Course Description

This course is will teach you how to have more fun in your outdoor readiness and utilize many of the items you find in nature. Whether you are someone who likes to hike, hunt, or are part of a Search and Rescue Team, being able to afield safely starts before you ever leave.

The course is designed for participants of all skill levels and all physical capabilities. This is NOT an extended hiking trip or extreme camping trip.  This is designed to help you learn many of the "old world" methods of enjoying the outdoors and nature.

While this is NOT a "survival" course, the skills and knowledge learned can definitely improve you survival abilities.

This course will focus on:

• Primitive weapon making
• Primitive tool making
• Constructing various game calls
• Utilizing the terrain and nature for procuring and carrying water
• Utilizing the terrain and nature to provide shelter

Equipment Needed:

You are welcome to bring whatever you want that can fit in a backpack you can carry. 

The following items are essential:

• Good quality bushcraft knife.  If you want to "try before you buy", the instructor will have ones you can borrow
  
• Small hatchet.  Husqvarna makes a good one.  It does not need to be expensive
• Hand saw.  Silky, Bahco, etc.
• Safety glasses and work gloves with good dexterity (mechanixwear original work gloves are best)

The following items are highly recommended:

• Small water bottle or canteen
• Water purification straw, filter, or tablets
• Food / Snacks (MRE or Hiker’s Food is best)
• Cooking equipment
• Survival Knife
• 50 feet of 550 paracord
• Good hiking boots
• Long sleeves and long pants
• Wool Blanket
• Snare Wire
• Flint and striker
• Lighter
• Whistle
• Small Tent or Tarp
• Ground Pad, Bivy Sack, Sleeping Bag, etc.
• 2 medium size carabiners (they do not need to be weight bearing)
• Notebook and pencil/pen
• Basic First Aid Kit (band-aids, blister pads, etc)
• Headlamp / Flashlight / Extra Batteries
• Bug Spray / Sunscreen
• Personal Toiletries including toilet paper
• Plastic Trash Bag
• A camp chair will be handy and is not required to be in your pack (you can leave it in the car)
• A good seat cushion you can carry with you and sit on in the woods
• If you have a hand froe or wood chisels, they are handy but not required

It is NOT required you have everything on the list, but you MUST be prepared to stay outside for the full duration of the course. You are welcome to leave extra water/food, etc in your car but try and pack like you would for hiking trip. You will have access to your vehicle for the course duration.

If you have multiple types of the same item and want to find out what works best, pack one item and leave the other item in your vehicle. You can then swap out during the course based on what you learn.

Again, this course is as much about learning / testing gear as it is about other skills.

If you are missing items or need gear recommendations please contact us.

Notes:

This is an overnight outdoors course. If you absolutely must leave on Saturday night you must make arrangements prior, and you should not expect to leave prior to 9pm.

Prerequisites:

None

Open to all individuals age 14+ as long as a parent attends

Price:

275