‘Core Survival’ is a step into woodland wild camping with survival elements throughout. You’ll learn how to select a suitable campsite, create a shelter using a simple tarp or basha, treat water to make it safe to drink, and construct a fire for warmth and cooking. We’ll also spend some time away from camp experiencing the forest at night, and how it changes after the sun goes down.
Course details
Price: £120 per person - maximum 6 people
Start Time: 10am
Duration: 2 days
Location: Aberfoyle, Woodland
What you’ll learn on the course
Food - Campsite cooking and what to bring on your own journeys.
Fire - The fundamentals of building a campfire.
Water - How to identify a suitable water source, collect water and make it safe to drink.
Shelter - Building a tried and tested tarp/basha shelter, site selection and more.
The Forest at Night - Movement and sounds after sunset, with the option to practice some core navigation skills.
What will I need to attend this course?
Suitable outdoor clothing, warm layers and a waterproof jacket
Hiking boots
Tent (or tarp / basha with paracord / bungees and basha poles)
Sleeping bag suitable for predicted night temperatures
Roll mat to sit on during the evening and sleep on at night
A cooker with fuel, mug, bowl, spoon and lighter / matches
Enough food and snacks for an overnight trip
At least 2 litres of water.
A torch or headtorch with fresh batteries.
The ability to cover very un-even ground away from the path, including sections with uphill and downhill slopes and some narrow streams.
Any personal medication.
NB - A full kit list will be provided on booking. Please get in contact if there’s any kit that’s stopping you from coming along, as we have a limited supply of shelters / torches / cookers etc available for use.
Bottom line up front
This course covers the survival fundamentals, and shows the dark forest at night as a unique environment to be enjoyed rather than feared. You’ll come away from this course confident in your own abilities to set up camp in locations off the beaten path, with the ability to stay comfortable and get a good nights sleep.
This course is suitable for ages 16+‘Core Survival’ is a step into woodland wild camping with survival elements throughout. You’ll learn how to select a suitable campsite, create a shelter using a simple tarp or basha, treat water to make it safe to drink, and construct a fire for warmth and cooking. We’ll also spend some time away from camp experiencing the forest at night, and how it changes after the sun goes down.
Course details
Price: £120 per person - maximum 6 people
Start Time: 10am
Duration: 2 days
Location: Aberfoyle, Woodland
What you’ll learn on the course
Food - Campsite cooking and what to bring on your own journeys.
Fire - The fundamentals of building a campfire.
Water - How to identify a suitable water source, collect water and make it safe to drink.
Shelter - Building a tried and tested tarp/basha shelter, site selection and more.
The Forest at Night - Movement and sounds after sunset, with the option to practice some core navigation skills.
What will I need to attend this course?
Suitable outdoor clothing, warm layers and a waterproof jacket
Hiking boots
Tent (or tarp / basha with paracord / bungees and basha poles)
Sleeping bag suitable for predicted night temperatures
Roll mat to sit on during the evening and sleep on at night
A cooker with fuel, mug, bowl, spoon and lighter / matches
Enough food and snacks for an overnight trip
At least 2 litres of water.
A torch or headtorch with fresh batteries.
The ability to cover very un-even ground away from the path, including sections with uphill and downhill slopes and some narrow streams.
Any personal medication.
NB - A full kit list will be provided on booking. Please get in contact if there’s any kit that’s stopping you from coming along, as we have a limited supply of shelters / torches / cookers etc available for use.
Bottom line up front
This course covers the survival fundamentals, and shows the dark forest at night as a unique environment to be enjoyed rather than feared. You’ll come away from this course confident in your own abilities to set up camp in locations off the beaten path, with the ability to stay comfortable and get a good nights sleep.
This course is suitable for ages 16+