BASIC SURVIVAL COURSE
Begin your journey of discovery on this weekend survival course where you will learn all the fundamental skills to be able to survive on your own.
Survival techniques are expertly demonstrated by our instructors before you try the skills for yourself.
This course is not an endurance course but is conducted in a safe and comfortable bush camp where you will learn all the important skills and enjoy a weekend in the outdoors.
This course is open to anyone regardless of age or physical ability. Kids under 16 years of age need parental consent to join and kids under the age of 13 need to be accompanied by an adult.
Skills you will acquire on this 2 day course:
- Surviving in the outdoors
- Selecting and packing your own survival kit
- Knife safety and cutting techniques
- Selecting and preparing natural tinder
- Lighting a fire using a firesteel
- Lighting a fire with friction
- Creating a shelter against the elements
- Knife safety and cutting techniques
- Finding water in the wild
- Making survival bread on a fire
- Tying survival knots
- Navigating with nature signs
- Signaling for rescue