Most Workshops and classes are 8 hrs. in length this is to help & accommodate students who can not attend longer classes.
However survival classes can be a longer duration if requested.
However survival classes can be a longer duration if requested.
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Don’t let the name fool you this class is geared toward anyone who pursues outdoor recreation in a wilderness setting.
The basics of this course concentrate on the priorities needed to control the body's core temperature. Those being fire, shelter, water, and self-aid. Topics include kit management, knife safety, fire making, tinder considerations, fire dependent and non-fire dependent shelters, water collection, navigation, lost proofing and search and rescue considerations and more. Are you as prepared as you think you are?
The basics of this course concentrate on the priorities needed to control the body's core temperature. Those being fire, shelter, water, and self-aid. Topics include kit management, knife safety, fire making, tinder considerations, fire dependent and non-fire dependent shelters, water collection, navigation, lost proofing and search and rescue considerations and more. Are you as prepared as you think you are?
- You are encouraged to use your own survival kit as long as you have the items listed in the gear list however:
- Kits are available for use during class at a small rental fee. You are responsible for these kits while in use. You turn in the kits at the end of class.
- Students should bring the following:
- Notebook and pen
- Camera
- Any and all daily medications they made need
- Follow the Gear Lists
Wilderness First Aid
The Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course will help you prepare for the unexpected. This fast paced, hands-on training is designed to meet the needs of trip leaders, camp staff, outdoor enthusiasts and individuals while in remote locations. It will introduce you to caring for people who become ill or injured far from definitive medical care. Classroom lectures and demonstrations are combined with scenarios where mock patients will challenge you to apply your learning. At the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge, skills and ability to make sound decisions in wilderness emergencies.
Prerequisites: No previous first aid training is required. You must be 16 years old to attend this course.
Certification: Successful course completion earns you a ASHI Wilderness First Aid certification. Certifications is current for two years.
Students should bring the following:
Prerequisites: No previous first aid training is required. You must be 16 years old to attend this course.
Certification: Successful course completion earns you a ASHI Wilderness First Aid certification. Certifications is current for two years.
Students should bring the following:
- Notebook and pen
- Lunch
- Camera
- Any and all daily medications they made need
- Clothing applicable to time of year and season
- Rain gear
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Fire is an essential tool for us in a wilderness setting. It allows us to control our body's core temperature, cook our food, create tools, purify water to drink, and provide security to us. Fire is what we will concentrate in this class. Modern methods along with tips and tricks will be explored. Traditional and Primitive methods will challenge you beyond the use of a lighter.
Students should bring the following:
Students should bring the following:
- Notebook, Pen or pencils
- Bag lunch, snacks and waterbottle
- Camera
- Clothing applicable to the time of year and season
- Fire kit if you have one
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In this class we address nothing but shelters which you can use while outdoors. We will discuss the differences between fire dependent and non fire dependent shelters, hasty shelters using minimal items, and natural materials you find in the wild that help keep you secure. We'll even use combinations of both. A shelter can be the difference between you having a poor nights sleep or getting the rest you need.
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Animal tracks tell the story of an animal’s passing where they are going where they have been. In this basic tracking class student will learn how to identify different animal species the inhabit the Northeast.
Students will:
Students should bring the following and from Animal tracking gear list
Students will:
- Make their own tracking aides- Tracking stick/ Foot placement cards
- Learn how to properly measure tracks
- Learn how to identify and measure animal gait
- Learn how to cast tracks
- Learn how to assemble a tracking kit
Students should bring the following and from Animal tracking gear list
- Lunch
- Any and all daily medications they made need
- Clothing applicable to time of year and season
- Rain gear
Winter Clothing Workshop: Blanket Shirt |
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Through the ages the blanket has been a source of warmth. In this relaxed class you will design and learn how to take that blanket and create a garment you can wear when the cold winds blow.
Prerequisites: Some knowledge of sewing is helpful but not required,
Items Required: Blankets, You may bring your own blanket(s) if you are xxl or larger, or Blankets can be offered at an additional charge. Needles, thread, and scissors will be provided.
Topics include:
Prerequisites: Some knowledge of sewing is helpful but not required,
Items Required: Blankets, You may bring your own blanket(s) if you are xxl or larger, or Blankets can be offered at an additional charge. Needles, thread, and scissors will be provided.
Topics include:
- Learning Stitches
- Design of your shirt pullover/ open front
- The use of wool in regulating the bodys core temperature
- The simple matchcoat and how to wear one
Weaving the Traditional Tumpline
The tumpline is one of those basic straps for hauling burdens that has been used for centuries. A simple strap has been used by many people historically (and prehistorically), but the use of this strap on the forehead seems to be a concept indigenous to the Americas. As Europeans, especially the French came into North America, the tumpline became yet another technology borrowed from Native Americans, just like the canoe, toboggan, snowshoe, etc. In this class students will learn the use of a simple loom and shuttle, along with finger weaving techniques to create their own tumpline to use with a bedroll, toboggan and even a deer drag for the hunter. Topics will include a brief history, documentation of the use of a tumpline, historic photographs and pictures and options for the design. Looms, shuttles and weaving materials will be provided. Some experience weaving with a loom or fingers is helpful but not necessary.
Winter Footwear Workshop: Mukluks |
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No one likes heavy winter boots? Now you can fashion your own warm pair of winter footwear. They are a very simple to create! Best of all for the traditional snow walker no other footwear is more satisfying to travel or relax in! Some knowledge of sewing is helpful but not required. Materials included: deerskin for the mukluk lowers, scraps to use as a repair kit and heel loops. Uppers are made from canvas, decorative ribbon and light cotton webbing for wrap-around ties. Needles, thread, instruction book and scissors will be provided.
Student supplied materials:
Student supplied materials:
- One pair of heavy wool socks
- A set of pack boot liners
- Some type of insulating insole (wool or shearling are suggested)
Winter Skills Workshop: Snowshoes
Snowshoes provide you a means to lengthen you hiking season through the winter. Walking through a snow covered landscape is one of the most enjoyable things you can experience. Why not experience it on snowshoes you made yourself. We've taken the hard part out and had custom ash frames made for our classes. You will be taught how to finish them by weaving the webbing which keeps you from sinking in the deep snow.
As the student you will learn:
Ojibway Models
Students should bring:
As the student you will learn:
- Weaving your snowshoes to completion
- Learn how to varnish and how to maintain them
- Choose bindings and learn how to use the traditional hitches
- Choose between Traditional (wooden) or Modern (aluminum) snowshoes
- Roughly match snowshoe size to your body weight plus the weight of any pack.
- Choose smaller shoes for shorter legs, denser snow or packed trails (even if new snow covers the old tracks).
Ojibway Models
- SMALL 10" x 48"Age 8 to about 140#
- MEDIUM 11" x 54"130# to about 240#
- LARGE 12" x 60"6'tall and 210# and up
- LARGE 10" x 56"to about 260#
- XLARGE 12" x 60"up to 300#
- CHILDRENS 9" x 29"Roughly Age 4 to 80#
- ADULT 12" x 42"to about 220#
Students should bring:
- Notebook and pen
- Lunch
- Camera
- Any and all daily medications they made need
