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Survival Training

WILDERNESS SAFETY AND SURVIVAL 1 or MORE DAYS $200.00/day

Learn the skills necessary to survive in the wilderness during this single or multi-day course. During the one-day course you will learn to identify the basic needs of a survivor as well as how to prioritize and satisfy these needs. You will learn how to: construct a shelter using man made and natural materials, build a fire using a variety of tinders and fire starting devises, use various signaling devices to alert rescue, purify water and procure plant and insects for food. You will also learn how to select the right gear for survival and how to put together survival kits to aid you in your survival experience. On the multi day courses you’ll have more time for additional hands on training in these techniques, as well as incorporate primitive survival skills such as using a bow and drill and flint and steel to make fire, and using plants for food, medicine, and cordage. You’ll also learn how to make snares and traps for procuring animals, build ground to air and smoke signals and build several types of survival shelters. You’ll also learn how to plan for emergencies, survival psychology and improvise using man-made and natural materials to satisfy your survival needs.


TOPICS COVERED 1-DAY COURSE:

  • Prioritizing your Survival Needs
  • Selecting Survival Equipment
  • Constructing Survival Kits
  • Shelter Site Selection and Construction
  • Food Procurement of Plants and Insects
  • Water Procurement and Purification
  • Signaling Using Various Signaling Devices
  • Fire Craft Using a Variety of Tinders and Ignition Devices


    TOPICS COVERED MULTI-DAY COURSES:

    • Wilderness Survival Planning
    • Survival Psychology
    • Selecting Survival Equipment
    • Constructing Survival Kits
    • Prioritizing your Survival Needs
    • Improvising for Survival
    • Shelter Site Selection and Construction
    • Food Procurement, Preparation, and Preservation
    • Building Traps and Snares
    • Plants for Food, Medicine, and Cordage
    • Edible insects
    • Water Procurement and Purification
    • Signaling Using Various Signaling Devices
    • Fire Craft Using Modern and Primitive Techniques