Rockbottom Survival Skills
You wake up to: No Shelter,
No water,
No Income and No Food.
Now what?
Answer: Rockbottom Survival Skills
It is not his intention to ever teach someone how to live poor but rather As Henry David Thoreau said to “Live Deliberately.”
John Elden and his family decided to get off the treadmill and live deliberately. Reduce their expenses and increase their income. Create a self-sufficient lifestyle. A life lived on their own terms. The joy of a close relationship with the land. All done without eliminating or scrimping on the joys of life. Time for travel, food, fun and adventure. Safety and Security has been on top of the list for our family and kids.
You Hear it on
The Radio and Video Feeds every day: Extreme weather conditions like heat waves, hurricanes, and wild res could increase by 50% in North America. The Federal Reserve has warned that climate change threatens the financial system. Extreme weather threatens crops, supply lines, storage facilities, power supplies, and many other aspects
of modern business and life. Only a little over 50% of the lost jobs have come back after the shutdown because of the “Vid”
Automation replaces more and more jobs every day.
“The biggest challenge for U.S. consumers will be that food demand will
outstrip supply,” 1000-year events are becoming more common place. Home prices will continue to rise in the long term, thanks to lower low inventory. Many having shelter and security with the reduced amount of good Jobs.
Besides living the dream with over two decades as an NYS
licensed guide, John Gibbons is the grandson of author, naturalist, and TV personality Euell Gibbons. Yes, John Elden and his wife Teresa are full-time homesteaders. John Elden is an expert in outdoor, primitive, and wild food
skills.
At the same time, he has held various jobs such as teaching, Import/export, writing, and construction. John Elden has a great deal of knowledge and experience from his adventurous life.
John Elden Gibbons is the grandson of the writer and actor Euell Gibbons of cereal fame. John first appeared on a cereal commercial with his grandfather. John Eldend’s frst role was as a walk-on extra in a James Bond movie, while living in Las Vegas. You may know him from
“Welcome to Rockbottom,” a standalone pilot-style short lm. Stan and Betty Rockbottom are characters created by John and Teresa Gibbons (Teresa S. Landry) from their paper log (Plog /FanZine – “Rockbottom Tattler”: 3000 units circulated to date).
This is one of the many boot strap techniques
John Elden uses to enhance his homesteader life style.
Part of what you will learn.
John Elden can now be seen on the small screen with his current
project, Rockbottom Survival Skills. A reality show, docudrama, and how-to about Survival.
It has Yurts, Camps, homesteading, Off -grid, and Life problems, with Survival How-to.
Take advantage of knowledge from a Navy Vet with 45 + years of Outdoor living and a Family tradition of over 100 + years to guide you
John Elden’s grandfather: Euell Gibbons was born in Clarksville, TX and spent much of his youth in the hilly terrain
During one difficult interval of homesteading, Euell Gibbons began foraging for local plants and berries to supplement. His mother had taught him these skills.
The family diet. After leaving home at 15, he drifted throughout the Southwest, working as a dairyman, carpenter, trapper, gold panner, and cowboy. The early years of the Dust Bowl era found Gibbons in
California, where he lived as a self-described “bindlesti ”
or Hobo. His later fame after seven books would land him on TV shows and commercials in the 70’s.
You could not turn on a TV without seeing Euell Gibbons on a commercial. His true talent was his writing and photographic memory. Books to his credit are:
Stalking the Wild Asparagus (1962), Stalking the Blue-Eyed Scallop (1964), Stalking the Healthful Herbs (1966), Stalking the Good Life (1966),
Beachcomber’s Handbook (1967), A Wild Way to Eat (1967) for the Hurricane Island Outward Bound
School, Stalking the Faraway Places (1973), Euell Gibbons’ Handbook of Edible Wild Plants (1979)
John Elden Survival School Past.
For several years, John was a partner and chief instructor in a
successful Outdoor School, located in northern NY. At that time working with
Job Corp of VT as a contractor teaching wilderness skills and leadership
programs. Also, o ering week-long instruction open to the public specializing in camping and wilderness survival. During part of the year, o ering workshops and seminars on outdoor topics.
After leaving the school, John worked with an NYS wilderness
program for Juvenile o enders for about six years. At this time, John logged on
average: approximately 145 days, about ve months, per year in the woods and on the waters, guiding and teaching woods skills. Lots of dirt time.
Currently
John Elden is planting a Small Vineyard with Teresa because life is short.
It is not his intention to ever teach someone how to live poor but rather As Henry David Thoreau said
to “Live Deliberately.”