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Premier Wilderness
Survival Course
Our students
tell us that this is the single most comprehensive survival course
available in the world today based on their personal experience with other
courses they have attended.
Our Premier
Wilderness Survival Course is designed to train students how to survive
the very worst of conditions (cold / wet / hunger / thirst) on the very
best of terms.
This
course is a must for anyone who is serious about being the best in the
wilderness. We have trained men and women of all ages from around the
world. No previous training required. This class is workshop intensive as
we want all students to be proficient when they leave the training center.
SURVIVAL CLASS AGENDA
Starting fires without
matches
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Sources of Tinder |
Sources of Kindling |
Sources of Fuel |
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Safety Fires |
Long Fires |
"T" Fires |
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Tepee Fires |
Star Fires |
Keyhole Fires |
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Pyramid Fires |
Log Cabin Fires |
Banking a Fire |
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Making Tinder When None is Available |
Starting a Fire With a Flint |
Hot Shot Fire Starters |
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Finding Dry Wood in the Dead of Winter |
Chemical Fires |
Gun powder Fires |
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Convex lenses |
Making Char Cloth |
Pyrotechnics |
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Bow Drill |
Hand Drill |
Uses of Fire in The Wilderness |
Wilderness
Water Procurement Techniques
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Dehydration |
Fluids Not To Drink |
Methods of Conserving Water |
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Leptospirosis |
Giardia |
Dysentery |
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Bilharzia |
Hookworms |
Sources of Water in the Wilderness |
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Solar Evaporation Stills |
Sources of Water in the Winter |
Methods of Filtering Water |
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Methods of Water Purification |
Electrolytes |
Locating Containers in the Wilderness |
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Sea Ice |
Rain Water Collectors |
Vegetation Stills |
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Shallow Wells |
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Primitive Shelters
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Hypothermia |
Preventing Respiration Heat Loss |
Preventing Radiation Heat Loss |
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Preventing Evaporation Heat Loss |
Preventing Convection heat Loss |
Preventing Conductive Heat Loss |
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Characteristics of a Good Shelter |
Natural Shelters |
Debris Hut Shelter Construction |
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Lean Too Shelter Construction |
Poncho Shelters |
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning |
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Wind Chill Calculations |
Bough Shelters |
Scout Pits |
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Group Shelters |
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Food Procurement
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Trapping Wild Game |
Survival Fishing Techniques |
Trapping Reptiles |
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Best Insects to Eat |
Fungi |
Wild Edible Plants |
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Preventing Starvation in the Wilderness |
Simple Method For Catching Frogs |
Best Way to Catch a Snake |
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Trapping Turtles |
Improvised Weapons |
Modern Weapons |
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Primitive Traps |
Steel Traps |
Box Traps |
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Snares |
Animal Signs And Track |
Best Tasting Game |
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Animals Trails |
Throwing Sticks |
Survival Stew |
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Food Preservation in Summer |
Food Preservation in Winter |
Deadfalls |
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Fish Traps |
Trot lines |
Gill Net Construction |
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Cleaning Wild Game |
Gaff Hooks |
Chumming |
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Fishing Techniques |
Wilderness Fishhooks |
Survival Fishing Kits |
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Smoke Tepee |
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Wilderness Navigation
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Navigating by Stars, Sun & Moon |
Shadow Stick Navigation |
Topographic Maps |
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Compass Selection |
Grid Systems |
Orienteering |
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River Navigation Maps |
National Forest Maps |
Aviation Sectional Maps |
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Topographic Symbols |
Smart Map Construction |
Dealing with Magnetic Variation |
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Contour lines and Intervals |
Declination Value Diagrams |
Magnetic VS True North |
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Contour lines |
Base Points |
How To Never Get Lost |
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Global Positioning Systems |
Waypoints |
Routing |
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Tracking and Backtracking |
Understanding UTM Coordinates |
Map Datum's |
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Triangulation |
GPS Projections |
Elevation and Vertical Distance |
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Establishing Your Pace |
Map Tracking |
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Traps and Triggers
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Most Effective Traps |
Trap Placement |
Trigger Construction |
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Snare Construction |
De-scenting Traps |
Baits and Lures |
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Camouflage Techniques |
Deer Snares |
Dead Fall Traps |
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Conibers |
Game Trails |
Man Traps used in Vietnam |
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Snare setups for various size animals |
Setting Up Camp Alarms |
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Cold Weather Survival And Gear
Selection
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Heat Control Through Proper Clothing |
Ventilation Techniques |
Avoidance of Sweating |
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Cotton |
Wool |
Synthetics |
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Polypropylene |
Polyester |
Gore-Tex |
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Pants VS Bibs |
Keeping Hands Warm |
Keeping Feet Warm |
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Why a Poncho is the Worst Rain Gear Ever Created |
Boot Selection |
Primary Points of Heat loss |
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Rain Gear Ratings and Selection |
Bedtime Considerations |
Tent Selection |
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Typical Tent Failures |
Sleeping Bag Selection |
Layering Concepts |
Survival Kit Construction
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Fire Making |
Water Procurement |
Shelter |
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Trapping Supplies |
Fishing Supplies |
Navigation |
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Signaling Devices |
Clothing |
Essential Tools |
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Personal Hygiene |
Medical Supplies |
Cooking |
Signalling For Help
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Reflective Items |
Targeting Techniques with Reflective Devices |
Constructing a Signal Fire |
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Using Shadows to Signal |
Color Contrast Signals |
Aerial Flares |
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Smoke Grenades |
Tracer Ammunition |
Die Markers |
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International Distress Signal Flag |
Tree Torch Signals |
Audio Signals |
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Codes and Signals |
Runway Construction for Emergency Extractions |
Ground to Air Codes |
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Informational Signals |
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Wild Edible Plants
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Seasonal Expectations |
Three Best Survival Plants |
Poisonous Plants |
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Plant Identification |
Tree Identification |
Finding Wild Edible Plants |
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Best Sources of Vitamin C |
Potatoes Substitutes |
Survival Teas |
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Coffee Substitutes |
Making Wilderness Salads |
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Other Very Important Survival
Topics Discussed
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Medical Kits |
Knife Selection and Sharpening Techniques |
Essential Knots and How to Tie Them |
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Lashing Techniques |
Personal Hygiene |
Latrine Construction |
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Keeping Bears Away From the Camp |
Wilderness Options For Toilet Articles |
Wilderness Weather Forecasting |
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The Significance of Wind Direction |
Survival Watches |
The #1 Killer in the Wilderness |
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Wilderness Medicine |
Survival Mindset |
Preventing Dehydration, Starvation and Hypothermia |
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Dealing With Bears If
Attacked |
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