This group is all about helping Austinites and others from the surrounding area to build a strong community based around the skills of Wilderness Survival and becoming more self reliant. The group is facilitated by the instructors of Earth Native Wilderness School, a local Austin Wilderness Survival School. Anyone can join, all skill levels and ages welcome. All you need is either a passion for the outdoors or just a curiosity. Come join us for a meetup sometime soon to learn some awesome new sk …

The lingering effects of early fundamentalist religion can be long, subtle and profound. Often covered over by a more liberal world view upon leaving one's youth, adults who have survived a fierce and angry God will often struggle with undue shame and self-doubt, difficulty in self-forgiveness and mistrust of their own inherent authority. Rarely, if ever, do the stories of survivors get told, and even more rare, survivors often fail to realize empathy for what they have suffered. This Meet Up of …

We teach classes, lectures and community events that stress family preparedness for long-term sustainability, post-disaster situations and community rebuilding in San Antonio and Austin, Texas. This group is for families, parents or individuals who want to learn more about preparedness and working together in a community to foster better relations in the event of any emergency. This group will focus on the most important parts of urban survival to include: water sanitation and purification food …

This is a meetup focused on herbalism and plant medicine.  We learn these subjects through herbology classes, events, scenarios and exercises that are all based on practical, herbal medicine in the field, at home, in a post-disaster setting, in wilderness or urban settings. Additionally, we teach standard Wilderness First Aid Certification. Herbal Medics is working on becoming a 501(c)(3) organization in 2012.  The main organizer and instructor is Sam Coffman, who is a former U.S. Special Force …

Hello and welcome. I teach wilderness and primitive living skills in the San Antonio regions. You can find out more at my website - http://www.thehumanpath.com. Although I live outside of San Antonio, I am also starting to teach classes in the Austin area. My wilderness living and survival classes are based around a core set of classes covering a huge spectrum of topics that can be seen here - http://www.thehumanpath.com/core_courses.htm Additionally I teach a 100+ hour herbology certification c …

Do you want to be more prepared for what may happen in the future? Are you looking for others who share your same concerns? Come join us at a meetup and we can all get to know each other! Hoping that once we have more members we can have classes,discussions, outings and other types of meetups! WE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE TOO!!!

The End is Near and Salvation is at Hand!  Just Kidding!   Greetings and Wecome to The San Antonio Survivalist Tribe! I am looking to put together a tribe of fellow survival-minded people in the San Antonio area. Are you like me, concerned about the possibilities of a potential disaster and the devastating effects it could have on ourselves and our families? Our way of life is built on a house of cards and a variety of either natural or man-made disasters could bring it all crashing down! If som …

Central Texas offers a great diversity in wild edible plants and food sources that are right in front of us! Foraging wild foods and plants is a lost art that many want to re-connect with.  Medicinal and edible plants grow in abundance in many areas of Texas, regardless of the climate -- its just knowing where to look and what to forage for. Foraging food is an ancient skill - one could say the oldest. Yet not many people today know how to do it. A small number of people have kept this vital ski …

If you are into prepping, would like to learn more, it is my goal to create a group of like minded people. We all have skills we can share and I believe in growing the "knowledge base. My name is Ray Gano and I am the author of "Survive The Coming Storm - The Value of a Preparedness Lifestyle." I am willing to share my knowledge and not charge $100's of dollars. Lone Rangers are not going to make it. Who will, are like minded people willing to work together, barter and trade, and to be there f …

We are a small group of people around the San Antonio area trying to get back to basics of forgotten skills, we are into prepping for our families for any emergency that may come our way, from a natural disaster, to upcoming economic hardships, to losing a job & having to survive on one or no income. Stuff to discuss for future. 1. Emergency bags for our cars 2. Water storage ideas for our home 3. Food storage & rotation 4. Food prepping from dehydrating, smoke foods, LDS bulk foods, freeze-dryi …

I want to meet other listeners of The Survival Podcast in this area to build community and exchange knowledge, skills, and barter. TSP is about learning to live a better life when times get tough or even if they don't. That can be done through getting out of debt, gardening, raising livestock, and generally thinking ahead.

We started our Zombie Response Team website in late 2010 in the hopes that we can educate people about survival tactics for not just the zombie apocalypse, but any disaster/emergency situation. Zombies may be seen as a joke, but anything is possible! Disasters of any kind can strike at any moment, which is why it's important to be prepared BEFORE something happens. On this meetup page, we ONLY do 'get together' events, such as; open discussions, zombie walks, conventions, zombie movies, etc. If …

Calling All "Zombie & Survivor" Enthusiasts! "San Antonio Zombie Fans" is for anyone who enjoys everything Zombie! Everything from the classic Italian Zombie films to the American cult classics and modern day Zombie movies. Fans of the old style Zombie to the modern day super Zombie. Zombie Gamer of survival horror video games, old and new, Zombie book and comic collectors, Zombie Art, Artist and Zombie costume designers. If you're a true "Zombie Cult Fan" and would like to meet other enthusiast …

The Texas Atlatl Association (TAA) formed on July 17th, 2010 at the Duval Ranch in Falcon Heights, Texas near Falcon State Park. What began as correspondence between the Austin Texas Lithic Arts & Technology League (ATLATL) and South Texas Atlatl back in 2008, eventually culminated into an organization that will reintroduce the art of the atlatl in the state. One of our main goals as TAA is to provide venues for people to exchange ideas about the atlatl and other primitive skills, experimental a …

This is group for anyone interested in preparing for a disaster or survival situation in a suburban location. All skill levels are welcome. I started this group because my regular friends have no interest in prepping, and I know there are fellow preppers out there challenged by prepping in the suburbs. I look forward to sharing my experiences, but mostly learning from you.

We are a group of Austin cancer survivors, friends and family who share information, inspiration and tools for the ups and downs of cancer treatment and beyond. On a grassroots level, we will have monthly meetings with speakers who have "been there, done that", including tips and tools to help with stress (mental, physical, emotional, spiritual). The meeting place is Stars In Your Eyes Optometry & Optical (2116 Hancock Drive, 78731; www.starsinyoureyes.com for map to this specific office). Let u …

Remember:  "There is a difference between a 'victim' and a 'victor' mindset" -- Tony Blauer Mon 7:00 PM, Wed 7:00 PM, & Sat 9:00 AM We practice: Avoiding criminal attacks (detecting potential threats before they become manifest) ...and escaping hold-ups or other attacks, to run from trouble...or to access and deploy our defensive weapons. Using our defensive tools effectively if the criminal continues the attack ...through the full range of dangerous predicaments for surviving criminal att …

Hi Everyone, This meetup is focused on herbalism and plant medicine here in Texas.  Particularly in Austin and in San Antonio.  We teach plant medicine skills and herbalism through classes, events, scenarios and exercises that are all based on practical, herbal medicine in the field, at home, in a post-disaster setting, in wilderness or urban settings. Additionally, we teach standard Wilderness First Aid Certification. Herbal Medics is working on becoming a 501(c)(3) organization in 2012.  The …

We are a small group of Stay at Home Moms looking for lasting relationships for our children and ourselves. We average 4 to 5 fun activities per week, including some JUST FOR MOM! Our children are younger than school age children, however, some have siblings. We are looking for relationships to help mothers survive through the toddler years and have some fun with our kids along the way!

Mission: To create a safe, comfortable social environment for Bereaved Boomers as they re-engage with the world as single adults. Reentering the social world, after years of being half of a couple, can be a daunting experience. The Bereaved Boomers is a social network comprised of people that share the experience of losing a spouse AND came of age in the fifties, sixties, and seventies. You don’t have to be born between 1945 and 1965 to join, you just have to be a baby boomer at heart and have l …

Relay For Life is a community based event benefiting the American Cancer Society. Sign up to participate now!  : )

This is a group for people who have found themselves Widowed at an early age that are looking to meet other people going through the same emotions. Looking forwarding to supporting others during their grief and learning how to rebuild their lives as a newly single person. Hoping to lean to each other because no one knows what you are going through unless they are going through it too!

"Puppy Up! San Antonio Meetup is for pet parents whose dog has canine cancer, or has experienced canine cancer, as well as all pet lovers who have been touched by cancer.  We will meet once a month to get together to let our dogs play, go on meditative walks, yoga, picnics, potlucks, and visit dog friendly establishments for dinner and yappy hours.  Informative lectures are planned as well. This meetup group has been started to provide a space for each of us to learn from one another, share expe …

This is a group for anyone interested in dumpster diving, finding free stuff, green living, healthy cooking, garage sailing, etc. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group because to meet other recycling enthusiasts. Looking forward to exploring the outdoors with everybody. Video on Dumpster Diving http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VlFJsuBjA0 Freegan Link http://freegan.info/

Support group for parents who have lost a child due to disability or illness, although any grieving parent is welcome. I decided to start this group because I have lost a child to a long term fatal illness. I know what it is like to live next to a hospital bed and to have people think you are a nurse from all the knowledge you have gained and now have no need to use it on a daily basis. When my son passed in April 1997 I was lucky enough to have found a group just like this. It was so amazing to …

8 months ago i lost my daughter in a drowning, coping with the grief of her loss has been traumatic. If you too are grieving the loss of a child or loved one and need someone that just understands, please join me. I am here to offer my friendship, support and understanding, to anyone who is experiencing the suffering and pain like i feel. We can lean on each other while trying to learn how to move forward in life. Looking forward to meeting with you.

This is a group for betrayed spouses. Both men and women, a place to provide an opportunity for people who are dealing with the devastating impact of a spouse’s affair to come together face-to-face, for strength, insight, and mutual support. I would like this group to provide a safe place to share the painful emotions that interfere with recovery and a place to gain perspective and understanding, aimed at thinking more clearly and acting more effectively, in order to proactively move forward, ma …

The Texas Outdoors Woman Network (TOWN) is a networking organization to enable outdoor-oriented women to meet other women in their local area who have similar interests. Our goal is to give women the tools and information necessary to pursue their own outdoor interests and to provide a meeting ground for women so they may ultimately initiate their own activities. TOWN is an offshoot of the Texas Parks & Wildlife's Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) program. Here's our website, please visit to lear …