Driver training

[Krusty]

I stumbled across these guys last night and am wondering if anyone knows anything about them. Ego tells me I probably don't need the training but wisdom and experience say otherwise so I'm seriously considering a 2 day course on driving and recovery. If nothing else I get to meet some new people and have a weekend in the woods in my rig

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[rgallant]

The term elite military is always fun But I would think it depends on your personal confidence and experience.

I would start with how big the classes are anything much over 10 trucks is too many as far as I am concerned.

 

[BroncoTrail]

I would attend their Recovery Class if it was closer to me. I've watched hundreds of hours of offroading, overlanding, and recovery videos on YouTube and I know what to do in most recovery situations at this point, but I need practice.

 

[Krusty]

I would attend their Recovery Class if it was closer to me. I've watched hundreds of hours of offroading, overlanding, and recovery videos on YouTube and I know what to do in most recovery situations at this point, but I need practice.

Pretty much my thinking too. Over the years I've learned that no matter how much I know or "think" I know....I don't know it all and there is ALWAYS room to learn more which is way I made the comment in my original post that wisdom and experience say I should look into it. But I'm actually wondering if anyone here has heard of these guys or used them. I did sign up for the two class they offer, with recovery

 

[velo47]

I took a recovery class from Bill Burke just after I got the van. I learned some things but the best part was doing hands on recoveries in a controlled, low risk setting.

 

[Dilldog]

If you can swing it I say go for it. I have been going off highway in a variety of vehicles for 20 years now, and I run into new and better ways of doing things all the time. The best part of a training like that will be breaking down incorrect ideas and bad habits. If I were to be planning on doing any legitimate off road driving any time soon I would probably look for a course now that I have more responsibilities and reason to come home safe with my equipment intact.
That said I should probably look into getting a road driving course refresher to make sure I haven't fallen into any bad habits, and keep my insurance discount current...

 

[Krusty]

Exactly what my experiences tell me. I can always learn something new or a new way for an old task. Anyone have experience with this organization? I'll probably be the guinea pig on this one, no worries! I'm scheduled for mid-March. I'll post back here with some kind of review