Trueways 2 Day Basic Survival Course Gift Pack

This is a level 2 woodland based course and open to all over the age of 16 and over - Under 18's Must Be Accompanied by a full paying adult.
No experience necessary - 2 Full Days and 1 Night Woodland Survival Skills

The Trueways Survival Course Gift pack makes an ideal gift option for budding survivalist, recipients will receive a Mora Orange Survival Knife, A Trueways Course Voucher and a multi-function Survival Kit which includes lots of useful items to help the recipient on their course.

Trueways courses are designed for people wishing to get a real taste of the survival experience in a relatively short period of time including spending the night(s) in a shelter you have built with a fire you have made for outdoor cooking and warmth. This is all done using the natural resources found around you.

Your gift pack will contain :

1 x Trueways Course Voucher valid for a minium of 12 months
1 x Mora Survival Knife
1 x Web-Tex Survival Tin complete with a button compass, night light, flint, striker, cutter, book matches, pencil, sewing kit, wire saw, whistle, snare wire, puritabs, safety pin, fishing kit and instructions.

This makes the Trueways Survival Course gift pack the perfect gift for any outdoor enthusiast - All of these items are included in the price of the gift pack.

 

     

 

Trueways 2 Day Basic Wilderness Survival Course Overview.

This is a level 2 woodland based course and open to all over the age of 16 and over - Under 18's Must Be Accompanied by a full paying adult.
No experience necessary

The Trueways 2 Day Basic Survival Skills course will provide you with an introduction to and good grounding in all the principles and skills necessary to survive in the wilderness. Including the principles that can be applied anywhere in the world. 

The Course is designed for beginners who wish to learn from experts from scratch and those with some experience of the outdoors wishing to check their knowledge. This intensive course includes hands-on practical training for a variety of subjects, concentrating on ensuring the most important skills are developed. All other survival topics are introduced in principle and through discussion as a first step to future, more advanced courses. Attendees of this course should leave with a good grounding in survival principles and basic skills.

Course Syllabus

This course will cover the following subjects :-

Protection from the elements
Environmental medical (physiological and psychological affect of being too hot or too cold)
Understand and take care of your clothing
Taking advantage of and imporving pre-existing natural shelter (caves,hollow,overhangs,fallen trees etc)
Shelter building using a tarp, instulation and weather protection using natural materials and/or salvaged resources anywhere in the world

Fire
Fire Lighting and maintenance with flint and steel
Use of fire for heating and cooking
Signalling for rescue including standard internation signals and improvised techniques

Water
Sourcing water and making it safe to use
Water requirements
Water sources
Problems in wild water and medical aspects (dangers of seawater,dehydration,heat exhaustion,toxicity,pathology)
Water treatment and storage

Food
Acuiring food from the wild
Understanding our survival nutritional needs
Medical problems from malnutrition and/or food imbalances
Toxins and pathogens in wild food and avoiding them
Flora (Food from plants,roots,tubers,seeds and fruit)
Fungi (Food from fungi, if available)

Survival Camp craft and routines
Gear and equipment
Survival Kits
Safe use and best practise for knives, axes, saws, fire kits etc
Making your own resources (cordage,containers,bedding etc)

Navigation
Understaning your locality
Safe techniques for crossing unknown countryside
Best routes to saftey
Day and Night signals
Passive and active signalling

Course Equipment, Site Directions and Timings

Recommended Kit
A full and complete equipment list will be provided along with specific directions once your booking is confirmed. However, as a minimum you will need to bring with you some basic kit such as; Waterproof jacket & trousers, suitable footware, knife, torch, billy can or cooking pot, drinking cup/mug and a water bottle. You will also need a sleeping bag, a bivi bag and a basha or tarp. Don't worry if you haven't got everything you need, we do hire the less common stuff which is typically a lot cheaper than buying. Click HERE to check out our hire page.

Start and Finish Times
All courses start at 10am on their start date and typically finish around 4pm on the end date. Unlike some other schools a Trueways 2 Day survival course is two full days and one full night.

Food
Please do not bring any food as it will be provided for you, please let us know when you book the course if you have any dietary requirements, we can cater for all requirements as long as we know before hand.

Location
Although it is possible to reach some of our training locations by public transport, by the very nature of the courses taught there is some necessity for remoteness with regard to many sites. Therefore, for some sites a taxi may be required for the final leg of your journey if you are not traveling by road. For those travelling by road, all training locations offer parking in some form. All courses are camp based, don't worry this is not a boot camp, there are no long hikes or mountains to climb we want you to have fun and learn.

Courses are held across the UK from the beautiful Devon Coastling to the Cumbrian Lake District. We can therefore normally ensure you don't have too far to travel to join us.

Total flexibility guaranteed

With A Trueways Gift Voucher you can Change Course Dates and Locations as many times as you like* You can even change the person who attends the course, we offer total flexibility on our vouchers! (*not witin 28 days of start date). Only Trueways Surival School can offer the unlimited flexibility to change your mind at will. We offer 24/7 bookings management on-line and provide an 0800 Freephone number during office hours for those who prefer not to use the internet so there's no excuse not to get booked in.
And don't worry if you buy the wrong type of course, want to change a 2 day urban for a 2 day woodland, we will be more than happy to change it free of charge* (must be same course length) 

Details of how to book a course using the voucher are included on the voucher, this gift pack is ready to be given to the budding survivalist as the perfect present.

Why Choose Trueways?

Trueways Survival offers survival and outdoor preparation courses to suit any taste or at any level of experience. Our courses are designed to take the beginner from those very first steps all the way to training in our Global Environments Training packages. Trueways is the only Survival School in the UK with the expertise capable of and offering training anywhere in the world using only their own staff. Let our experience provide you with Real Skills for Real Situations.

Trueways survival courses offer participants the opportunity to learn and practice the skills and techniques needed to survive without the comfort and convenience of four walls and a supermarket! As well as being highly fun and rewarding, these acclaimed courses are based upon the tried and tested methodology of Trueways most senior team member – none other than bestselling SAS Survival Expert John “Lofty” Wiseman, so everything that is taught, demonstrated and explained has the highest level of authority. Lofty Wiseman's is one of the world's foremost experts on survival. His teachings, including multi-million best selling book, 'The SAS Survival Guide' is used the world over as reference by everyday people and experts alike and can be found in 18 languages.

If you have any questions please feel free to call us on during office hours.

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