NOTE: To sign-up for a course, please visit our SCHEDULE page. Under the course date, you will see a link for a Registration Packet.
Below is listed our full range of training opportunities: Wild Essentials (one night), Wild Essentials Plus (two nights), Bare Bones (two nights), Hocus Pocus (two nights), Total Thunder (three nights), ITC 2020 (Instructor Training Course), and Private Training.
Yes, we keep our class sizes small - usually six to eight. And, we address our students by name - not "Hey you!"
Below is listed our full range of training opportunities: Wild Essentials (one night), Wild Essentials Plus (two nights), Bare Bones (two nights), Hocus Pocus (two nights), Total Thunder (three nights), ITC 2020 (Instructor Training Course), and Private Training.
Yes, we keep our class sizes small - usually six to eight. And, we address our students by name - not "Hey you!"
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WILD ESSENTIALS
Two days; one night. Sat 10 am - Sun noon. Ages 18+ & 15-17 w/adult. Tuition: $250. Course Gear List |
A thorough introduction to wilderness survival that will provide participants a hands-on training adventure. Students will overnight in personal tents or hammocks. And, they may bring all the food they desire. Personal meals (dinner and breakfast) will be cooked over a camp fire, and bottled water will be provided for the duration of the course. Through various survival challenges, and a written test at course conclusion, students will accumulate points. The top scorer will receive a bodacious trinket and bragging rights. All students who successfully complete the course will be presented a Certificate of Completion. NOTE: If any gear recommendations are needed, please let us know.
The Curriculum of the Wild Essentials course. Seven priorities of survival will be taught: Positive Mental Attitude, Wilderness First Aid, Shelter, Fire, Signaling, Water, and Food. Skills associated with camping, proper gear selection, and proper use of equipment will be better understood. Students will become familiar with a wilderness environment - elevating their confidence. Proper backcountry planning, wilderness safety, lost behavior, and small group teamwork will be emphasized. The importance of having a positive mental attitude will definitely be stressed. Students will learn about various wilderness medical problems, such as dehydration, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, ticks and chiggers, bleeding, and snake bite. Students will become familiar with various knots, hitches, and lashings. Emergency-action shelters will be constructed by students, and each student will become accomplished fire builders - using flint and steel. Signaling techniques will be taught, including the proper use of a whistle and mirror. Students will learn how to procure water for drinking, as well as how to filter and disinfect. Students will better understand why eating bugs (not edible plants) is the smarter choice for a survivor. The contents of a personal survival kit will be discussed. And, students will learn the importance of improvised equipment.
The Curriculum of the Wild Essentials course. Seven priorities of survival will be taught: Positive Mental Attitude, Wilderness First Aid, Shelter, Fire, Signaling, Water, and Food. Skills associated with camping, proper gear selection, and proper use of equipment will be better understood. Students will become familiar with a wilderness environment - elevating their confidence. Proper backcountry planning, wilderness safety, lost behavior, and small group teamwork will be emphasized. The importance of having a positive mental attitude will definitely be stressed. Students will learn about various wilderness medical problems, such as dehydration, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, ticks and chiggers, bleeding, and snake bite. Students will become familiar with various knots, hitches, and lashings. Emergency-action shelters will be constructed by students, and each student will become accomplished fire builders - using flint and steel. Signaling techniques will be taught, including the proper use of a whistle and mirror. Students will learn how to procure water for drinking, as well as how to filter and disinfect. Students will better understand why eating bugs (not edible plants) is the smarter choice for a survivor. The contents of a personal survival kit will be discussed. And, students will learn the importance of improvised equipment.
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WILD ESSENTIALS PLUS
Three days; two nights. Fri 10 am - Sun noon. Ages 18+ & 15-17 w/adult. Tuition: $340. Course Gear List |
It's our Wild Essentials course, plus another day and night, plus the additional training in map & compass and traps & snares. Students will overnight in personal tents or hammocks. And, they may bring all the food they desire. Personal meals (dinners and breakfasts) will be cooked over a camp fire, and bottled water will be provided for the duration of the course. Through various survival challenges, and a written test at course conclusion, students will accumulate points. The top scorer will receive a bodacious trinket and bragging rights. All students who successfully complete the course will be presented a Certificate of Completion. NOTE: If any gear recommendations are needed, please let us know.
The Curriculum of the Wild Essentials Plus course. Seven priorities of survival will be taught: Positive Mental Attitude, Wilderness First Aid, Shelter, Fire, Signaling, Water, and Food. Skills associated with camping, proper gear selection, and proper use of equipment will be better understood. Students will become familiar with a wilderness environment - elevating their confidence. Proper backcountry planning, wilderness safety, lost behavior, and small group teamwork will be emphasized. The importance of having a positive mental attitude will definitely be stressed. Students will learn about various wilderness medical problems, such as dehydration, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, ticks and chiggers, bleeding, and snake bite. Students will become familiar with various knots, hitches, and lashings. Emergency-action shelters will be constructed by students, and each student will become accomplished fire builders - using flint and steel. Signaling techniques will be taught, including the proper use of a whistle and mirror. Students will learn how to procure water for drinking, as well as how to filter and disinfect. Students will better understand why eating bugs (not edible plants) is the smarter choice for a survivor. The contents of a personal survival kit will be discussed, and students will learn the importance of improvised equipment. Students will learn how to read and orient a topographic map, how to determine a compass heading, and how to follow a heading off-trail through the woods. And, various traps & snares will be taught and constructed.
The Curriculum of the Wild Essentials Plus course. Seven priorities of survival will be taught: Positive Mental Attitude, Wilderness First Aid, Shelter, Fire, Signaling, Water, and Food. Skills associated with camping, proper gear selection, and proper use of equipment will be better understood. Students will become familiar with a wilderness environment - elevating their confidence. Proper backcountry planning, wilderness safety, lost behavior, and small group teamwork will be emphasized. The importance of having a positive mental attitude will definitely be stressed. Students will learn about various wilderness medical problems, such as dehydration, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, ticks and chiggers, bleeding, and snake bite. Students will become familiar with various knots, hitches, and lashings. Emergency-action shelters will be constructed by students, and each student will become accomplished fire builders - using flint and steel. Signaling techniques will be taught, including the proper use of a whistle and mirror. Students will learn how to procure water for drinking, as well as how to filter and disinfect. Students will better understand why eating bugs (not edible plants) is the smarter choice for a survivor. The contents of a personal survival kit will be discussed, and students will learn the importance of improvised equipment. Students will learn how to read and orient a topographic map, how to determine a compass heading, and how to follow a heading off-trail through the woods. And, various traps & snares will be taught and constructed.
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BARE BONES
Three days; two nights. Fri 10 am - Sun noon. Ages 18+ & 15-17 w/adult. Tuition: $340. Course Gear List |
Our flagship course for the minimalist survival person - limited gear, limited food, jerky making, rabbit skinning/cooking, a slingshot challenge, map & compass, and traps & snares. During the Bare Bones training, camping comforts - tents, sleeping pads, lanterns and stoves, camp chairs, coolers and cold drinks, food, and many ordinary camping items - will be left at home. Students will overnight in individual shelters that they construct. Limited rations will be provided for the duration of the experience - no one will starve, but some might get hungry. Drinking water will be procured from natural sources and disinfected (unless rain water). Through various survival challenges, and a written test at course conclusion, students will accumulate points. The top scorer will receive a bodacious trinket and bragging rights. All students who successfully complete the course will be presented a Certificate of Completion. NOTE: If any gear recommendations are needed, please let us know.
The Curriculum of the Bare Bones course. Seven priorities of survival will be taught: Positive Mental Attitude, Wilderness First Aid, Shelter, Fire, Signaling, Water, and Food. Skills associated with camping, proper gear selection, and proper use of equipment will be better understood. Students will become familiar with a wilderness environment - elevating their confidence. Proper backcountry planning, wilderness safety, lost behavior, and small group teamwork will be emphasized. The importance of having a positive mental attitude will definitely be stressed. Students will learn about various wilderness medical problems, such as dehydration, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, ticks and chiggers, bleeding, and snake bite. Students will become familiar with various knots, hitches, and lashings. Emergency-action shelters will be constructed by students, and each student will become accomplished fire builders - using flint and steel. Signaling techniques will be taught, including the proper use of a whistle and mirror. Students will learn how to procure water for drinking, as well as how to filter and disinfect. Students will better understand why eating bugs (not edible plants) is the smarter choice for a survivor. The contents of a personal survival kit will be discussed, and students will learn the importance of improvised equipment. Students will learn how to read and orient a topographic map, how to determine a compass heading, and how to follow a heading off-trail through the woods. A smoker will be improvised and meat will be preserved. A rabbit will be skinned and gutted and cooked over a camp fire using a spit. Those with no desire to see the rabbit killed/cleaned may opt-out. Students will improvise eating utensils, carve wooden triggers for traps & snares, and improvise slingshots. And, various traps & snares will be taught and constructed.
The Curriculum of the Bare Bones course. Seven priorities of survival will be taught: Positive Mental Attitude, Wilderness First Aid, Shelter, Fire, Signaling, Water, and Food. Skills associated with camping, proper gear selection, and proper use of equipment will be better understood. Students will become familiar with a wilderness environment - elevating their confidence. Proper backcountry planning, wilderness safety, lost behavior, and small group teamwork will be emphasized. The importance of having a positive mental attitude will definitely be stressed. Students will learn about various wilderness medical problems, such as dehydration, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, ticks and chiggers, bleeding, and snake bite. Students will become familiar with various knots, hitches, and lashings. Emergency-action shelters will be constructed by students, and each student will become accomplished fire builders - using flint and steel. Signaling techniques will be taught, including the proper use of a whistle and mirror. Students will learn how to procure water for drinking, as well as how to filter and disinfect. Students will better understand why eating bugs (not edible plants) is the smarter choice for a survivor. The contents of a personal survival kit will be discussed, and students will learn the importance of improvised equipment. Students will learn how to read and orient a topographic map, how to determine a compass heading, and how to follow a heading off-trail through the woods. A smoker will be improvised and meat will be preserved. A rabbit will be skinned and gutted and cooked over a camp fire using a spit. Those with no desire to see the rabbit killed/cleaned may opt-out. Students will improvise eating utensils, carve wooden triggers for traps & snares, and improvise slingshots. And, various traps & snares will be taught and constructed.
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HOCUS POCUS
Three days; two nights. Fri 10 am - Sun noon. Ages 18+ & 15-17 w/adult. Tuition: $400. Course Gear List |
A rare and unique combo of wilderness survival and an escape & evasion adventure. During the Hocus Pocus training, wilderness survival teachings are combined with an escape & evasion experience. Students should be physically fit and in good health. Rations will be limited, as well as gear and equipment. Backpacks, tents, hammocks, and sleeping pads are not permitted. Bottled water, though, will be provided the duration of the course. The top student, based on many factors, will receive a trinket and bragging rights. All students who successfully complete the course will be presented a Certificate of Completion. NOTE: If any gear recommendations are needed, please let us know.
The Curriculum of the Hocus Pocus course. DAY ONE. At the vehicle parking area, student gear will be searched for contraband, and students will construct improvised packs, using para cord and ponchos. An Alaskan pack strap will be demonstrated, and issued to each student as a means of carry. Once at camp, students will become familiar with seven priorities of survival: Positive Mental Attitude, Wilderness First Aid, Shelter, Fire, Signaling, Water, and Food. Students will build fires with flint and steel, and construct 2-person emergency-action shelters for use as overnight dwellings. Students will become familiar with various wilderness medical problems, including dehydration, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, ticks and chiggers, bleeding, and snake bite. At a nearby water source, students will learn how to filter and make water safe for drinking. And, students will learn their specific position using a topographic map, as well as how to follow a compass heading. DAY TWO. At 9 am, students will transition to an escape & evasion curriculum. Instruction will be provided in camouflage and concealment, evasive movement, resistance and escape tactics, and construction of 2-person hides. No later than 1 pm, students will begin their 2-person team evasive movement (duration approx. 5-hours), point-to-point using a compass heading. Each student will evade to the best of their ability the entire distance. At a specific time on Saturday evening, students will make contact with a partisan near his or her camp. Saturday night students will be at the mercy of the partisans. Students might be fed, provided water, and provided shelter ... depending on the group's behavior. DAY THREE. Students will evade in two-person teams will evade to a small clearing to signal a rescue aircraft. NOTE: A team of aggressors will be searching the wilderness for evading students ... day and night.
The Curriculum of the Hocus Pocus course. DAY ONE. At the vehicle parking area, student gear will be searched for contraband, and students will construct improvised packs, using para cord and ponchos. An Alaskan pack strap will be demonstrated, and issued to each student as a means of carry. Once at camp, students will become familiar with seven priorities of survival: Positive Mental Attitude, Wilderness First Aid, Shelter, Fire, Signaling, Water, and Food. Students will build fires with flint and steel, and construct 2-person emergency-action shelters for use as overnight dwellings. Students will become familiar with various wilderness medical problems, including dehydration, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, ticks and chiggers, bleeding, and snake bite. At a nearby water source, students will learn how to filter and make water safe for drinking. And, students will learn their specific position using a topographic map, as well as how to follow a compass heading. DAY TWO. At 9 am, students will transition to an escape & evasion curriculum. Instruction will be provided in camouflage and concealment, evasive movement, resistance and escape tactics, and construction of 2-person hides. No later than 1 pm, students will begin their 2-person team evasive movement (duration approx. 5-hours), point-to-point using a compass heading. Each student will evade to the best of their ability the entire distance. At a specific time on Saturday evening, students will make contact with a partisan near his or her camp. Saturday night students will be at the mercy of the partisans. Students might be fed, provided water, and provided shelter ... depending on the group's behavior. DAY THREE. Students will evade in two-person teams will evade to a small clearing to signal a rescue aircraft. NOTE: A team of aggressors will be searching the wilderness for evading students ... day and night.
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TOTAL THUNDER
Four days; three nights. Thu 10 am - Sun 10 am. Ages 18+ & 15-17 w/adult. Tuition: $425. Course Gear List |
The total thunder of our teachings in a wonderful duration. Jerky making, rabbit skinning/cooking, fire-by-friction, a slingshot challenge, map and compass, and traps and snares are included. Students camp comfortably - backpacks, tents, hammocks, sleeping pads, camp chairs, backpacking stoves, lanterns, cook sets, and ordinary camping items are allowed. Students may bring as much food as they desire, and bottled water will be provided the duration of the course. Through various survival challenges, and a written test at course conclusion, students will accumulate points. The top scorer will receive a bodacious trinket and bragging rights. All students who successfully complete the course will be presented a Certificate of Completion. NOTE: If any gear recommendations are needed, please let us know.
The Curriculum of the Total Thunder course. Seven priorities of survival will be taught: Positive Mental Attitude, Wilderness First Aid, Shelter, Fire, Signaling, Water, and Food. Skills associated with camping, proper gear selection, and proper use of equipment will be better understood. Students will become familiar with a wilderness environment - elevating their confidence. Proper backcountry planning, wilderness safety, lost behavior, and small group teamwork will be emphasized. The importance of having a positive mental attitude will definitely be stressed. Students will learn about various wilderness medical problems, such as dehydration, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, ticks and chiggers, bleeding, and snake bite. Students will become familiar with various knots, hitches, and lashings. Emergency-action shelters will be constructed by students, and each student will become accomplished fire builders - using flint and steel. Signaling techniques will be taught, including the proper use of a whistle and mirror. Students will learn how to procure water for drinking, as well as how to filter and disinfect. Students will better understand why eating bugs (not edible plants) is the smarter choice for a survivor. The contents of a personal survival kit will be discussed, and students will learn the importance of improvised equipment. Students will learn how to read and orient a topographic map, how to determine a compass heading, and how to follow a heading off-trail through the woods. A smoker will be improvised and meat will be preserved. A rabbit will be skinned and gutted and cooked over a camp fire using a spit. Those with no desire to see the rabbit killed/cleaned may opt-out. Students will improvise items of their choice, carve wooden triggers for traps & snares, and improvise slingshots. Various traps & snares will be taught and constructed. And, students will practice making fire using fire-by-friction.
The Curriculum of the Total Thunder course. Seven priorities of survival will be taught: Positive Mental Attitude, Wilderness First Aid, Shelter, Fire, Signaling, Water, and Food. Skills associated with camping, proper gear selection, and proper use of equipment will be better understood. Students will become familiar with a wilderness environment - elevating their confidence. Proper backcountry planning, wilderness safety, lost behavior, and small group teamwork will be emphasized. The importance of having a positive mental attitude will definitely be stressed. Students will learn about various wilderness medical problems, such as dehydration, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, ticks and chiggers, bleeding, and snake bite. Students will become familiar with various knots, hitches, and lashings. Emergency-action shelters will be constructed by students, and each student will become accomplished fire builders - using flint and steel. Signaling techniques will be taught, including the proper use of a whistle and mirror. Students will learn how to procure water for drinking, as well as how to filter and disinfect. Students will better understand why eating bugs (not edible plants) is the smarter choice for a survivor. The contents of a personal survival kit will be discussed, and students will learn the importance of improvised equipment. Students will learn how to read and orient a topographic map, how to determine a compass heading, and how to follow a heading off-trail through the woods. A smoker will be improvised and meat will be preserved. A rabbit will be skinned and gutted and cooked over a camp fire using a spit. Those with no desire to see the rabbit killed/cleaned may opt-out. Students will improvise items of their choice, carve wooden triggers for traps & snares, and improvise slingshots. Various traps & snares will be taught and constructed. And, students will practice making fire using fire-by-friction.
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ITC 2020
Seven days; six nights. Early May (TBD). Mon 9 am - Sun 9 am. Early arrival: Sun, 7 pm. Ages 18+. Tuition: $1150. |
Our Instructor Training Course for those with a desire to: 1) improve their presentation and teaching skills; and/or 2) start their own survival school; and/or 3) attend a bodacious survival training opportunity. The ITC 2020 will be conducted in the north Georgia mountains. A very nice cabin will be secured for our lodging and classroom activities. Located nearby will be a wilderness area for our outdoor training sessions. The week will be busy and intense - yet, for sure, there will be time set aside for fun and camaraderie ... in particular Saturday evening, when we conclude the course with a graduation dinner and awards ceremony - full of skits, songs, and stories (most of the stories maybe true). NOTES: 1) For those traveling by air, transportation will be provided from and to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; 2) Participants may sleep outdoors in tents or hammocks on nights they choose; and, 3) Max. attendance: six.
The Curriculum of the ITC. Our full spectrum of wilderness survival teachings (see Total Thunder curriculum above) ... and, more. It's one thing to enable your brain with awesome survival knowledge and survival skills; but, can you teach it and teach it well? Can you properly share this valuable information and associated techniques with others in a way that they will understand? In a way that they will gain confidence? In a way that they will be able to help others at all times in the wilderness? Enter Byron - recognized and well-regarded as one of the top wilderness survival instructors in the U.S. As one student recently exclaimed, "That Byron dude can teach forty-two different ways - and, he's always watching. He'll tell ya he ain't, but he is. And, if you f*** up ... you're gonna know it. But, if you do good - he'll be the first to tell ya. Has he got experience? You tell me. Does a wild bear s*** in the woods? Extreme focus will be directed towards proper teaching techniques, and proper time management when guiding and teaching a small group in a wilderness environment. During the week, each student will create eight lesson plans and deliver eight presentations to Instructors and fellow students. Each student's presentation - ranging from ten to thirty-minutes - will be evaluated by the Instructors ... and the presenter's fellow students. In addition to survival skills and teaching skills, Byron will share with students the hurdles and obstacles encountered on the path to starting a survival school: forming an LLC, separating business expenses from personal expenses, liability insurance, how to locate suitable land for a training area - private, State, and Federal, what to teach, who to teach, when to teach, marketing, and web site design to name a few. Join us in May 2020 for a fun, learning week at a cabin in the hills of Georgia. Interested? CONTACT Byron.
The Curriculum of the ITC. Our full spectrum of wilderness survival teachings (see Total Thunder curriculum above) ... and, more. It's one thing to enable your brain with awesome survival knowledge and survival skills; but, can you teach it and teach it well? Can you properly share this valuable information and associated techniques with others in a way that they will understand? In a way that they will gain confidence? In a way that they will be able to help others at all times in the wilderness? Enter Byron - recognized and well-regarded as one of the top wilderness survival instructors in the U.S. As one student recently exclaimed, "That Byron dude can teach forty-two different ways - and, he's always watching. He'll tell ya he ain't, but he is. And, if you f*** up ... you're gonna know it. But, if you do good - he'll be the first to tell ya. Has he got experience? You tell me. Does a wild bear s*** in the woods? Extreme focus will be directed towards proper teaching techniques, and proper time management when guiding and teaching a small group in a wilderness environment. During the week, each student will create eight lesson plans and deliver eight presentations to Instructors and fellow students. Each student's presentation - ranging from ten to thirty-minutes - will be evaluated by the Instructors ... and the presenter's fellow students. In addition to survival skills and teaching skills, Byron will share with students the hurdles and obstacles encountered on the path to starting a survival school: forming an LLC, separating business expenses from personal expenses, liability insurance, how to locate suitable land for a training area - private, State, and Federal, what to teach, who to teach, when to teach, marketing, and web site design to name a few. Join us in May 2020 for a fun, learning week at a cabin in the hills of Georgia. Interested? CONTACT Byron.
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PRIVATE TRAINING
A large part of our work consists of providing private training for individuals and small groups - whether the military, municipal or Federal governments, movie industry professionals, corporations and non-profits, or the public sector. Sessions of one to three days can be arranged and facilitated at our locations in Florida or Georgia - or at approved client locations within the United States. Confidentiality will be fully maintained upon request. $1200 per night -includes one and up to six people. $1400 per night - includes seven or eight people. |