Need a fun way to get exercise and life skills? Then call
the Adirondack Wilderness Survival
School! At the A.W.S.S we
will teach you the important skill and art of wilderness survival. This basic 8 hour class will include:
State of mind:
Ø Being prepared (supplies, fire starter, food, ECT.)
Ø The 3 rule
Basic First aid:
Ø Fractures
Ø Animal bites and bee stings
Ø Cuts
Ø Burns
Ø Blisters
Ø Slivers
Ø Heat exhaustion
Ø Hypothermia
Ø Sprains
Ø Basic knife usage
Finding a camp site:
Ø Navigation
Ø Building a camp/shelter
Ø Camp organization
Shelter making:
Ø Lean-to
Ø Debris hut
Food and water:
Ø Finding water
Ø Water purification
Ø Finding food
Ø Snares
Ø Preparing food
Ø Storing your food
Fire making and maintaining:
Ø Feathering
Ø Finding and using tinder
Ø Fire lighting with flint
Ø Useful cooking utensils
