WILDERNESS SURVIVAL 4 hr Stage 1
PRICE
Per person $80 CDN
This course will be roughly a 4 hour course, covering the essentials of life, to help keep you, or a loved one safe in our forests.
The course will cover survival mentality and how to make a plan, a very effective shelter construction that takes only minutes.How to find wood and build a fire, as well as how to find and purify water for consumption.These are essential skills that you can use for a lifetime, in our great outdoors.
GEAR LIST REQUIRED (not provided)
1) 6×8 tarp
2) 50 feet paracord, mason twine.
3) Fire kit e.g Two disposable lighters, matches. Long lasting tinder,
e.g wax fiber blocks, any firestarters that burns more than 3mins, in bbq section at stores will work.
4) Fixed blade knife.
5) Leather gloves.
Please contact me for gear suggestions, or to book a course.
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WILDERNESS SURVIVAL 4 HR Stage 2
The Stage 2 course is an upgrade from Stage 1. With both courses you will have the same requirements as the, Wilderness Survival Skills course. Having both courses allows you to move up to the intermediate course. This course will further your growth in fire, water and includes various ways to get rescue with signaling.
Per person $80 CDN
This course will be roughly a 4 hour course, covering the essentials of life, to help keep you, or a loved one safe in our forests.
GEAR LIST REQUIRED (not provided)
1) 6×8 tarp
2) 50 feet paracord, mason twine.
3) Fire kit e.g Two disposable lighters, matches. Long lasting tinder,
e.g wax fiber blocks, any firestarters that burns more than 3mins, in bbq section at stores will work.
4) Fixed blade knife.
5) Leather gloves.
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WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SKILLS – Day Class
PRICE: Group Instruction per person (three plus) $120 CDN
One to three person Instruction $160 CDN per person.
This course is meant to help prepare you, if your ever lost or stranded for a few hours, or a few days. Learning skills in survival mentality, recommended gear, shelter building, fire, water and lastly signaling for rescue.
GEAR LIST REQUIRED (not provided)
ADD $20 TO COURSE COST, TO RENT A GEAR KIT FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE (Leather gloves not provided)
1) 6×8 tarp
2) strong cordage at least 25 ft. e.g 550 paracord, bank line, mason twine.
3) 1 liter single walled stainless steel water bottle with removable lid, to place in a fire to boil water.
4) Fire kit e.g Two disposable lighters, matches and a long burning tinder to catch the flame.
5) mirror or signal mirror
6) Fixed blade knife for carving and possible splitting wood
7) Leather Gloves
You can contact me for gear suggestions and REGISTRATION.
WILDERNESS INTERMEDIATE SURVIVAL – Day Course
KNIFE SKILLS COURSE
This course will be a 4 hour course.
PRICE : $60 PER PERSON
In the knife skills course, we will be covering
Knife safety and helping to prevent cuts to your person.
I will go over different grinds and what is best for the job, and show how they work.
Hands on building of your skills will be practiced by
Carving notches for camp projects that can be handy for many uses.
Carving primitive traps, snare and deadfall.
Batoning wood for fire making, and honing your skills to make fine shavings for fire making.
According on the class and time, there may be more areas covered as well.
GEAR REQUIRED (not provided)
NO FOLDING BLADES PLEASE.
1) One knife with at least a 5 inch blade or longer, and full tang is required. You can bring other knives of your choice as well, to see how each performs with each task.
2) A folding saw or bucksaw.
3) Roll of Mason twine or 50’Paracord.
4) Leather Gloves.
Contact me for REGISTRATION.
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PRIMITIVE TRAPPING SKILLS COURSE
18+ is required for this course
Course will be roughly a 4 hour course
Price: $75/ person
Contact me for booking a course
The course will provide knife safety, learning many carving cuts and skills, that can be used for a lifetime in the wilderness, for various projects. You will learn traps that was used long ago, to harvest game for Life saving needs. We will be covering the Deadfall trap, Snaring and twitch traps. These skills can build your skills with a knife and be fun to practice and master your skill.
Gear Required
1) Leather gloves
2) fixed blade knife for carving, NO FOLDING BLADES
3) Folding or fixed pruning saw
4) Roll of Mason twine, atleast 20 ft of Paracord
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WEEKEND SURVIVAL COURSE
PRICE $350/ PERSON. MAX 6 people, age 14 minimum and must be accompanied by parent or gaurdian.
This course will cover the essentials of survival, and progress into Survival in more depth, connecting with the forest around you. With this experience and training, you will grow your understanding to a new level, that can help you stay safe if ever lost or stranded. You will also learn skills, that you can share at camp, on a day hike, and almost any, outdoor adventure you take.
The course will start Friday evening, and end Sunday noon. You will spend most of your time in the forest during this time. Friday night you can sleep in a set up you bring example a tent or hammock, or in a survival shelter that we will cover that evening. Saturday night will be sleeping in a survival shelter, to experience how it feels. Knowing how a shelter works and feels, leaves you with far less surprises in a true situation, it can ease stress and panic, if you know what to expect.
This course will cover:
Survival mentality, and gear recommended
Shelter fundementals and set up, with a tarp and cordage, then progress into shelters using what you find in nature, and how to control your Core temp
How a fire works and what wood to collect. As well as a technique that increases fire success. Learn how to collect and use natural tinders off the land, and making fire with lighters, fero rod techniques and Solar fire skills.
Water collection thru modern and primitive means, how to find and make it safe for human comsumption
Signalling and the importance of how the human eyes work. How we see to take advantage of that to set up signalling to get found. Also sound and rules that are know internationally, to get help.
These skills will better prepare you for your outdoor time in our wilderness. Hands on learning and experiencing how all the teaching works can grow your skills and confidence.
The gear required:
PROPER clothing and footwear for the terrain, and weather conditions are a MUST.
1) 6×8 tarp and 4×6 tarp
2) strong cordage at least 25ft. e.g 550 paracord, bank line, mason twine.
3) 1 liter single walled stainless steel water bottle with removable lid, to place in a fire to boil water.
4) Fire kit e.g Two disposable lighters, matches and a long burning tinder to catch the flame.
5) Whistle and mirror
6) Fixed blade knife for carving and possible splitting wood
7) Folding saw or buck saw for firewood gathering
8) Sleeping bag rated for the temperature suggested for the course.
9) Food and water for duration
10) Rain gear and extra clothing.
11) Head lamp and lighting
12) Leather Gloves
13) Cook set if needed for meals
You can contact me for gear suggestions and REGISTRATION.
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