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Wilderness Survival Classes


Wilderness Survival Seminar | Standard Wilderness Survival: Field Training
Intermediate Wilderness Survival: Field Training | Advanced Wilderness Survival: Field Training

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Wilderness Survival Seminar

This is an informative pre-trip seminar that will provide an overview of a variety of important survival topics. This is a one day classroom course.

We will cover:

  • Pre-trip planning and prerequisites.
  • Determining priorities in emergency settings.
  • Establishing clear and concise plans that work.
  • Hypothermia: prevention, recognition, and treatment.
  • Fire skills for adverse conditions.
  • Emergency shelter basics.
  • Rescue signal devices.
  • Water procurement and disinfection.

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Standard Wilderness Survival: Field Training

2 days/1 night

Training will cover:

  • Selecting a safe site to build a shelter or set up base camp.
  • Shelter construction: the wickiup - a great group shelter - adapting it to your environment (natural and manmade materials may be utilized).
  • Fire skills: fire pit placement, fuel types, reflectors, windbreaks, finding dry materials in severe weather, and proper extinguishing methods.
  • Cooking method: spit cooking and hot coals.
  • Knots and lashings for multiple uses.
  • Basics in water procurement, filtering and disinfection.
  • Wild edibles: an introduction to identification, habitat, seasons, preparation, edibility, and medicinal or other uses.
  • Survival kits, clothing, and equipment for multiple environments.
  • A slide show and equipment will supplement this training.
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Intermediate Wilderness Survival: Field Training

2 days/1 night

Training will cover:

  • Shelter construction: lean-to's (open and closed) - natural and man-made materials.
  • Rescue signaling: attracting attention when you need it.
  • Fire skills - multiple methods with natural "sure-start" fire aids.
  • Knots and lashings (advanced).
  • Cooking method: rock frying.
  • Nature observation - developing your senses to see and hear the silent and the unseen.
  • An introduction to tracking and stalking game animals.
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Advanced Wilderness Survival: Field Training

2 days/1 night

Training will cover:

  • Shelter construction: debris huts - staying warm and sheltered without fires.
  • "Open-air" shelters for clear, cold nights.
  • Using "hot rocks" to keep warm.
  • Cooking method: baking in rock ovens.
  • Water procurement, filtering and disinfection: sink holes, natural water catches, solar stills, dew and vegetation.
  • Fire starting by friction: bow and drill (with manmade and natural materials).
  • Navigating with the sun and stars

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