Campcraft: Pitching a light weight expedition style base camp
•Establishing base-camp
•Camp routines and protocols
•Water & fuel storage.
•Stoves & lanterns
•Expedition kitchen set-up
Expedition shelters: personal/ group shelters, environmental considerations
•Group shelters – parachutes, tarps, shade nets
•Personal shelter systems - Bashas, bivies, hammocks & tents
Personal equipment selection
•Fire: Safety considerations, environmental impact, expedition considerations
•Fire safety - choosing a fire site, extinguishing & clearing fire sites
•Principles of wood selection
•Burning properties of different woods
•Fire starting
•Establishing a fire & fire lays
•Environmentally specific techniques & low impact considerations
Expedition cooking
•Butchering a fish / small mammal / bird
•Fire management for cooking
Water safety
•Finding Water – environmental considerations
•Selection of Source – environmental considerations
•Collecting and transporting water – environmental considerations
•Potential Dangers in water supplies
•Water Purification Strategy
•Clarification/Filtration
Expedition planning and preparation:
•Expedition planning & preparation
•Environmental impact assessments
•Risk assessments
•Equipment selection & use
Our Bushcraft Survival course provides a solid foundation of bushcraft knowledge upon which you can build and develop. It is the perfect place to expand your knowledge of these ancient skills and is a challenging and immensely rewarding experience. Our experienced instructors will demonstrate and carefully explain each technique before providing guidance to help you gain the skills required.