Introduction Wilderness Survival (MAR 2023)

Get a real taste of survival! Imagine building your own survival shelter, sitting around a crackling fire that you built, watching the stars. First night in a heated tent, followed by three nights in your own built shelter! Online Precourse work:

• Introduction to Psychology of Survival: Enemies of Survival, 
• Clothing and Equipment Choices for Survival

Syllabus (includes but not limited to)

• Introduction to the Alert & Response of the Search and Rescue (SAR) system in Canada
• Fire lighting under adverse conditions
• Introduction to Shelter Construction across Environmental Conditions
• Introduction to Effective Signals: Be found, Go home!
• Introduction to Water Procurement & Treatment
• Introduction to Food Gathering & Preparation
• Fire: Multiple methods under varying conditions.
• Introduction to Shelter: Varying types, materials, placements, and the pros & cons of each.
• Signals: Being seen is being rescued! (flares, mirrors, flags etc.)
• Introduction to Water: Purification tabs, pumps, filters, when and where.
• Introduction to Food: Passive techniques for harvesting common plants and animals.
• Introduction to Wilderness First Aid: Awareness and Prevention is key!
• Shelter: Alternative Shelter Options.
• Signals: Go Big and Go Home! Being seen is being rescued! Let's build a Smoke Generator
• Water: Purification tabs, pumps, filters, when and where.
• Food: Passive techniques for harvesting common plants and animals.