Classes

"While your accumulated skills are beyond impressive, your
​character and attitude impressed me most." - Nick, Truist President ​

​SURVIVAL 101
​2-days, 1-night.
Tuition: $175 per person.

​A terrific choice for those having little camping experience.
Location: Madison, GA.
​Start time: Sat, 10 a.m.
End time: Sun, 1 p.m.
​Class size: 6 max.
Adults & ages 15-17 w/parent.

​There will be several survival challenges during the class and a written test will be administered near the conclusion. A top scorer will be awarded bragging rights and a nice prize. Each student successfully completing the class will be awarded a Certificate of Completion. Bottled water will be provided, and bathroom facilities are available in our nearby cabin. 

CURRICULUM
Students will learn proper preparedness and the knowledge, skills, and techniques associated with the seven survival priorities: Positive Mental Attitude, Wilderness First Aid, Shelter, Fire, Signaling, Water, and Food. Short-term and long-term survival will be be discussed. Contents of a personal survival kit will be taught. And improvisation and its creative aspects will be emphasized. A team atmosphere will prevail.

​Click HERE for the SURVIVAL 101 gear list.

WILD WISDOM
3-days, 2-nights.
Tuition: $260 per person.

A great choice for those having camped maybe once or twice or twenty times OR never at all. An extra day and night, longer than the Survival 101 class. Add in preserving meat (making jerky) and making slingshots and a slingshot competition.

​Location: Madison, GA.
​Start time: Fri, 10 a.m.
End time: Sun, noon.
​Class size: 6 max.
Adults & ages 15-17 w/parent.

There will be several survival challenges during class and a written test will be administered near the conclusion. A top scorer will be awarded bragging rights and a nice prize. Each student successfully completing the class will be awarded a Certificate of Completion. Bottled water will be provided, and indoor bathroom facilities are available in our nearby cabin. 
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CURRICULUM
Students will learn proper preparedness and the knowledge, skills, and techniques associated with the seven survival priorities: Positive Mental Attitude, Wilderness First Aid, Shelter, Fire, Signaling, Water, and Food. Short-term and long-term survival will be discussed. Contents of a personal survival kit will be taught. And improvisation and its creative aspects will be emphasized. Students will learn how to preserve meat and have a slingshot competition. A team atmosphere will prevail.

Click HERE for the ​WILD WISDOM gear list.

​BARE BONES
A bodacious choice of class. Personal tents and hammocks allowed? No. Students will build and sleep in improvised shelters. Are personal backpacks allowed? No. Students will improvise backpacks. Are sleeping pads allowed? No. Students will build insulation beds. Can students bring all the food they want? No. Limited rations will be issued. Coffee, tea, and cocoa will be offered. Will students be issued bottled water? No. Water will be procured from natural sources and filtered and disinfected when required. Map and compass navigation through the brush. Two camps. Fire-by-friction. Fishing. Traps & snares. And assorted survival skills and techniques and such. A team atmosphere will prevail.

3-days, 2-nights.
Tuition: $325 per person.

Location: Mitchell, GA.
​Start time: Fri, 10 a.m.
End time: Sun, noon.
​Class size: 6 max.
Adults, 18+.

​There will be survival challenges during class and a written test will be administered near the conclusion. A top scorer will be awarded bragging rights and a nice prize. Each student successfully completing the class will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

Click HERE for the BARE BONES gear list.