Family Wilderness Adventure Day

Plants are food and medicine. When we teach on this topic, it’s designed for making food and/or medicine on the go. In this portion of classes, you’ll learn how to identify plants, trees and fungi in a digestible and easy-to-remember style.

In class, you’ll sometimes make medicine from scratch with minimal gear. You’ll also learn what plants and leaves are edible and delicious.

Fire is crucial. With the right materials, conditions & tools, fire can be quite easy. But what about when these are not in ideal conditions. Can you make a fire without a lighter or matches?

Can you build a fire in the rain?

In worst case situations, can you build a fire in the rain with friction?

These are some concepts we address and teach on in classes.

Without potable water, we die. It’s that simple. Have you ever gone days with minimal water in a wilderness setting? It’s rough!! And dangerous.

You will learn how to make dirty water safe to drink with primitive methods, some of which you can do with only sticks.

Shelters are crucial and often not included in our “If I get lost” plans. We teach hasty shelter building, all the way up to long term shelter building for staying weeks in the wild.

Whether you need shelter in the heat of the summer or the bite of the winter, we’ve got you covered.

Did you know some woods in the forest have twice the insulation value as others? You’d be surprised to find out which types of trees that hold warmth better than others.

This is the Survival Conundrum. While most neglect learning navigation skills because it’s not all that exciting, it’s the Number 1 Survival Skill.

Take a moment to think about this. If you understand navigation, whether it be with map & compass, or using the sun, moon and stars, then you’ll likely never get lost. If you’re never lost, you’ll never need to implement true survival skills.

You’ll just go home.

Bushcraft definitions are quite vague and ambiguous.

We define bushcraft as the skill or art of using natural materials to build or create what is needed in survival. This pertains mostly to shelter, trap and tool building.

When learning bushcraft in our classes, you’ll be learning knife, saw and axe use, along with knot tying. You’ll also learn how to build just about anything you’d realistically need in a survival setting.

Traps are fun. It allows students of all ages to exercise creativity, problem solving and attention to details.

Building traps takes time and should never be rushed. This allows students and families to enjoy some focused peace and quiet.

Trapping requires understanding what you are trying to trap. When possible, we spend time teaching about animal behavior, movement patterns and food sources. In short, let yourself and your child(ren) quietly search the earth floor for sign. Quiet but exciting and rewarding.

In regard to time in the woods, medical concerns are rare. But….when medical attention is needed, that’s all that matters at that moment. Knowing the basics will aid in keeping you alive until help arrives. It can even help aid in your own self-rescue.