Do you have the skills, gear and mind-set to deal with a disaster scenario in your town or city? Is your home prepared to suddenly be "off-grid" when the conventional power grid crashes? Natural disasters, power failures, civil unrest and disruptions in transportation can all bring normal daily life to a standstill. Another ALSS exclusive, this course addresses short and long-term survival in both town and country environments and is based upon Cody's best-selling new book on urban preparedness, When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes. Reclaim your sense of preparedness and confidence by spending seven days at the ACES “off-the-grid” homestead learning time-honored skills to increase your family’s self-reliance and peace-of-mind during emergencies.

You will live what you learn during the Symposium course as the skills covered will be incorporated as part of your daily experience throughout the week. Discover select aspects of primitive living, modern outdoor survival, urban survival, and homesteading skills designed for your families safety and independence before, during, and after troubled times.

Explore the fundamentals of passive solar design and photovoltaic power, how to safely compost human waste, xeriscape gardening for arid lands, hydroponic gardening to grow food using less water, emergency food types and their proper storage for maximal shelf life, alternative cooking methods and fire lighting techniques, emergency sanitation, defining your urban survival priorities, what and how much to buy for supplies, survival psychology and fear control, alternative shelter, heating, and cooling techniques, water harvesting, storage, and disinfection methods, alternative lighting and communication options, home and office survival kits and much more!

The Self-Reliance Symposium offers an alternative to fear and the feeling of powerlessness that's all too common during an emergency. Learn how to be prepared instead of being scared. Two meals per day are included.