Basic Wilderness Survival

 

Field Training – 2 days/ 2 nights

 

   Content of training:

 

*Selecting a safe site to build a shelter or set up base camp.

*Shelter construction – adapting it to your environment       (manmade materials may be utilized).

  *Fire skills: Fuel types reflectors, windbreaks, and proper extinguishing methods.

  *Cooking method: spit cooking and hot coals.

  *Knots and lashings for multiple uses,

*Basic water purification and filtering procedures.

* Wild edibles: an introduction to identification, habitat, seasons, preparation, edibility, and many other uses.

 

The Basic Survival Course will provide you with enough skill and knowledge to properly take care of yourself on all future wild country endeavours, regardless of weather, location, or available equipment. The individual skills learned in the process of performing each task will dramatically increase your confidence level as you progress through a series of exciting and challenging tasks.

 

 

The Course

 

Yes it’s going to be rough, tough and very challenging. The course aims is to help you discover your inner resources; to shape your attitude to teamwork and of course to create a greater awareness to the place we are living in. Although it is not going to be easy, it is not designed to make or break you, but to develop you as an individual. But most of all it is going to be fun.

 

Another of the aims of the course is to take individuals and turn them in to teams by teaching them basic outdoor survival skills in a remote outdoor environment  where they can see the importance of working together.

 

 

 

One of the great philosophers is thought to have remarked:

 “ Any fool can be uncomfortable.”   

Probably after a washed out camping trip. Whether attempting to dry out your sleeping bag on a rain soaked campsite, or trying to stay alive after some unexpected disaster; it helps to know the basic principles of outdoor life.

These include how shelters are erected, choosing or making sleeping bags and beds, building a fire and looking

after health complaints.

However more specialised arts of survival, such as good navigation over featureless terrain, or water purification is as interesting and useful to scouts as it is vital and life saving to those unfortunate enough to become

 

“Survivors”.

 

Could you be one of those “Survivors”?

If yes just fill in the form below with

 £20.00 deposit per Group (overall cost £13 per Person) to:

The National Survival Weekend

Venturer Department

Scouting Ireland CSI

26 Dolphins Barn Street, Dublin 8

 No later than the 12th September or fill out our on-line booking form below

 

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Survival Weekend 2001

 

Location : Enniskillen
28 September - 30 September.


Fill out form below if interested or call on Wednesday from 8pm-10pm on (01)6761598

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