natureUnderstanding what a good knife isAre there too many outdoor companies?The outdoor class that everyone should takeThe "Glock" of knivesLife lessons from the outdoorsResources Mentioned:
ESEE Knives Randall's Adventure & Training Ontario Knife CompanyRowen ManufacturingBlade ShowShot Show#beatereseeOsprey BackpacksJames Gibson2% for ConservationDave CanterburyVictorinox Swiss Army War Bonnet HammockBig Agnes Copper Spur TentBlack DiamondTactical Intent Book: Camping and Woodcraft by Horace KephartBook: Adventure Travel In The Third World by Jeff Randall & Mike Perrin Book: Bushcraft - Outdoor Skills and Wilderness Survival by Mors KochanskiPodcast: The Joe Rogan Experience The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!
1 hr 1 min