Intro to survival

Since the overnight Survival camp out might have been to big of a step for many people, let's try this.

A 4 hour class to introduce adventurers to skills needed when an fun trip becomes and emergency which becomes a unexpected night in the woods. I will teach you how to plan for such a event, give you some core skills that will help you survive 72 hours in the wilderness. If you follow some simple steps that I will teach you rescue should happen in 72 hours or less.

Topics covered:
Rules of 3

The STOP Principle
Survival Kits and essential items to include in them.
Methods of creating fire both primary and last ditch.
Food, Water and Shelter which is more important.
Basic shelter types.

Back ground of Instructor:

Over 20 years of outdoors and back woods experience
Former Virginia State Park ranger
Former Firefighter and First responder
Outdoor Education instructor for VDGIF
Lead Wilderness survival Instructor for GFE Adventures.
Advanced survival training from VDGIf
Advance Survival training from Holiday Lake 4 h center

What others have said about this class.

Excellent instructor, awesome experience. Thought you may know some things and then be surprised at new and different ways to do them. Took away some very useful information. , if you missed out on this one, I would highly recommend signing up for the next one! ”
Awesome short class on basic survival skills! From fire to shelter to an emergency Bug-Out kit, this class really got me thinking!!! ”

This is the first modular of a complete Basic survival course.
If students have a survival kit bring it!
A few types of kits will be on display.
Some awesome products that have been field test by me and others in the survival training circle, will be available for purchase.

Fee for this class will be $25 per Adult, children between the age of 12 and 16 accompanied by a paying adult will only be $10.