Cold and wet weather means extreme outdoor conditions. Cold and Wet require specialized winter outdoor survival training to survive and thrive. Our Winter Survival Skills training prepares you.
Winter Outdoor Survival Training
Cold weather training addresses the crucial fundamentals needed for survival in snow country.
Winter Survival Course
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Tuition: Contact Us for one-on-one or group custom training opportunities.
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Winter Outdoor Survival Training
Our focus is on winter bushcraft skills with an emphasis on wet coastal environments. This is because, in wet coastal environments, the conditions can be unpredictable and hazardous. Therefore, it is important to have the skills to cope with whatever the environment throws at you. Carving and knife use is a large part of this class.
- emergency survival shelters
- fire and shelter combinations
- knife craft
- axe use
- fire-craft-one match-flint & steel
- open fire cooking
- primitive cordage-bind craft
- water-purifying
- winter hydration and dehydration
- winter calories-nutrition
- useful winter plants-medicinal and utilitarian
- winter clothing-layering
- hypothermia-coastal-high country-frostbite-first aid
- wildlife-tracking
- winter trapping-making meat
- emergency snowshoes
- winter survival attitude
- staying found principals
Cold and Wet Winter Survival Training
Winter survival is demanding and requires effort, skill, and knowledge. Cold and wet weather training prepares you for outdoor winter living.
Wisdom of the north woods when your life depends on your axe.
“You may loan your last dollar to a friend; but never loan him your axe, unless you are certain that he knows how to use it.” ― Horace Kephart
Winter Outdoor Survival Video
More Camp Info
- Eligible Students: adults and teenagers age 16+ with parental consent
- Requirements: COVID-19 vaccination required
- Duration:
- Location:
- Accommodations: onsite camping-contact Mark for more info
- Meals: none provided. Recommended food list provided
- Equipment: a registration packet is supplied after enrollment
- Transport: none. Nearest airport code EUG
- Instructors and Staff: Mark Wienert, owner-founder and head instructor; Staff – Lifesong student volunteers
- Pack it in, Pack it out.
