Survival Skills Training

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Wilderness Skills Instructor Certification

We'll track you down!

Our adult skill intensives are highly adaptable and we are happy to meet you on your own turf. Contact us about designing a workshop that works for you.

Fundamentals of Firemaking

Gain confidence in the most fundamental of all wilderness skills: making a hot fire, fast. Banish the Smokey fire from your family trip. Make a perfect back yard BBQ without petroleum products. Play with fire without getting burned!  We'll explore all the uses of a well built fire including cooking, heating, signaling and as a tool for crafting wooden containers. 

Advanced Firemaking

When your matches get wet, your lighter runs dry and the ghostbusters can't be found its time to call on the Ancient Magic. Learn the arts of Fire by Friction, Fire Carrying, and finding fuel NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER and you will never walk without fire again. Be prepared for this to change your view on life.

Survival 101

Prepare for the unexpected. Find out how being stranded in the wilderness could be the best thing that ever happened to you! All you need is a little know how and the confidence to get started.

Shelter, Water, Fire and Food

It's all out there, and it's not hard to come by if you know where to look. After this workshop you will have solid hands on understanding of prioritizing your needs when your life is on the line.

The Art of Survival Shelters

No gear, no help, no problem! If you can keep yourself dry and warm in the wilderness without a tent or sleeping bag in any season then you don't need this course. The rest of you really ought to take it! It all begins with shelter. From our clothing to the structure we sleep in that keeps us alive you will learn by experience what it takes.

Last Updated: November 9, 2011