Southeast Wilderness Survival
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These advanced skills courses are specialized, and very intensive, one-day courses designed to further develop the knowledge base and outdoor skill sets of clients who spend a good deal of time traveling through, or work in the out of doors in more remote locations. The purpose of these courses is to build advanced skill sets that will increase the individual's chances of survival under less than optimal conditions in remote locations.
Course Schedule for 2013
Advanced Wilderness Skills Courses
- Beneficial Wild Plants
- Alternative Navigation
- Advanced Firecraft
- Emergency Water Purification
- Emergency Shelter Construction
- Resource & Threat Assessment
Courses Offered
Beneficial Wild Plants
This plant identification course has dates in late spring, and late summer with a focus on the location, identification, gathering, and processing of useful and historically edible wild plants and their benefits. Also the threats and dangers that exist within their respective environments, and how best to approach the plants with minimal risks.
Cost:
Single Adult..........................................................................$125.00
Couples.................................................................................$200.00
Groups of 4...........................................................................$350.00
Groups of 8...........................................................................$500.00
Required Items:
Notebook & Pen, Proper Seasonal Hiking Attire, Water Bottle, Sturdy Fixed Blade Knife
Suggested Items:
Wide brimmed hat, Snake Boots & Chaps, Sun screen, Mosquito Repellent, Sun glasses, Magnifying glass, Digital camera, Small Knife (Swiss Army or Mora Type)
Dates Not Yet Scheduled, payments not being taken, please email for more information
This plant identification course has dates in late spring, and late summer with a focus on the location, identification, gathering, and processing of useful and historically edible wild plants and their benefits. Also the threats and dangers that exist within their respective environments, and how best to approach the plants with minimal risks.
Cost:
Single Adult..........................................................................$125.00
Couples.................................................................................$200.00
Groups of 4...........................................................................$350.00
Groups of 8...........................................................................$500.00
Required Items:
Notebook & Pen, Proper Seasonal Hiking Attire, Water Bottle, Sturdy Fixed Blade Knife
Suggested Items:
Wide brimmed hat, Snake Boots & Chaps, Sun screen, Mosquito Repellent, Sun glasses, Magnifying glass, Digital camera, Small Knife (Swiss Army or Mora Type)
Dates Not Yet Scheduled, payments not being taken, please email for more information
Alternative Navigation
The alternative navigation course is a course that teaches the individual to see paterns within a natural environment, and how to make improvised compasses with which they can approximate direction. One course is offered each month. Multiple courses can be taken for a better understanding of navigation in different seasons
Cost:
Single Adult..........................................................................$100.00
Couples.................................................................................$150.00
Groups of 4...........................................................................$225.00
Groups of 8...........................................................................$400.00
Required Items:
Compass (Silva Ranger or equivalent), Notebook & Pen, Proper Seasonal Hiking Attire, Water Bottle
Suggested Items:
Wide Brimmed Hat, sun screen, sun glasses, Mosquito Repellent,
Dates Tentatively Scheduled, payments not yet being taken, please email for more information
June 23rd
July 28th
August 25th
September 29th
October 27th
November 10th
December 8th
The alternative navigation course is a course that teaches the individual to see paterns within a natural environment, and how to make improvised compasses with which they can approximate direction. One course is offered each month. Multiple courses can be taken for a better understanding of navigation in different seasons
Cost:
Single Adult..........................................................................$100.00
Couples.................................................................................$150.00
Groups of 4...........................................................................$225.00
Groups of 8...........................................................................$400.00
Required Items:
Compass (Silva Ranger or equivalent), Notebook & Pen, Proper Seasonal Hiking Attire, Water Bottle
Suggested Items:
Wide Brimmed Hat, sun screen, sun glasses, Mosquito Repellent,
Dates Tentatively Scheduled, payments not yet being taken, please email for more information
June 23rd
July 28th
August 25th
September 29th
October 27th
November 10th
December 8th
Advanced Fire Craft
Fire Craft courses, as a general rule, are taught only in the cooler months when fires for warmth are much more likely to be necessary, However, special custom courses can be arranged at different times of the year on days other than Saturdays, or exceptions can possibly be made depending on course bookings.
Cost:
Single Adult..........................................................................$125.00
Couples.................................................................................$200.00
Groups of 4...........................................................................$350.00
Groups of 8...........................................................................$500.00
Required Items:
Notebook & Pen, Proper Seasonal Hiking Attire, Water Bottle, Small To Medium Sized Well Made Knife, Match Safe With Matches, Bic Lighter.
Suggested Items:
Wide brimmed hat, Sun screen, Mosquito Repellent, Sun glasses, Magnifying glass, Digital camera,
Dates Tentatively Scheduled, payments not yet being taken, please email for more information
October 13th
November 17th
Dec 15th
Fire Craft courses, as a general rule, are taught only in the cooler months when fires for warmth are much more likely to be necessary, However, special custom courses can be arranged at different times of the year on days other than Saturdays, or exceptions can possibly be made depending on course bookings.
Cost:
Single Adult..........................................................................$125.00
Couples.................................................................................$200.00
Groups of 4...........................................................................$350.00
Groups of 8...........................................................................$500.00
Required Items:
Notebook & Pen, Proper Seasonal Hiking Attire, Water Bottle, Small To Medium Sized Well Made Knife, Match Safe With Matches, Bic Lighter.
Suggested Items:
Wide brimmed hat, Sun screen, Mosquito Repellent, Sun glasses, Magnifying glass, Digital camera,
Dates Tentatively Scheduled, payments not yet being taken, please email for more information
October 13th
November 17th
Dec 15th
Emergency Water Purification
Even in a wilderness environment very little, if any at all, of the water you will run across is safe for human consumption. Through this course you will become familiar with primitive and alternative means filter and purify water to make it as safe as possible for human consumption and minimize risks of water-borne illness.
Cost:
Single Adult..........................................................................$125.00
Couples.................................................................................$200.00
Groups of 4...........................................................................$350.00
Groups of 8...........................................................................$500.00
Required Items:
Notebook & Pen, Proper Seasonal Hiking Attire, Water Bottle
Suggested Items:
Wide brimmed hat, Sun screen, Mosquito Repellent, Sun glasses, Magnifying glass, Digital camera, Small Knife (Swiss Army or Mora Type)
Dates Tentatively Scheduled, payments not yet being taken, please email for more information
July 14th
August 31st
September 7th
Even in a wilderness environment very little, if any at all, of the water you will run across is safe for human consumption. Through this course you will become familiar with primitive and alternative means filter and purify water to make it as safe as possible for human consumption and minimize risks of water-borne illness.
Cost:
Single Adult..........................................................................$125.00
Couples.................................................................................$200.00
Groups of 4...........................................................................$350.00
Groups of 8...........................................................................$500.00
Required Items:
Notebook & Pen, Proper Seasonal Hiking Attire, Water Bottle
Suggested Items:
Wide brimmed hat, Sun screen, Mosquito Repellent, Sun glasses, Magnifying glass, Digital camera, Small Knife (Swiss Army or Mora Type)
Dates Tentatively Scheduled, payments not yet being taken, please email for more information
July 14th
August 31st
September 7th
Emergency Shelter Construction
The shelter construction course is designed to instruct the individual in techniques for constructing emergency shelters using organic materials commonly found in a wilderness environment. We will also discuss and demonstrate common portable emergency shelter systems that are available on the market.
Cost:
Single Adult..........................................................................$100.00
Couples.................................................................................$150.00
Groups of 4...........................................................................$225.00
Groups of 8...........................................................................$400.00
Required Items:
Notebook & Pen, Proper Seasonal Hiking Attire, Water Bottle, Small To Medium sized Well Made Knife, Match Safe With Matches, Bic Lighter.
Suggested Items:
Wide brimmed hat, Sun screen, Mosquito Repellent, Sun glasses, Magnifying glass, Digital camera,
Dates Tentatively Scheduled, payments not yet being taken, please email for more information
October 6th
November 24th
Dec 29th
The shelter construction course is designed to instruct the individual in techniques for constructing emergency shelters using organic materials commonly found in a wilderness environment. We will also discuss and demonstrate common portable emergency shelter systems that are available on the market.
Cost:
Single Adult..........................................................................$100.00
Couples.................................................................................$150.00
Groups of 4...........................................................................$225.00
Groups of 8...........................................................................$400.00
Required Items:
Notebook & Pen, Proper Seasonal Hiking Attire, Water Bottle, Small To Medium sized Well Made Knife, Match Safe With Matches, Bic Lighter.
Suggested Items:
Wide brimmed hat, Sun screen, Mosquito Repellent, Sun glasses, Magnifying glass, Digital camera,
Dates Tentatively Scheduled, payments not yet being taken, please email for more information
October 6th
November 24th
Dec 29th
Resource & Threat Assessment
The resource & threat assessment course is designed to teach the individual to notice the smaller details of a wilderness environment in order to determine just what one's current resources and threats are by what is littered on the ground, tracks and scat in an area, scents that travel on the breeze, and sounds that are carried on the wind
Cost:
Single Adult..........................................................................$100.00
Couples.................................................................................$150.00
Groups of 4...........................................................................$225.00
Groups of 8...........................................................................$400.00
Required Items:
Notebook & Pen, Proper Seasonal Hiking Attire, Water Bottle, Small To Medium Sized Well Made Knife, Match Safe With Matches, Bic Lighter.
Suggested Items:
Wide brimmed hat, Sun screen, Mosquito Repellent, Sun glasses, Magnifying glass, Digital camera,
Dates Not Yet Scheduled, payments not yet being taken, please email for more information
The resource & threat assessment course is designed to teach the individual to notice the smaller details of a wilderness environment in order to determine just what one's current resources and threats are by what is littered on the ground, tracks and scat in an area, scents that travel on the breeze, and sounds that are carried on the wind
Cost:
Single Adult..........................................................................$100.00
Couples.................................................................................$150.00
Groups of 4...........................................................................$225.00
Groups of 8...........................................................................$400.00
Required Items:
Notebook & Pen, Proper Seasonal Hiking Attire, Water Bottle, Small To Medium Sized Well Made Knife, Match Safe With Matches, Bic Lighter.
Suggested Items:
Wide brimmed hat, Sun screen, Mosquito Repellent, Sun glasses, Magnifying glass, Digital camera,
Dates Not Yet Scheduled, payments not yet being taken, please email for more information
