What would you want from a paradox experiance?

just a by the by but everyone please beware of no win no fee it does NOT always mean this, its actually a" conditional fee agreement" and it has alot of small print BEWARE!!!

 

i agree. i would look for relevant PL/insurance, Crb checks (if it's open to children or vulnerable adults), full first aid and probably some training qualifications, previous record of experience etc before i would even look at the weekend itinerary.

These weekends/courses could be potentially dangerous if the instructor is not au fait with everything, clients need to trust them that the mushroom they're about to eat isn't going to kill them or that if someone injures themselves in a remote area that the instructor/s are fully equipped to deal with remote emergency first aid.

after that.... shelter building, fire making, foraging, water collecting, cooking.

 

I was looking at it from a different angle ,not as official as wouldnt Para then need the land owners permission to forage as I doubt its his land and then wouldnt the land owner be liable if anything happened etc.
Para get a job at the local Tesco pal ,I worked there for 9 years and met loads of great people and it took my mind off all the crap whilst I worked there and ended up getting a better job through it
Its a start

 

I agree ,there is no way ,I was wrong

 

Instead of a formal arrangement - how about Para 'invites' people to a weekend demonstration of his survival skills? Each bringing their own tent and rations. Each welcome to emulate any of his demonstrations. No charge. At the end the invitees have a whip round for Para's 'tip'. Just like you do with the coach driver at the end of a trip - only this time slightly more generously. No legislation required.

 

landowner wouldn't be liable for paradox clients.

 

and make it into a hearty stew.....

 

How about normal clients?

 

We all wish we could do something we like to earn money but non or very few do. if paras on the dole or disability benefit and can do this why not do what Congi said and just go get a job

 

Using a compass . . . to find the nearest pub!

 

This seems a sensible option, kinds like the knowledge transfer that takes place at Techenders really...

 

a clear structure to the weekend, clear guidelines for clients and associated H&S provision and procedures in place and it will be doable.
H&S isn't there to stop people doing things.... it's there to stop people doing stupid things and being accountable - surely a good thing, no?
I've been looking into doing the risk assessments for an air soft event in a disused building - lots of chaps running around dressed as rambo shooting at each other in a building which has floor/ceiling and/or walls missing- NIGHTMARE. but it's not impossible... hopefully.

Duty of Care is massive and frankly, i'd like to know that someone else took mine, or my loved ones welfare seriously ESPECIALLY when they've taken £.

 

Thanks for the replys

So liability insurance
Appropriate first aid qualifications
Crb checks
Health and safety risk assesments

People would mostly be interested in wild food and foraging
Various fire lighting techniques and various campfire cooking methods

 

I thought you can only be sued if they can prove you where knowingly negligent

If someone chops there leg off its not your fault just because its your axe unless you told them it was ok when you knew it was not

 

No

I'm only interested in drugs.

 

clear itinerary of events - what you'll be instructing on (this will cover you if someone chops their foot off and claims that you didn't show them how to use an axe!)
list of do's and don'ts (some people are numpties and will need to be told not to put their hand in the fire!) this can also be a 'contract' you have with the client. i.e. if they breech it and behave like a wazzock, you'll be asking them to leave.
emergency and fire procedures

the whole point is to be clear and transparent. The more professional you are, the more the clients will feel safer with you. and for bods sake... get them to make their own shelter! dens are fun!!