Fire
- Decision making processes & time for fire site and fire type selection.
- Fire Preparing tinder, twigs and sticks.
- Fire lighting techniques.
- Fire by which to cook.
- Fire for Heating.
- Fire for Drying.
- Fire for Rescue signalling.
- Fire during storms and rain.
- Preparation of individual fire for cooking.
- Tree identification.
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Shelter
- Introduction to natural shelter construction.
- Decision making processes for shelter selection.
- Natural Shelter construction incorporating fire.
- Individual shelter construction.
- Shelter testing at least one night to be spent in constructed shelter.
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Water
- Introduction to the importance of water collection.
- Water Sources.
- Decision making processes choice of water collection method.
- Water purification.
- Water Storage.
- Planning relocation or site change considering water requirements.
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Weather forecasting
- Cloud identification
- Natural indicators – animals and Insects
- Lightning dangers and safety.
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The foundation skills of SWS, which are Fire, Shelter and Water, require the honing of tool skills, Survival knife, Axe, Folding saw, knot knowledge and basic first aid which are woven into the fabric of this introduction to Wilderness and Survival Training S.W.S. All Survival tools will be supplied to participants of this course prior to Safety training in the safe use and selection and maintenance of edged hand tools.Please be advised that we have yet to cancel a course due to bad weather so come prepared.
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My Wilderness and Survival teacher once told me that if I could put as many small positive actions together in a bad situation I had a better chance of a positive out come .
01 August, 2009 - 03 August, 2009
