LUCKY MAN SURVIVAL'S FOUNDING

               Lucky Man Survival was Founded by Jonathan Thomas and his friends in the Fall of 2023 with a dream to help other people deal with the stress and fear that overtook so many people in the spring of 2020. (COVID-19) During that year so many people were scared about the future and felt helpless and didn't have a clue what to do. This was the same time that Jonathan began his deep dive journey into all things preparedness. The start of Lucky Man Survival was to help people through videos on platforms like YouTube and Tiktok, but they knew they wanted to do more for their community. So, Lucky Man Survival was born! Since then Jonathan and the members of LMS have dedicated their lives to furthering their knowledge on preparedness, survival, and self reliance, We want others to join us on our journey of preparedness and allow us to help you with your journey as we all work toward a common goal, survival. Over the years, the members of LMS have trained, sacrificed, and bled to obtain the skills and knowledge it takes to survive in a world gone mad, and now, they want to share that knowledge with you.  So come along as we teach you the most important thing; DEATH is the RULE- SURVIVAL is the EXCEPTION

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS

JONATHAN THOMAS  (Founder of Lucky Man Survival)

Jonathan was born in Las Vegas in 1997. He has spent the majority of his life outdoors from camping, hunting and fishing, hiking, kayaking and all recreational fun in-between. He got married to his beautiful wife in the fall of 2018 and since then has brought 3 beautiful children into this world. He has dedicated most of his life to personal protection and preparedness. He has been a range safety officer since 2019 and has worked in many fields from medical transportation, to security, as well as doing volunteer search and rescue over the years. He graduated from Sonoran Desert Institute in 2024 with his associates in Firearms Technology and Gunsmithing. He loves all things survival and preparedness from home prepping and gardening, to self defense and  outdoor survival. He Founded Lucky Man Survival in the fall of 2023 with his childhood best friend Parker and his close friend and hunting buddy Jon Oelkers. He has invested the last 10 years into perfecting his craft within the world of survival and started recording videos on platforms life YouTube, Tiktok, and Facebook to help his fellow man and finally decided to turn his skills and knowledge into a passion, thus, Lucky Man Survival was born!

 

JON OELKERS (INSTRUCTOR)

Jon Oelkers was born 1989 in California, he grew up having an extremely active outdoor lifestyle from hunting and fishing with his father to outdoor recreation on a regular basis. He moved to Utah in 2020 to get closer to the outdoors and raise a family in a safer place. He is a husband and father of 3 who enjoys being outdoors whether it's fishing, camping, hunting, or taking the family on a hike. Jon served in the United States Army from 2009-2012 as apart of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment were he spent his time as a crew member on a M1A1 Abrams tank and as a combat trainer training units that were deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. Since getting out of the army Jon has continued to maintain his skills that his Military career had taught him. These skills include land navigation, short range and long range rifle shooting and self defensive pistol training. Jon also went to school at Sonoran Desert Institute to become a Gunsmith and graduated with his Associates and his Armorer certification. Jon spends his free time with his family, fishing and camping, and during October-January, Jon is either out deer hunting or hunting for waterfowl.  He joined the Lucky Man Survival team in 2024 and brings a very skilled and respected level of experience and training to his field. With his Military background as well as his instructor experience he is a valued member of our team!

 

             PARKER MELHOUSE (INSTRUCTOR)

Parker Melhouse was born in Wisconsin in 1998, He comes from the rural Midwest and has spent much of his youth in the woods and on the river. He has learned many lessons on survival and preparedness during this time and has since made it a lifestyle. He has spent much of his time in recent years improving his skills and continues to strive for excellence in his craft. In his career lifetime he has been a mechanic as well as a tech wiz. He has been the technical expert and advisor for the Lucky Man Survival YouTube channel since day one and has brought a unique skill set to the Lucky Man family. He has a devoted love and respect for nature as well as a love for all things preparedness. He spent a big portion of his life in the firearms realm from security to hunting and even some time on the competitive side of the gun world. Now he wishes to bring his skills in survival and preparedness to everyone he can as an instructor and guide people in the path of preparedness.

His life Motto: Be strong in mind and body.