Wilderness Survival Classes

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.
  

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.
  

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