James C. Jones is the cofounder of Live Free USA, a national survival club and self-reliance organization. He has developed and conducted hundreds of survival training events and seminars over the past forty years. He writes for several national preparedness and survival related publications, while continuing to teach a variety of survival courses. He is also the author of TheUltimate Book of Survival Gear, Advanced Survival, Beyond Survival, and Total Survival. He lives in the Midwest.