Wilderness Survival Courses
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Knowledgeable Instructors
Taught By Experienced Search & Rescue Personnel
Custom Training Solutions For Companies
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We Can Come To You Or You Can Come To Us
Survival activities are wonderfully entertaining and educational, but they offer a considerable amount more if we place them in the context of our lives. How did our great grandparents provide for themselves? Would I be able to provide for myself, my family, as they did only a century ago? How about our grandparents of only fifty years ago?
Much is lost through the ages. Difficult ways are often intentionally forgotten. hard times in our past are left out of the stories that we pass on to others. Soon, large gaps replace relevant history in our lives. We invite you to take a few steps back in time with us and learn how our ancestors lived.
Wilderness Survival Courses We Offer
INTRODUCTION TO WILDERNESS SURVIVAL LECTURE
Lectures are an ideal model for large audiences such as company staff, hiking clubs, camp counsellors or other interest groups.
ADVANCED WILDERNESS
SURVIVAL
Students will construct a shelter, light and maintain a fire construct a distress signal and spend the night in a wilderness location utilizing their shelter until dawn, when hopefully if all goes well they will be rescued.
BASIC
WILDERNESS SURVIVAL
INTRODUCTION TO WILDERNESS SURVIVAL LECTURE
INTRODUCTION TO WILDERNESS
SURVIVAL LECTURE
"What Can Go Wrong,
What Does Go Wrong,
And What You Can To Do About It"
Duration: 2-3 Hours (Adjustable)
Cost: $ Please Call For Pricing
Prerequisite: Nil
Our lecture series includes a way to provide a look into basic survival techniques and principals to groups or staff in a relaxed yet informative way. Ideal for Lunch and Learn, or evening group presentations. Lectures are an ideal model for large audiences such as company staff, hiking clubs, camp counsellors or other interest groups.
You will take an interesting look into what can can go wrong in the wilderness, what has gone wrong and what to do to help yourself through a Wilderness Emergency. Lectures include demonstrations of techniques, presentations of various equipment that can be used to build a small cost effective and affordable personal survival kit and what things should be avoided.
A brief overview of Canada's Search & Rescue System and what you can do to aid in the speed of your rescue should you need to call upon search & Rescue Agencies.
The Intro to survival skills lecture series can build your confidence and basic knowledge.
Lectures Can Be Adjusted To Your Groups Needs
Includes Powerpoint Presentation, Practical Demonstrations as well as question and answer period. Can be offered in the day or evening. Can be held in any location from a board room, lecture hall or a gymnasium. Email us today to enquire about a lecture for your group or organization.
BASIC WILDERNESS SURVIVAL COURSE
BASIC WILDERNESS
SURVIVAL COURSE
Duration: 1 Day
Cost: $225+HST
Prerequisite: Nil
Whether you are working in remote locations or just enjoy a recreational activity or outdoor camping, you don't think about survival skills until you need them, sadly it is often too late. Basic survival skills can save your life.
The Basic Wilderness Survival Skills Course is combination theory/hands on course that is one day long. No overnight stay is required. The course is often run in small groups with plenty of 1:1 training opportunities with instructors allowing for lots of hands on and survival techniques demonstrations.
Students will evolve through different skills stations learning to construct and utilize different techniques and items as the day goes on. Core objectives such as Fire Lighting, Shelter construction, Distress Signals, Water Etc will be covered in detail.
You will learn survival skills that will build your confidence and these skills might just get you out of trouble someday. A great enjoyable and practical course that teaches skills such as:
* Psychology Of Survival
* How To Construct & Use Various Distress Signals
* Lighting fires in all weathers
* Using survival and improvised equipment
* 1 Match Fire Lighting
* Building Survival Shelters
* Finding Water and Making it safe to drink
* Survival Kit Review & Construction Tips & Techniques
* And Much More
ADVANCED WILDERNESS SURVIVAL COURSE
ADVANCED WILDERNESS
SURVIVAL COURSE
"PRACTICAL OVERNIGHT EXERCISE"
Duration: 2 Days
Cost: $395+HsST
Prerequisite:
(Basic Survival Suggested But Not Mandatory)
On this course you will be put into a simulated survival situation I.e. a Plane Crash Disaster, lost hunting party or some other realistic scenario. You will have only the very basic supplies for 2 days. Your survival depends on you utilizing the skills learned in the basic wilderness survival course (NOT MANDATORY BUT SUGGESTED) and or through those demonstrated to you by your instructor.
This program is based on a mock survival situation, only you have the safety factor of knowing that it is not a real emergency in the making. It is fine to sit and listen and watch, but this is the course that lets you get out there and do.....
In this course you will have an excellent understanding of how you would fair in a real situation, it gives you the chance to learn what you would do different or maybe what extra little items you should carry in your backpack to make your life a little easier should you un-expectantly find yourself in a real situation one day.
Students will construct a shelter, light and maintain a fire construct a distress signal and spend the night in a wilderness location utilizing their shelter until dawn, when hopefully if all goes well they will be rescued.
Your goals will be:
* To build a shelter and sleep in it
* Start and maintain a fire
* Create Distress Signals
* Light fires in all weather
* Use survival skills taught to you by your instructor
* And Much More
And most importantly keep a vigil for the rescuers who will be searching for you.
WINTER ARCTIC POLAR COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL TRAINING COURSES
WINTER SURVIVAL TRAINING
Unfortunately most employees and their employers do not recognize the need for proper safety training for employees who work outdoors in remote areas in cold weather environments–until the unexpected event or accident happens! OSHA has specific safety training recommendations for employees who work in cold environments in remote areas; are you complying? This course is designed for employees who must face these conditions as part of their job duties. They learn essential safety skills like the recognition, prevention and treatment of frostbite, hypothermia, and other cold weather injuries. Cold and snow quickly magnify accidents and poor decisions into life threatening situations, and the stranded traveller quickly learns that the skills that served him or her well in warmer weather are sorely lacking when the temperature is frequently below zero degrees Fahrenheit for weeks at a time.
But for those who would learn the skills of winter it is a magical time, when all the bugs and people have gone away for the season, leaving the quiet bush to those who would venture forth armed with knowledge and experience. Although we live in Canada which is known worldwide for it's cold winters and we have all perhaps spent a day or two playing in the great outdoors during the winter season, in our opinion this does not mean that we are all qualified to teach others wilderness winter survival skills. This is why our instructors are unique... Our instructors have lived and taught in some of the most remote, cold and barren locations in all of North America. From Whitehorse in the Canadian Yukon to Yellowknife & Inuvik in Canada's North West Territories our instructors have been there and taught there....
WORKING IN COLD WEATHER
POLAR ARCTIC BARREN GROUND SURVIVAL
TREE-LINE WINTER SURVIVAL
POLAR ARCTIC BARREN GROUND
ABOVE THE TREE-LINE WINTER SURVIVAL
IF DESIRED THIS COURSE CAN BE TAUGHT IN AN ACTUAL NORTHERN BARREN GROUND LOCATION
(BUT NOT MANDATORY)
FOR GROUPS OR COMPANIES SUFFICIENT ADVANCED NOTICE REQUIRED TO ARRANGE LOGISTICS & TRAVEL
POLAR ARCTIC BARREN GROUND
ABOVE THE TREE-LINE WINTER SURVIVAL
"PRACTICAL OVERNIGHT EXERCISE"
(1 Night In Field) (1 Night in Hotel)
Duration: 3 Days
Cost: $395+HST
Prerequisite: Nil
This course will prepare you for a trip into Canada's High Arctic Regions Wether for work or adventure travel you better be prepared and armed with knowledge. This course will give you that knowledge as well as the skills to properly pre-plan, pack and survive should their be an unforeseen incident lurking in your future.
Our instructors have lived and taught in some of the most remote, cold and barren locations in all of North America. From Whitehorse in the Canadian Yukon to Yellowknife & Inuvik in Canada's North West Territories our instructors have been there and taught there....
Course Content Includes:
* Survival Psychology
* Psychology Of Cold Weather Situations
* Navigating in Winter Conditions
* Survival priorities
* How To Construct & Use Various Distress Signals
* modern firelighters
* Shelters: Various types of Snow shelters
* -40'c Improvised Emergency Shelters For Temporary Use
* Hydration in winter survival
* Acquiring Water
* How to sleep comfortably & Safely in extreme cold weather situations
* Clothing, types and principals & Gear Suggestion
* Recognizing & Treating: Frostbite, Hypothermia
* Food gathering : I.e. Ice Fishing, Snares Etc
* Suggested Equipment & Winter Survival Kit Review
* Arctic Natural Resources
* First Aid Considerations In Extreme Cold Climates
* Rescue Considerations & SAR Resources
OF INTEREST TO:
Geologists, Engineers, Gas Workers, Scientists, Diamond Mine Workers, Environmentalists, Government Workers, Pilots, Natural Resources Staff, Adventure Tourists, Hunters, Utility Company Workers, Ice Road Truckers, Medivac Employees, Northern Nurses
Canada's Arctic Region
TREE-LINE WINTER SURVIVAL
TREE-LINE WINTER SURVIVAL
"PRACTICAL OVERNIGHT EXERCISE"
Duration: 2 Days
Cost: $395+HST
Prerequisite: Nil
This course will prepare you for recreation or work in Canada's forested regions. When it comes to wilderness survival and successful outcomes trees can definitely tilt the odds in your favour. With the advantage of fire wood, and wood for building shelters/distress signals etc your chances for survival increase immensely.
Students will earn to work and survive in this hostile environment by working through various learning tasks. In addition students will have the confidence boosted after successfully spending a winters night in the woods with limited supplies. Survival can be achieved even when temperatures plummetet to well below -40C provided certain precautions are taken and skills are put into action.
Our instructors have lived and taught in some of the most remote, cold and barren locations in all of North America. From Whitehorse in the Canadian Yukon to Yellowknife & Inuvik in Canada's North West Territories our instructors have been there and taught there....
Course Content Includes:
* Survival Psychology
* Psychology Of Cold Weather Situations
* Navigating in Winter Conditions
* Survival priorities
* How To Construct & Use Various Distress Signals
* modern firelighters
* Shelters: Various types of Snow shelters
* -40'c Improvised Emergency Shelters For Temporary Use
* Hydration in winter survival
* Acquiring Water
* How to sleep comfortably & Safely in extreme cold weather situations
* Clothing, types and principals & Gear Suggestion
* Recognizing & Treating: Frostbite, Hypothermia
* Food gathering : I.e. Ice Fishing, Snares Etc
* Suggested Equipment & Winter Survival Kit Review
* Arctic Natural Resources
* First Aid Considerations In Extreme Cold Climates
* Rescue Considerations & SAR Resources
OF INTEREST TO:
Geologists, Engineers, Gas Workers, Scientists, Diamond Mine Workers, Environmentalists, Government Workers, Pilots, Natural Resources Staff, Adventure Tourists, Hunters, Utility Company Workers, Ice Road Truckers, Medivac Employees, Northern Nurses, Skiers, Mountain Climbers, Snowmobilers, Hunters, Winter Campers, Hikers, Outdoor Workers, Linesman
Canada's Boreal Forest Region
WORKING IN COLD WEATHER
COLD STRESS HYPOTHERMIA AWARENESS TRAINING COURSE
WORKING IN COLD WEATHER
COLD STRESS HYPOTHERMIA AWARENESS TRAINING COURSE
Duration: Half Day
Cost: $95+HST
Prerequisite: Nil
This course will prepare your workers for work in Canada's Winter Conditions.
in recent years an astonishing total of 4,607 death certificates had hypothermia-related diagnoses listed as the underlying cause of death or nature of injury leading. Hazards from environmental conditions, Hypothermia and frostbite, can set in without warning and are not limited to winter alone. They can occur in any season and in different environments such as freezers or refrigerators and when working underground or outdoors.
Protect your workers from such chilling hazards like frostbite and hypothermia and prevent costly accidents by training your employees how to prevent recognize and treat cold weather injuries and emergencies. Our Cold Stress program educates workers about hypothermia and frostbite, their warning signs, safety measures to take before working and warning signs during work. In addition should an emergency occur your workers will posses the training and skills necessary to effectively treat and deal with the injury or emergency. These hazards can happen any time of year. Do not become a statistic; educate your workforce for work in cold weather environments.
Course Content Includes:
* Frostbite- Prevention, Recognition & Treatment
* Hypothermia- Prevention, Recognition & Treatment
* Cold Water Immersion
* Dressing for Cold Weather Principles
* Cold Stress
* And all topics required by OSHA guidelines.
Our instructors have lived and taught in some of the most remote, cold and barren locations in all of North America. From Whitehorse in the Canadian Yukon to Yellowknife & Inuvik in Canada's North West Territories our instructors have been there and taught there....
OF INTEREST TO:
Geologists, Engineers, Gas Workers, Scientists, Diamond Mine Workers, Environmentalists, Government Workers, Pilots, Natural Resources Staff, Adventure Tourists, Hunters, Utility Company Workers, Ice Road Truckers, Medivac Employees, Northern Nurses, Skiers, Mountain Climbers, Snowmobilers, Hunters, Winter Campers, Hikers, Outdoor Workers, Linesman, Outdoor Workers
INTRODUCTION TO WINTER CAMPING
INTRODUCTION TO WINTER CAMPING
Duration: Two Days
Cost: $TBA
Prerequisite: Nil
This is an introduction to winter camping. A class like this is great for all winter recreation enthusiasts. Although there are many people that think we are crazy; winter is an amazing time for backpacking into areas that are typically littered with fellow recreation enthusiasts. Most people stay inside during the cold months leaving vast areas of peace and quiet left unexplored.
This is a two day overnight backcountry adventure for the upcoming 2011/2012 winter. The site will be determined several days before each trip, based on weather, snow, and access. It will be in and around the Minden/Haliburton area.
This course is designed for you to learn how to safely camp and play in the winter.
AIRCREW PILOT AVIATION SURVIVAL TRAINING COURSE
Offered In Partnership With
"Down But Not OUT "
AIRCREW SURVIVAL
Duration: 3 Days
Cost: $395+HST
Prerequisite: Nil
A small plane crashes in a remote area, with no hope of rescue for several days. How does the pilot-in-command sort, assess and treat injuries when the first-aid kit just went up in smoke? What kind of leadership qualities will that person need? What ethical dilemmas will the leader likely face during the ordeal?
No one wants to find themselves in a position to have to use the knowledge and skill required in survival training; least of all aircrew members.
But often times even a short course in survival skills can make the difference in whether or not you make it out alive. This 48 hour course is an intro to the psychology and hand on skills for survival. Together the flight crews will explore the essentials for surviving a hard landing, learning how to keep fear in check, and problem solving your way out using what you have available.
Pilots and aircrew members also need to know how to dress for the aviation environment, how to build and use an aircraft survival kit, how to deal with in-flight emergencies and immediate post-crash factors, how to signal distress and other issues related to aviation.
In addition, those who fly over water require training in ditching procedures, underwater escape and use of auxiliary breathing devices, emergency floatation, raft management and survival at sea. Class will consist of didactic and field experience in the Halliburton Highlands Wilderness area.
The course will include:
* Pre-incident preparation
* Survival Psychology and Crew Dynamics
* Air Crew Survival Equipment
* (ELT/PLB) Emergency Locator Transmitter Operations
* Situational Assessment and Adaptation
* Resource and Task Prioritization
* Fire Craft Building and Hands on Exercise
* Emergency Shelter Construction
* Rescue Signalling
* Hands on Over Night Survival Skill Exercise
This fun and educational experience is sure to leave you with a sense of confidence and understanding of survival techniques that may someday save your life.
