I just spent 4 days in the snow and man what an experiance! I went from "oh my God, I'm gonna die!" to "Tea anyone?" in 4 days.Greg and Bill put on an excellent program. They taught us what works and what does'nt and proved both.No "theory" crap.The best part was the hands on.First a demo then get out the tinder,grab a shovel,let's go there,etc.Ifyou go into the treeline anywhere in the world you should get to this class.It'll turn a scary survival situation into an inconvenience and give a level of confidence you've probably never had.Thanks Greg and Bill for everything!
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Very cool to hear! I can't wait to get out to one of those myself!
Can you give us a breakdown of what skills you guys worked on and what you found to be the biggest challenges?
Best,
Brian.
Can you give us a breakdown of what skills you guys worked on and what you found to be the biggest challenges?
Best,
Brian.
We worked on shelters,signaling,fire starting,water gathering,navigating,map reading.We basicly learned the 5 essentials.Greg said we ca'nt learn it all in 4 days and I agree.However those of us that took the course are going to be way ahead of the curve when the "feces hits the atmosphere ocillating devise".
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Bill,
thanks for the review. I really enjoyed the trip!!!! To answer the question on what was taught...
At ANEW our instruction is based on my book, Wilderness Survival and my "five survival essentials."
We teach the following three step process to Global Wilderness Survival:
1. Stop and recognize the situation for what it is.
2. Identify your "five survival essentials" and prioritize them in the order of importance for the environment you are in (see below for list of the "five essentials").
3. Improvise to meet your "five survival essentials" using both your manmade and natural resources.
No matter what environment you are in this process is always the same... the only thing that changes is the order in which you prioritize the essentials and how you improvise to meet those needs.
The "five survival essentials" are:
1. Personal protection (clothing, shelter, fire)
2. Signaling (manmade and improvised)
3. Sustenance (water and food ID and procurement)
4. Travel (with and without a map and compass)
5. Health (psychological stress, traumatic and environmental injuries)
The trip we just finished was in 6 to 10 feet of snow and these principles were the key to our survival... just as they are in the summer when it is 90 degrees out....
We did the following:
-Clothing: utilized the COLDER acronym
-Shelter: snow cave, thermolized shelter, tarp/poncho shelter (demonstration and performance)
-Fire: friction (metal match) heart wood and squaw wood firecraft (demonstration and performance). We also played with flint and steel and bow and drill.
-Signals: ground to air, smoke generator, signal mirror, whistle
-Water: water generator using snow, ID and procure ground water.
-Food: pine needle tea and alder tea (de-emphasized on the shorter four day trips)
-Travel: orienting a map and compass, five point checklist for travel, determinining a direction of travel, travel techniques, basic triangulation skills.
-Health: avoiding exposure, psych stress.
-Other: knife care and use, lots of time and circumstance stuff, have a good time, and many more that I just can't remember without my lesson plans in front of me.
We address many issues and expand on those listed above....during our 7 day trips.
Hope that helps answer your question about what we did in the short four days that a winter trip allows.
PS: We still have openings in our July 22-28 trip.
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Greg Davenport
http://www.ssurvival.com
Are You Ready For The Challenge?
Are You Ready To Learn The Art Of Wilderness Survival?
thanks for the review. I really enjoyed the trip!!!! To answer the question on what was taught...
At ANEW our instruction is based on my book, Wilderness Survival and my "five survival essentials."
We teach the following three step process to Global Wilderness Survival:
1. Stop and recognize the situation for what it is.
2. Identify your "five survival essentials" and prioritize them in the order of importance for the environment you are in (see below for list of the "five essentials").
3. Improvise to meet your "five survival essentials" using both your manmade and natural resources.
No matter what environment you are in this process is always the same... the only thing that changes is the order in which you prioritize the essentials and how you improvise to meet those needs.
The "five survival essentials" are:
1. Personal protection (clothing, shelter, fire)
2. Signaling (manmade and improvised)
3. Sustenance (water and food ID and procurement)
4. Travel (with and without a map and compass)
5. Health (psychological stress, traumatic and environmental injuries)
The trip we just finished was in 6 to 10 feet of snow and these principles were the key to our survival... just as they are in the summer when it is 90 degrees out....
We did the following:
-Clothing: utilized the COLDER acronym
-Shelter: snow cave, thermolized shelter, tarp/poncho shelter (demonstration and performance)
-Fire: friction (metal match) heart wood and squaw wood firecraft (demonstration and performance). We also played with flint and steel and bow and drill.
-Signals: ground to air, smoke generator, signal mirror, whistle
-Water: water generator using snow, ID and procure ground water.
-Food: pine needle tea and alder tea (de-emphasized on the shorter four day trips)
-Travel: orienting a map and compass, five point checklist for travel, determinining a direction of travel, travel techniques, basic triangulation skills.
-Health: avoiding exposure, psych stress.
-Other: knife care and use, lots of time and circumstance stuff, have a good time, and many more that I just can't remember without my lesson plans in front of me.
We address many issues and expand on those listed above....during our 7 day trips.
Hope that helps answer your question about what we did in the short four days that a winter trip allows.
PS: We still have openings in our July 22-28 trip.
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Greg Davenport
http://www.ssurvival.com
Are You Ready For The Challenge?
Are You Ready To Learn The Art Of Wilderness Survival?