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Basic Survival Course
Courses run from 20.00hrs Friday night
to approximately
13.00hrs on Sunday.
They are run from our training ground 5
miles northwest
of Brecon. (Directions will be provided
upon booking, together with a detailed list of equipment
required for the course).
The course is not designed to be arduous but please bear in mind this is Wales; so be sure to bring all items detailed on our Kit List.
During the weekend you will be
instructed on and get
hands-on experience, where possible, of the following subjects:
v
Mountain safety and
emergency procedures
v
How to plan for and
avoid survival situations
v
The basic needs of
survival
v
Basic map and compass
navigation/night navigation
v
Direction finding
using the sun, stars and plants
v
Fire lighting by
friction and other means
v
Edible/medicinal/poisonous
plants and fungi
v
Trapping and fishing
techniques
v
Skinning and
preparation of animals/plants for food
v
Water
collection/filtration/purification/distillation
v
Preparation and use
of survival equipment
v Shelter building
A typical shelter that you will learn to build.
All of our instructors are First Aid
trained and have
proven themselves to be competent team leaders with an in-depth
knowledge of
subjects taught.
We provide breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings and an evening meal on Saturday nights.
Weekend courses £140 per person.
Group discounts available - please contact us for further information.
Note:
For those worried about the trapping and preparation of wild game, no
animals
are caught or killed on our courses.
Game is provided dead and those
wishing to have a go at skinning may do so.
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