Wilderness Survival and Self Reliance

Join us for four packed days of survival basics. This class is great for all skill levels and will challenge students to find new ways of engaging with the landscape to meet their most basic needs. Through lecture, demonstration, and  primarily through hands on workshops, students will learn a wide range of topics pertaining to procuring shelter, fire, water, and food from the landscape. A thorough introduction to bushcraft, wilderness survival, primitive skills, and taking care of yourself in the wilderness.

Skills Covered:

• Shelter Basics- Tarps and Knots and Debris Shelter Basics
• Bow Drill and Hand Drill Fire by Friction
• Wild Edible Identification and Foraging
• Bark Containers
• Water Purification
• Stone Tools River Cobble Knapping
• Wildlife Tracking
• Awareness of hazards and natural resources
• Cordage- Making rope and string from plant fibers.
• Survival Hunting and Trapping
• Cooking By Fire
• Land Navigation