One Day Course

The One Day Survival  course has been designed for people wishing to get a taste of the survival experience in a shorter period of time.  The course is designed to provide fun and informative basic survival skills training in a relaxed, stress free atmosphere.  Our day is spent outdoors in a safe and secure training environment with a very diversified and natural landscape. The day will typically consist of short hikes and skills training  mixed with  lectures and demonstrations.  Class times for the day will run between 8 and 9 hours. 

The course is taught in a practical, hands-on manner ensuring that each student gets to try for themselves each of the the skills we teach. We don't do any long, tiresome backpacking or hiking. This is a very low impact course designed for all age groups.The course outline fully covers the 7 Essential Survival Skills                                                                                       

• Survival psychology and the 'Will to Live' Shelter building / site location and selection
• Fire starting - 3 methods
• Water - finding and purification
• Food - plants, animals etc. ( don't worry, we don't eat bugs)
• Signaling - approved and recognized methods
  
• Navigation and map reading

As an added bonus we will demonstrate use of the Bow Drill and each student will get the opportunity to start a fire with one. We will also show you how to quickly and easily make cordage from natural materials that we collect on site.

We'll show you how to build your own custom Personal Emergency Survival Kit using the same tools and items used to teach the course.

This is an informative and fun course with enough reality to provide just the right amount of challenge and reward for any individual or group.

The One Day  Wilderness Survival Course cost is $75.00 per person. Group and family rates are available. Workshop size is limited to 12 people -  Items you'll need to bring are listed on the "Course Dates" page

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Skills taught during both the  One and Two Day Courses, include but are not limited to:

Shelter: How to quickly build light weight shelters that can be set up in minutes. How to stay dry and warm when caught out in the woods.

Fire.  You'll learn you how to build small  fires for cooking and warmth,  cooking fires that use small amounts of firewood and how to maintain a fire through the night. We'll demonstrate fire starting with different ignition sources such as fire steels, water proof matches etc. and the Bow Drill.

Water  Purification You'll learn simple methods to purify water including boiling, chemical treatment, filters, UV and  distilling methods.

Lost Proofing;  Learn how not to get lost. We'll discuss the common mistakes made that result in people becoming lost and what steps to take to ensure that neither you or your loved ones become victims.

Signaling-  Quick and effective methods to become found and rescued. Special techniques taught for young kids.

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Two Day Course

The 2 Day Wilderness Survival Course course follows the same basic outline as the One Day but includes spending the night outdoors. We teach all the same 7 Essential Survival Skills but in greater detail. We'll have more time to spend building fires and building bomb proof shelters. 

• Survival psychology and the 'Will to Live'
• Shelter building / site location and selection - those that desire to do so can spend the night in the shelter they build.
• Fire starting - 3 methods - we'll cook our  meals around the fires you build.
  
• Water - finding and purification
• Food - plants, animals etc. ( we don't eat bugs) Includes a  nature walk to find and identify edible and useful plants.
  
• Signaling - approved and recognized methods
  
• Navigation and map reading - we use these skills on some local trails

We'll show you how to build your own custom Personal Emergency Survival Kit using the same tools and items used to teach the course. We don't do any long, tiresome backpacking or hiking. This course is designed for all age groups.

Each student will get a chance to build a fire using the Bow Drill plus we'll teach you how to make cordage from natural materials.

The Two Day  Wilderness Survival Course cost is $100.00 per person. Group and family rates are available. Workshop size is limited to 12 people. Items you'll need to bring are listed on the "Course Dates" page
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Primitive Course                                                                                                             

Our ancestors used what we now consider primitive skills on a daily basis in order to survive and as matter of routine everyday life. For thousands of years these skills remained basically the same and were passed on to generation after generation. The foundation skills, i.e., the skills most experts consider the core and truly “primitive skills are the ability to make fire, twist fiber and to shape flint and stone. Once these core skills are mastered they can be combined to produce all others. For instance: without the ability to make a suitable cord ( string) it would be impossible to make a bow drill. Without the ability and knowledge to find or shape stone it would be very difficult to prepare food, cut wood for tools, shape tools or to make fire. Without the ability to make fire – well basically, life would be tough. Quite obviously, mastering each of these three basic core skills is considered a necessity for primitive survival.

Our Primitive Skills Course is designed to provide each student with the training to master each of these core skills. We’ll start by learning the fundamentals of shaping flint, (flintknapping) to make our basic cutting tools. Using our newly made stone tools we’ll collect natural plant material and then learn how to process and prepare the material to make cordage that we can use for our bow drill, hunting bows, shelters, containers etc. Finally using a combination of the tools and materials we have made we’ll learn how to build fires using truly primitive methods and materials. Once we have a fire we'll try our hand at cooking a meal with materials we collect from the wild. The student that masters these skills can truly call themselves a survivalist.

The cost for this course is $75.00 per person. Group rates available

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5 Day Dirt Time in the Swamp                                                                     

Spend 5 days and 4 nights with us exploring the natural world and learning essential wilderness survival and primitive skills.

 During this five day course, you will learn  navigation techniques, fire-making, finding and constructing shelter, wild edibles, water collection and purification, and tons more. We’ll teach you how to make cordage, friction fire , basic flintknapping, animal tracking, making and setting snares and traps, bark and fiber containers, primitive weapons and about anything else we can throw in. This course will give you a hands-on and first hand opportunity to experience the abundance nature provides.

This mix of technical training, lectures and good old fashion dirt time provides ample opportunity to experience the wonders of nature, and develop awareness while learning outdoor survival skills. You’ll leave with a set of invaluable core skills and knowledge you can take anywhere.

18 and older. $450.00 per person. Discount for groups.

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Black Powder Weapons

 

Although not considered by most as an essential survival or truly primitive skill, knowing how to use Black Powder weapons could someday prove to be just that. Many people fear that little by little, our rights to own and use modern weapons are slowly but surely being taken away. Already there are bills in  Congress that could take away or make buying modern ammunition very difficult, if not down right impossible.  For the most part, Black Powder Weapons are classified as antiques and are exempted from these regulations and restrictions. Besides that, with just a few tools and a little knowledge you can make your own ammunition for Black Powder guns and not have to worry about being able to buy it.

 

This class is a half day of hands-on basics in Black Powder weapons. You’ll learn from experts how to safely handle, load and fire both Percussion and Flintlock rifles, shotguns and pistols. We’ll show you the tools, equipment, and accessories needed to get started in this fascinating and exciting sport - and, if and when TSHTF you’ll be much better prepared to not only put food on the table but to defend yourself.

 

The cost for this class is $100.00 per person.

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For more details or information please contact us at:

Email:  hankfannin@comcast.net

Telephone 772-530-5823