Weekend courses
Real skills. Real conditions.
Three weekend courses built for people who want to be genuinely capable in the wilderness — not just familiar with the theory.
Survival Foundations
The skills that keep you alive — and the confidence to use them.
Survival Foundations is the starting point for anyone who wants to become more confident, capable, and prepared in the wilderness. This hands-on course teaches the essential skills and priorities needed to handle an unexpected survival situation. No previous experience required.
What you'll learn
- Survival priorities and decision-making under pressure
- Emergency shelter construction from available materials
- Fire starting — modern and primitive methods
- Water procurement and purification from natural sources
- Signaling for rescue
- Gear selection and practical survival kit building
- Hazard awareness and wilderness preparedness
Included
- All instruction and field materials
- Shared camp meals
- Course reference guide
- Certificate of completion
Prerequisites: None — open to all
Wilderness Self-Reliance
Move beyond emergency survival. Learn to live in the wild.
Wilderness Self-Reliance takes survival beyond waiting for rescue. Designed for students who already understand basic survival skills, this course focuses on becoming more capable, resourceful, and comfortable while traveling and living in the wilderness.
What you'll learn
- Wilderness navigation — map, compass, and natural methods
- Primitive fire — bow-drill and friction fire with natural materials
- Wild plant identification and safe foraging fundamentals
- Cordage and tools from natural materials
- Trapping concepts and food procurement principles
- Advanced shelter construction for extended stays
- Wilderness travel and terrain reading
Included
- All instruction and field materials
- Shared camp meals
- Course reference guide
- Certificate of completion
Prerequisites: Survival Foundations or equivalent experience
Primitive Thrival
Survival keeps you alive. Self-reliance makes you capable. Thrival teaches you how to live.
Primitive Thrival is the advanced Wilderness Wild experience. This course challenges experienced students to move beyond modern survival techniques and develop the skills necessary to live from the landscape with minimal equipment — friction fire, stone tools, natural shelter, cordage, primitive hunting tools, and extended wilderness living.
What you'll learn
- Friction fire mastery — bow-drill, hand-drill, and natural kit selection
- Natural shelter construction entirely from raw materials
- Cordage from plant fibers — harvest, process, and twist
- Stone tool knapping — flintknapping fundamentals
- Primitive hunting tools — atlatl, traps, and snares
- Wild food procurement and field preparation
- Extended wilderness living and camp resource management
Included
- All instruction and field materials
- Foraged and field-prepared meals
- Course reference guide
- Certificate of completion
Prerequisites: Wilderness Self-Reliance or demonstrated intermediate experience
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