From 'Survival Bikes' to Survival Courses, Some Take Extreme Precautions for Worst-Case Scenarios
ABC News
Zoltan Hites clamped a pair of handcuffs around his wife Christine's wrists, helped her into the trunk of a car parked in a parking garage, slammed the lid and waited for her to escape.
Less than five minutes later, the trunk popped open and Christine climbed out. Doesn't exactly seem like a romantic weekend, but they were learning how to make a quick getaway.
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They're not spies-in-training. They're survivalists -- people who are dedicated to being ready for and surviving the worst-case scenarios.
The Hiteses paid about $800 a piece to join a dozen or so other people at a Los Angeles hotel for three-day retreat with onPoint Tactical. Under the supervision of instructor Kevin Reeve, the participants will learn extremely advanced survival skills, such as how to pick a handcuff lock with a bobby pin.
"I'm not worried," Zoltan Hites said. "I just want to be prepared."
Hites, a tennis instructor, and Christine, a stay-at-home mom to their two children, make a hobby of being prepared for disaster...[Full Article]
