BUSHCRAFT COURSES
There are a number of bushcraft courses on offer that range from a one or two day introduction into Bushcraft to allow you to see what it is all about, to the longer six and three day courses outlined below. NEW FOR 2008 IS THE FAMILY BUSHCRAFT COURSE which allows parents with children over twelve years of age the chance to experience the subject together over a weekend:
VENUE - Rowardennan Youth Hostel Loch Lomond
Fri evening 3rd - Sun teatime 5th OCT 2008.( This course is also available in the Chiltens England - contact for details & date)
2 DAY ADULT INTRODUCTORY BUSHCRAFT COURSE:
VENUE - Rowardennan Youth Hostel.
Fri evening 10th -Sun teatime 12th Oct 2008 ( Also available in the Chiltens England- contact for details & date)
Fundamental Bushcraft
| Duration: | 6 days |
| Cost: | £349 per person |
| Min - Max No. | 5 - 8 |
Step
back about 6 - 10,000 years ago to the time of our Mesolithic hunter-gatherer
ancestors and we would see a group of people whose bushcraft skills
and knowledge are second to none.
Today this wealth of bushcraft technique and information has a relevance to the modern outdoor enthusiast. The Basic Bushcraft course will give you the necessary skills and knowledge to travel in the outdoors more confidently, with a greater awareness of your surroundings and appreciation of nature and how important it is to conserve and sustain this wonderful resource.
This six day course is a packed, in depth and thorough grounding in these basic survival skills and knowledge.
Course content:
Bushcraft tools: design, selection, safe use and maintenance - Fire by friction, fire making and management, fire for all situations
- water collection and purification
- effects of heat and cold
- improvised shelters, modern shelter systems
ropes and knots in
bushcraft- natural cordage
- plants for a purpose
- outdoor safety and equipment
- outdoor hygiene
- bushcraft fishing techniques
- carving skills
- natural navigation
- outdoor cooking
- food groups in survival situations
- plant and tree identification
- basic tracking
The venue for this course is available at two locations:
The woodland setting of Rowardennan Youth Hostel on the shores
of Loch Lomond, Scotland. 6 nights self-catering hostel accommodation
from Sunday evening to Saturday teatime. - Pool Bridge Campsite on
the edge of the ancient oak forest of Horner Woods, Exmoor, Somerset.
6 nights camping with hot showers, toilets and washing facilities.
Saturday evening to Friday teatime.
Basic Bushcraft
| Duration: | 3 days |
| Cost: | £195 per person |
| Min - Max No. | 5 - 8 |
Bushcraft is a subject which contains a wealth of knowledge and skills
which allows you to travel, explore and live in the natural environment,
safely and confidently. In part bushcraft encompasses all aspects of
survival skills, but goes further to look at how present day and ancient
hunter-gatherers so successfully use bushcraft knowledge and skills
to live in harmony with nature. It truly is a vast subject, which is
fascinating to learn and become involved in.
The Basic Bushcraft course is an introduction to some of these bushcraft
skills and information. The program contains many vital survival skills,
which can be applied in a variety of environments. This three day course
covers the following:
- Bushcraft tools: design, selection, safety and maintainance
- Fire by friction, fire making and management, fire for all situations
- Water collection and purification
- Improvised shelters
Modern shelter systems- Hot and cold environment injuries
- Ropes and knots in bushcraft
- Natural cordage
- Plants and trees for food, medicine and other bushcraft uses
- Vital food groups for survival
- Outdoor hygiene
- Essential outdoor safety equipment
- Sustainable use of natural resources and minimal impact on environment.
This three day course is a busy and full event, which will prepare
you to venture into the outdoors with more confidence.
Venue:
The woodland setting of Rowardennan Youth Hostel on the shores of Loch Lomond, Scotland. 3 nights self-catering hostel accommodation from Thursday evening to Sunday teatime.
Bushcraft Workshops
These one day workshops are aimed at imparting essential bushcraft or survival skills and knowledge. Any of the topics outlined in the six or three day course can be chosen from and incorporated into the day, but the most popular are:
Fire by Friction day, which takes a journey
back through history to look at how man has created fire for his survival
and bushcraft needs. This culminates with all participants using fire
by friction to start a fire.- The Bushcraft Walk, which involves a day’s walk to look at the local plants and trees to see what is currently available for food, medicine, cordage, fire starting and other bushcraft utilities.
The above two can be condensed into a combined one day Bushcraft Day or stand alone as half day activities.
Venue:
Various locations on the Isle of Skye.
