This is a course where we provide controlled environment to learn and practice basic essential survival skills when you may need to be mobile.

Location: Templeton, Pennsylvania 

Dates: Friday-Sunday

Skill level: Beginner and up

Age Requirement: Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

You will not need to book a place to stay, nature will provide. This is an immersive experience going over global principles for survival and how to adapt to your local environment and biome. We will cover the 5 basics of survival (Communication, Navigation, Personal Protection, Sustenance, and Medical) with a heavier focus on accurate and effective land navigation. It is recommended that you already have a base line knowledge of how a map and compass work. We will cover Topographical maps, magnetic declination, common trekking injuries/trauma and treatment, the Military Grid Reference System, the Universal Transvers Mercator system, and how to build and use a navigational checklist to get from one point to another.

For this class you should be in good enough shape to carry everything you will need with you for two days of hard work in rough wilderness terrain regardless of weather conditions. 

The Ben Franklin Range in PA is an amazing facility with over 16,000 acers for us to play and teach in. for more info on their place check them out here.

Would you like to know more? Here's a packing list for the course.