If you've been staring longingly at the website, waiting for winter 2022 course dates to appear, those dates are now available for the Winter Survival & Bushcraft Course, the Winter Bushcraft 48hr Challenge and an exciting new combo option at the end of Jan 2022!
Winter Survival & Bushcraft Course - arrival 9am Thursday 27th January - 10am Saturday 29th January 2022
Cost - £215 per person
This is the training day plus shorter 24hr challenge course.
You'll receive a crash course on the Thursday, learning lots of theory along with some practical lessons followed by a night in your tent / under a basha tarp.
From the Friday morning you'll be on your own with limited kit (wool blanket, knife, saw, billycan, cup, fire steel, millbank bag, headtorch).
You'll need to apply all the lessons learnt on Thursdays training day so that by last light Friday, you'll have made shelter and a bed, lit your fire, collected enough firewood to keep you warm all night, found and sterilized water, prepared and cooked your food - you'll be given basic rations including some wild game that'll need cooking.
Instructors will be on hand to offer advice and guidance throughout the process but the intention is that you'll put everything learnt, into practice with minimal help.
On Saturday morning you'll come back to camp for a cooked breakfast and debrief.
The Winter Bushcraft 48hr Challenge - arrival 7pm Thursday 27th January - 10am Sunday 30th January 2022
Cost - £185 per person
This Challenge is for people who have already received training before or feel they're already at the required standard to attempt the longer challenge (please enquire about the required standard).
You'll arrive on the Thursday evening, put up your own tent/tarp for the night and settle down for a meal and challenge briefing (this will be a joint briefing for the instructional course members too).
From first light on Friday morning you'll be on your own, with the same limited kit list as above, needing to have taken care of all the survival essentials required for you to have a warm nights sleep. Basic rations and wild game will be provided.
The challenge continues for a second day and night (Saturday) allowing you to improve your situation further and make any changes to your set up from Friday.
The intention is that Saturday night will be far more warm and comfortable than Friday, despite your extremely limited kit list for the time of year. This can only be made possible by you, your knowledge and hard work!
Instructors will be on hand for advice. On Sunday morning you'll come back to camp for a cooked breakfast and debrief.
Intro Survival Course and 48hr Challenge Combined Option!
As the two courses above are running at the same time and overlapping, a third double whammy, extra large Big Mac with large fries and a fizzy drink option is available for those who enjoy throwing themselves into the deep end!
You may attend the Thursday training day followed by the full 48hr challenge - so arrival at 9am Thursday 27th Jan, finish at 10am Sunday 30th Jan,
Cost £295 (Big Mac meal not included or available...).
Instructors will be on hand for advice and guidance throughout.
Please take a look here to see how 'Simon A Bloke In The Woods' got on during his Winter Challenge a couple of years ago.
If you'd like to book either of the above courses please get in touch.
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