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3 DAY OUTDOOR SURVIVAL BASICS 101

$395.00

Learn to stay safe, confident, and prepared in the wild. This 3-day hands-on course teaches core survival skills, leadership mindset, and how to use essential gear you should always have on hand, whether you’re hiking, driving, or at work.

Multiple course dates are available throughout the summer. Click ‘Book Now’ to view and select your preferred date.

May 28–30, 2027
August 13–15, 2027
October 16–18, 2027

Tap each tab below: Description, Additional Information, and Class Details. You’ll find the course overview, class times, driving directions, what to bring, and overnight arrangements.

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Description

Course Description

Step into the wild with confidence. Our 3-Day Outdoor Survival Basics course is built for outdoor lovers of all experience levels, from total beginners to weekend warriors looking to sharpen their skills. Whether you’re heading out for a quick day hike or just want to be more prepared in everyday life, this hands-on course will teach you the essential tools to stay safe, aware, and self-reliant.

Throughout the weekend, you’ll gain real-world survival skills while also developing leadership, intuition, and situational awareness. We’ll break down the most important elements of wilderness survival and teach you how to use gear that every person should have on hand, not just in the backcountry, but even in your car, at the office, or at home.

This course is about more than just survival, it’s about learning to think clearly, act decisively, and stay grounded when things don’t go as planned.

Course Topics

  • Psychology of survival

  • Priorities of survival

  • Lost-proofing and navigation awareness

  • How to avoid and handle animal encounters

  • Basic knife skills and safety

  • Notch carving on a try stick (a fun hands-on skill!)

  • Choosing the right clothing and gear

  • Fire craft: modern and primitive techniques

  • Building emergency survival shelters

  • Water purification and filtration methods

  • Useful knots and how to tie them

  • Creating a practical survival kit

  • Tool selection and usage

  • Signaling for rescue and effective backcountry communication

Course Outcomes

By the end of this 3-day experience, you will:

  • Feel more confident exploring the outdoors, even in unexpected situations

  • Know how to build and use a survival kit with intention

  • Understand the psychology behind survival and how to stay calm under pressure

  • Start fires using multiple methods and maintain them in challenging conditions

  • Build effective emergency shelters using both modern and natural materials

  • Know how to find and purify water in the backcountry

  • Tie several practical knots and understand their uses

  • Sharpen your awareness and ability to read your surroundings

  • Improve your decision-making and leadership in dynamic environments

  • Be able to signal for help using proven backcountry techniques

  • Gain a deeper connection to nature through hands-on experience and mentorship

Course Overview

Class Schedule

Check-in: 9:00 AM on the first day
Start time: 10:00 AM on the first day, 9:00 AM on all following days
End time: 5:00 PM each day
All times are Mountain Time.

Instructor

Resident Instructor

Before You Arrive

Arrival and Directions

Colorado campus driving directions

Course Arrangements

Students enrolled in this course may remain on the training property overnight during the scheduled program. Students staying on the property provide their own shelter and sleeping equipment, using tents, tarps, hammocks, or primitive field shelters. Use of the training property overnight is limited to enrolled students and authorized program participants. Campsites are not independently rented or offered to the general public.

Students who prefer to stay off site can choose from multiple hotels and Airbnb rentals in the surrounding area. Cripple Creek is approximately a 15-minute drive from our location, and Woodland Park is approximately 30 minutes away. Students are responsible for arranging their own lodging and making reservations directly with their chosen provider. Please call or email us before the course if you have questions about overnight arrangements.

Facilities

  • Sanitation/Hygiene: A portable restroom and potable water will be provided at the main camp. There are no showers.

Food and Water

Water will be provided but students will need to bring their own food. We recommend quick field expedient meals such as freeze dried hiking meals or MRE’s. They can quickly be made at our primitive camps and won’t slow down the learning process. However, students may bring any food that they wish to cook over the campfire or on their own personal camp stove.

Food can be purchased locally at nearby grocers.

What to Bring

Course Notes

Due to the different levels of prior experience and knowledge among students in each class, individual outcomes may vary. Weather conditions can also be a factor in changing class content slightly. Nonetheless, our instructors will always endeavor to be as accommodating and consistent as circumstances will allow to ensure students get the best training experience and value for money.

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