Summer Survival Weekend Course |
At A Glance
Dates: 6/21-6/22, 2008
Tuition: $250
Application Deadline: 6/1
Max. Size: 10
Registration Information
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The course
begins at 9 AM on Saturday morning and run until 3 PM on Sunday. Participants can camp on-site or find accomodations locally.
Topics of study include:
- Physiologic needs of the body
- Survival Kits
- Clothing
- Knife selection, use, sharpening, and safety
- Shelter theory, design, and construction
- Fire theory and application
- Twig bundle method of firelighting
- Fire by friction and percussion
- Commercial fire starters
- Basic carving projects
- Netting
- Navigation: modern and barehanded
- 7 essential bush knots
- Making cordage and rope
- Edible and useful wild plants
- Packframe construction and use
- Basic tracking
Primitive, traditional, and modern techniques will be covered.
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