Training

Our Core Curriculum.

Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) - faith, the will to survive, fears, stressors. Wilderness First Aid - snakebite, bleeding, cold and heat injuries, dehydration, insect bites, stings. Shelter - emergency action shelters, knots, hitches, lashings. Fire - the fire triangle, tinder, kindling, and fuel, the ferro rod and steel, the Platform and Brace Method to start a fire, the teepee fire, the log cabin fire, cooking on a fire. Signaling - how to attract attention to yourself, the International Distress Signal, the mirror, the whistle. Water - viable sources of water, collecting water, purifying water, disinfecting water, filters. Food - foraging for plants, the berry rule, bugs (six legs or less) vs. plants. Short-term and long-term survival. Rule of 3's. Personal survival kit. And improvisation. ​

​Survival 101
Our most popular class.
Tuition: $175.
Location: Madison, GA.
​Start time: Sat, 10 a.m.
End time: Sun, noon.
​Class size: 8 max.
Adults 18+.
​Ages 15–17 w/parent/guardian.
Survival 101 GEAR LIST.

Our CORE CURRICULUM, plus 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 awarded a suitable prize. Each student successfully completing the class will be awarded a Certificate of Completion. Bottled water will be provided; students bring their own food. Bathroom nearby at cabin.

Wild Wisdom
Tuition: $225.
Location: Madison, GA.
​Start time: Fri, 10 a.m.
End time: Sun, noon.
​Class size: 8 max.
Adults 18+.
​Ages 15–17 w/parent/guardian.
​Wild Wisdom GEAR LIST.

Our CORE CURRICULUM, extra day and night, sling shots, and jerky making, plus 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 awarded a suitable prize. Each student successfully completing the class will be awarded a Certificate of Completion. Bottled water will be provided; students bring their own food. Bathroom nearby at cabin.

​Bare Bones
Tuition: $260 per person.
Location: Madison, GA.
​Start time: Fri, 10 a.m.
End time: Sun, noon.
​Class size: 8 max.
Adults, 18+.
Bare Bones ​GEAR LIST.

Our CORE CURRICULUM, extra day and night, fire-by-friction, traps and snares, and limited rations, plus 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 awarded a suitable prize. Each student successfully completing the class will be awarded a Certificate of Completion. Bottled water will be provided; students will not bring food. Rations will be provided - won't starve, might get hungry.

​Private Instruction
One person, two or three people, maybe a group of five or six. An individual or a small group. Custom training. Please EMAIL Byron.

​Instructor Training (ITC)
Tuition: $550.
Location: Madison, GA.
​Start time: Mon, 10 a.m.
End time: Sat, 9 a.m.
Five days / five nights.
​Class size: 6 max.
Adults 18+.

Have you ever wanted to teach wilderness survival? Have you ever wanted to start your own survival school? This may well be the best and most affordable class to get your dream started. Survival skills and techniques, lesson plan creation, small group behavior, LLCs, permitting, insurance, teaching skills - the list goes on. Learn from an instructor with 30-years of wilderness teaching experience and two successful schools. If interested in attending a class like this, please EMAIL Byron.