Skills classes are specific survival skills that are useful in any situation. They are chosen as a part of our team building courses based on the specific work principals that they teach.
You may choose from the following skills or speak to us about specific skills your team wants to master:
Dead fall Trap making
Your team will learn how to make a deadly trap that can provide food in an emergency situation.
Work principal- Learning how to focus on precision detail
Spring trap making
Your team will learn how to make a deadly trap that can provide food in an emergency situation.
Work principal- Learning how to focus on detail
Edible plant identification:
This will include a walk that will identify and try a variety of wild edible plants found locally.
Work principal- Develop language and communication skills.
Survival Fishing:
Here we will learn a variety of methods specific to the different fish specials that we have in local waters.
Work principal- do all that you can do and then leave the rest up to fate. Set correct expectations.
Bow drill Fire building:
There are many different ways to create fire by friction. The bow drill is a fantastic personal skill to have. We will make all of the necessary components and hopefully create fire!
Work principal- self-reliance, getting the job done when it all depends on you. There is a great deal of physical effort and intense satisfaction.
Hand drill Fire building:
This is another way to create fire by friction. The hand drill method is a fantastic group skill to have. We will make all of the necessary components and hopefully create fire!
Work principal- working as an individual or group while giving it your all. There is a great deal of physical effort and intense satisfaction.
Survival basket weaving:
After gathering all the materials we will need from nature, we will make baskets that offer a great amount of accomplishment.
Work principal- patience, taking the time it takes to accomplish a task.
Survival arrow making:
We will collect the materials from nature and learn how to make arrows that are straight, true and deadly.
Work principal- learning how to notice small details.
Take home survival kit building:
We have a variety of kits to choose from. These kits are professional grade. There is nothing cheap about them. They are the same kits that Dan takes on the extended wilderness adventures.
Kits available-
- $ 150 – Survival fishing kit
- $ 55 – Water purification kit
- $ 25 – Fire starting kit
- $ 60 – Emergency shelter kit
- $ 39 – Car emergency kit
- $ 19 – Fire building