X PLATOON'S WILDERNESS SURVIVOR COURSE
This Two Day and One Night course has been designed to provide you with an introduction to the skills and techniques, you will require if you are to survive in the wilderness. X PLATOON will give you the ability and confidence to operate and understand your surroundings and the environment, protect yourself from the elements, source and purify water, light a fire using everyday items and then determine a direction of travel using the sun, stars and the moon.
This is a Stage One course and is suitable for both beginners, who wish to learn from scratch and those who have some wilderness knowledge and wish to revise their skill sets, and forms the basis for other X PLATOON courses, family adventures and corporate training days. Open to all aged 18 and over.
This is a Stage One course and is suitable for both beginners, who wish to learn from scratch and those who have some wilderness knowledge and wish to revise their skill sets, and forms the basis for other X PLATOON courses, family adventures and corporate training days. Open to all aged 18 and over.
COURSE CONTENT
ProtectionStarting from scratch we will school you in the key stages of survival and allow you the opportunity to practice each skill until you are confident that you could do it under austere conditions, when you are tired, hungry and wet and feel that you are alone in the wilderness. Some of the fundamental skills you will learn include:
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FireFirelighting is without doubt the most rewarding of survival skills, it stretches back to our hunter gathering days and can restore a sense of well-being to any situation, as well as provide warmth, cook food and purify water.
Things we cover include:
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WaterWithout water you will die, so being able to locate, collect, store and purify water is possibly one of the most important survival skills to have. Things that you will learn include:
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FoodLocating, identifying, gathering and preparing food is extremely challenging in a survival situation, getting it wrong can cause severe medical conditions and even lead to death. We will cover:
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Camp CraftIf you have to survive for any length of time then you must establish your base camp and adopt a sustainable routine until help arrives. Routines include:
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NavigationBeing able to navigate to safety could be the difference between life and death so understanding the techniques for survival navigation are vital. Techniques include:
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Course Dates
Dates for 2022 will be published later this year. However, if you wish to arrange a bespoke or group course then please contact us directly to discuss your exact requirements.
Dates for 2022 will be published later this year. However, if you wish to arrange a bespoke or group course then please contact us directly to discuss your exact requirements.