Survival Resources

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JOHN McCANN

Managing Director

John McCann founded Survival Resources™ with the goal of offering the best survival products available. After the publication of his book "Build the Perfect Survival Kit," John realized there was an absence of businesses that specialized in providing survival products and equipment, especially survival kit components. So he started selling them. Customers starting asking if John would design and build some ready made survival kits. At first, he declined, wanting people to build their own kits from the components he offered. However, after some more prompting, he started designing and offering ready made kits and they became an instant success. Initially, Survival Resources also offered outdoor skills courses, but in order to concentrate on the core business, product development and sales, this division was closed at the end of 2009.

John was a Drill Instructor with the United States Marine Corps. He has written articles for various magazines, to include Field & Stream, and has been on the cover of Wilderness Way magazine. He has also been featured in an article in the New York Times, and appeared on national television as a guest on the Martha Stewart Show, showing how to make a survival kit.

DENISE McCANN

Sales Manager

Denise McCann is the Sales Manager for Survival Resources. Originally from Switzerland, Denise is an avid outdoors person, who has hiked the Swiss Alps and backpacked for weeks into the Grand Canyon.

Denise will live in the woods, with next to nothing, at the drop of a hat, and when we were still offering outdoor skills courses, our students truly appreciated her as an instructor. She brought a different perspective to those courses, and was featured on the cover of the New York Times Escape Section when they featured an article about our courses.

It should be noted that Denise also has over 16 years as a teacher in home economics, specializing in cooking, so, while still offering courses, she obviously became our excellent field chef.