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Val’s Top 10 Posts of 2019

December 31, 2019 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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This year was not a particularly prolific one on the blog as I took on other projects and tried to unravel the mess I made of things here on New Year's Day. Even with the dip in my personal … [Read more...] about Val’s Top 10 Posts of 2019

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: blogging, cuba, emergency, fear, first aid, new year, r1200gs, training, walt fulton

Stop the Bleed

March 27, 2019 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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A couple of months ago, my dear man and I attended a Stop the Bleed training class. Sounds intimidating, doesn't it? It isn't. And that's exactly the point of the course we took at REMSA (Regional … [Read more...] about Stop the Bleed

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: emergency, first aid, training

Overland Expo to TBEX: Rhode Island Adventures

March 31, 2014 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

Somehow on our Overland Expo to TBEX expedition, we managed to fritter away six days in Massachusetts, some of them actually successful. It was time to move on, though. Originally we planned to … [Read more...] about Overland Expo to TBEX: Rhode Island Adventures

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: camping, experiential education, first aid, geocaching, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), rhode island, training, wilderness medical institute

Survival

January 31, 2014 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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Last week when I talked about safety in the backcountry, I had no idea I'd be struggling to find safety in my own city just a few days later. I was one of the millions caught stupidly unprepared for a … [Read more...] about Survival

Filed Under: Life, Outdoors Tagged With: atlanta, experiential education, first aid, georgia, snow, snowpocalypse, training

Safety

January 24, 2014 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks ago, I took the time to re-certify in Wilderness First Aid. I've never had to use my skills to handle extreme situations but I have had to bandage up some scrapes and assess some … [Read more...] about Safety

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: experiential education, first aid, safety, training, wilderness medical institute

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