Course curriculum

  • 1

    Instructions for this template

    • Basic Survival Mini Course Intro
    • Survival Prioities
    • Survival Theory
    • Triangle of Survival
  • 2

    Building a Kit and the 10 C's Mentality

    • The 5 C's of Survivability
    • 5 C's of Sustainability
    • Assembling the Survival Kit
    • Cutting Tools 1
    • Cutting Tools 2
    • Cutting Tools 3
    • Cutting Tools 4
    • Cutting Tools 5 Saws
    • Combustion Devices
    • Cover Elements
    • Containers and Cordage
  • 3

    Knot Craft and Rope Work

    • Terminology
    • Bowline Knot
    • Clove Hitch
    • Continuous Loops
    • Klemheist Hitch
    • Slippery Loop and Round Turn ( Modified Rope Tackle)
    • Creating the Quick Deployment ridge-line
    • Employing a Ridgeline
    • Timber Hitch
    • Lashing a Tripod
    • Marline Spike Hitch
    • Handbook of Knots and Splices
  • 4

    Tools Safety and Use

    • Knife Safety
    • Processing Wood and Safe Knife Grips
    • Honing your Knife in the Field
    • Feather Sticks
    • Tool Craft and Shavings
    • Using a Wooden Wedge
    • Striking a Ferrocerium Rod
    • Splitting Firewood with a Saw
    • USFS An Ax to Grind
  • 5

    Shelter Craft

    • Heat Loss Mechanisms
    • Prepping a Space Blanket for Shelter use
    • The 4 W's of Campsite selection
    • Lean to or Half Face Shelter
    • Plow Point
    • Tube Tent Shelter
  • 6

    Downloadable Resources

    • 5x5 Survival System
    • First Aid
    • Field Sanitaion and Hygene
    • water_disinfection