Survival Skills Strategies Workshop 2016 (by )
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Survival Skills Strategies Workshop April 2, 2016
As mushroom foragers we travel off-trail often in steep and remote terrain so this workshop is designed to introduce participants to survival tactics that might save their lives if they get lost or stranded on a foray. Besides, it’s also just plain fun.
This class will be limited to FFSC members at first. Last year this workshop filled within hours. If it doesn't fill, the enrollment will be extended to non-members. Enrollment is limited to 18.
This year, there will be a $20 fee. That fee includes a practical survival kit small enough to fit in a ziplock bag. I hope to include ferrocerium bar and striker or lighter, fail-safe tinder, water treatment tablets, 550 Paracord, 3 mil. contractor bag, and a whistle. (You most likely would pay more than this if acquiring these items individually.)
Your instructor, Susan Labiste:
Forget about that image of a battle-tested military survival instructor busting with muscles. I am just an old lady with attitude. Actually I taught this class for East Bay Regional Parks for several years and I teach primitive skills at primitive gatherings... Winter Count, Rabbitstick, Buckeye... etc.
Curriculum:
* Prioritization of needs
* Avoiding panic
* Thermal Threats
* Shelters
* Water
* Getting found or getting out
Plan on learning by doing. I hope you will have fun trying fire by friction with hand-spindle and bow-drill methods, but we will also employ modern methods. Knot-tying, shelter building, signaling, and water treatment will also be hands-on activities.
This workshop lasts 5 hours, so it is not appropriate for the little kids or pets. Participants should be 15 or older and anyone under 18 requires a parent in attendance that agrees to be responsible for supervising their offspring. I will be far too busy instructing to keep anyone, adult or child, from making an error in judgment. You will be handling a knife, fire, ropes, sticks... you get the idea. Be responsible.
What to bring:
It will be up to you to bring several items to class; a sturdy fixed-blade knife (with sheath) and your lunch. Layered clothing as this is an outdoor class. A hat and sunglasses are suggested.
To Register for Survival Skills Strategies:
The following link will give you information on signing up for this class. I will need name and contact information for anyone enrolling in the class. I will need to let you know our class site address. I will also need to reach you in the event the class is cancelled. I will look forward to seeing you on April second.