Wilderness Survival Skills II

      This class takes you beyond the first 72 hours of an emergency survival situation and introduces you to basic Wilderness Living/Primitive skills. We address longer term issues such as more permanent shelter, container construction, locating, acquiring, and storing food, and fabricating primitive tools.

Possible Topics Covered:
*These will fluctuate based upon the group's experience level and time available.

• Hazards:
• Distinguishing between real and perceived threats to survival (regional emphasis)
• Wilderness Mind and Awareness:
  -Introduction to change in mentality and pace required to perform these skills
  -Introduction to Core Routines of awareness that foster a native knowledge of landscape
• Shelter:
  -Construction of longterm shelters from natural materials
  -Learn to make cordage (rope) from natural materials
• Water:
  -Primitive methods of water filtration and purification using natural materials
• Fire:
  -Making fire by friction (no matches or modern tools)
  -Carrying fire (coal extenders)
• Tools:
  -Proper knife selection and use
  -Shaping and fire hardening wood tools
  -Introduction to bones tools
  -Introduction to stone tools
  -Making baskets from natural materials
• Foraging:
  -Introduction to locating, identifying, and processing local plant foods and medicines
  -Introduction to reading a landscape for animal sign
  -Introduction to basic primitive technologies of hunting, trapping, and snaring
  -Primitive food preparation and storage techniques
• Stalking and Movement:
  -Learn how to maximize the potential of your sensory awareness
  -Introduction to natural camouflage and stealth movement