Fieldcraft Survival Wilderness Survival Overnight
This 2-Day course taught by Fieldcraft Survival Instructors combines modern, traditional, and primitive bushcraft and survival skills. This course provides training in the area of mindset and preparation as well as hands-on experience learning with knives, fire starters, cordage, shelter materials, signaling devices, water treatment, camp cooking, hunting/fishing/trapping tools, and more. This course is grounded in the emergency night-out scenario and students are encouraged to test their abilities in an emergency shelter they construct. Students can alternatively select to spend the night in a tent, hammock, hotel, or whatever accommodations they bring/arrange. This class provides students the opportunity to test out any emergency gear in a semi-controlled setting and share a fire where additional informal training and conversation will take place until approximately 9 p.m. Students are responsible for packing their own meals and packing out all garbage. Approximately 20 hours of instruction is provided over the course of 2 days.
We recommend wearing comfortable shoes and packing clothing that is appropriate for outdoor activities in the environment. Additional clothing (wet-weather gear and warmer layers) should be considered if precipitation is expected.
Course Overview:
Topics Covered:
- Mindset
- Knife use and knife carving
- Fire starting with natural tinder and fire maintenance
- Cordage making and knots
- Water collection and treatment
- Shelter considerations and shelter construction as a team
- Signaling methods (Audible, visual, and electronic)
- Basic campfire cooking techniques
- Introduction to trapping and snaring
Packing List:
- Small full-tang fixed blade knife 3" to 5" blade
- Ferro rod 3/8" Diameter recommended
- 100' Paracord
- Metal cup or small pot 8-32 ounces
- Notebook and pen
- Small tarp (minimum 6'x8')
- Food/Snacks/Water (Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch)
- Clothing to train in all conditions
- Flashlight
- Sleep system (ground pad, sleeping bag, tarp/tent)
- Clothing to train in all conditions
- Small stove and cooking pot
- Personal hygiene supplies including toilet paper (Facilities may not be available and primitive camping conditions may exist)
Pre-Requisites
Modern Survival Skills: It is recommended that you take Modern Survival Skills before Wilderness Survival Overnight as we will build on the skills learned in that course and practice more application of skills.
How to get the most out of the course:
This course is an overnight course. It generally runs from 0900 on the first day until approximately 1700 on the second day. Make sure to check the specific course page for detailed schedule in your location as time and length may vary based on specific circumstances.