Course Information

Wilderness Survival - Classroom Sessions

The Wilderness Survival course is a basic common sense approach to wilderness survival. The course develops an awareness in the students of being prepared for the outdoors and what to do in the event that they are lost. It teaches them that yes it can happen to me. The students learn that a lot of the outdoor hazards and medical issues discussed in the class are preventable. By having this awareness and recognizing the red flags they can avoid the situation in the first place. We teach the students what to do before they go on their trip, the skills needed for a survival situation, what to take with them, and how to take care of themselves until help arrives. It is not a question of if you get lost, but when you get lost. Provided that the students follow what was taught in the class, they should be able to, in a survival situation, have a shelter, a fire, water, food, and be able to signal the search and rescue field teams that are looking for them.

This course is designed for anyone who ventures into the outdoors at any time of the year in any kind of terrain for any type of outdoor activity. Whether you are hiking, backpacking, camping, picnicking, fishing, hunting, bird watching, mushroom picking, downhill skiing, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, trekking, snowmobiling, you need to be prepared.

Some of the topics and skills taught in the course are as follows:

Wilderness Survival - Field Sessions

The purpose of the wilderness survival field session is to put into practice the skills that the students learned in the classroom sessions. In the field the students will build a survival shelter and spend the night in it, properly build and start a survival fire using the various methods taught in the course, practice water purification techniques, and utilize the various signaling methods (both day and night) that were taught in the class. These tasks will be accomplished using the survival kit that each student puts together based on what they learned about survival kits in the class.

Map and Compass Course

Winter Safety and Survival

The Winter Travel Safety program presents the hazards of travel during the winter time. It teaches the students to be aware of winter weather forecasts and conditions, what to do and how to be prepared for road closure. Some of the topics discussed are the psychology of survival, survival in your vehicle in the winter time, vehicle survival kits, the prevention and treatment of hypothermia, frostbite, and carbon monoxide poisoning, travel fatigue and tips on winter travel.

Outdoor/Mountain Safety Awareness

These are presentations on various wilderness safety topics for ages 3 years old to adults. The presentations are from one to two hours in length. This program is typically taught to schools, scout groups, civic organizations, outdoor clubs or any other group that has a need for this type of program. The program can be tailored to meet the needs of the group.

Special Programs

WSI. can design a program to meet the specific needs of your organization.

Pricing Information

Public Classes

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Group Sponsored Program Pricing

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