Bushcraft -Level 1
This is a practical, hands-on course delivered entirely outdoors in an expedition base-camp setting.
Next Course Dates: 2025 tba
The course covers everything you will need to deliver the scout survival skills activity badge, and to run bushcraft camps for your section. It also provides an opportunity to learn bushcraft skills in a safe and supportive environment which will increase your general confidence in the outdoors.
The course involves all participants sleeping out under tarps, preparing fish, and cooking all meals over open fires. Extensive use will be made of knives and each participant will be given a Frost Mora training knife and tarpaulin covered by course fees.
Some of course contents are:
- Lighting fires using a variety of types of ignition – firesteel, flint and steel, fire by friction using the bowdrill method
- Using knives safely, knife law, care and sharpening
- Shelter: Improvising shelters from tarps, making shelters from natural materials
- Water: Finding and purifying water
- Wilderness first aid
- Finding wild food, preparing meat for cooking, cooking over open fires
- Survival theory, why things go wrong, the mental aspects of survival.
Cost: TBC
Please book here: Training Bookings | Surrey Scouts (surrey-scouts.org.uk)
Bushcraft Level 2
Developing the skills from the level 1 course looking at bigger and more adventurous projects to expand your bushcraft skill set.
Date: 19:00 Fri 11th October – 15:00 Sun 13th October (2 night stay)
Place: Ranmore Common Scout Camp, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6SR
Course Leader: Malcolm McKee
Cost: TBC
Requirements: You must already have completed the Level 1 course or equivalent skills set. If you feel you qualify and have not completed the Surrey Level 1 course, please contact the course leader.
Book via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/970724050767?aff=oddtdtcreator
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