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Welcome to Calamity Wilderness Survival.
Wilderness Survival for the Beginner and for enthusiasts —a warm, encouraging, non-intimidating, hands-on experience designed to guide you safely into the outdoors.
This 101-style program centers on the Essentials you need, presenting the basics at a calm pace so you learn by doing. In a supportive setting, you'll learn to assess risk, move with confidence, and practice concrete skills: you will build a simple shelter, start a fire safely, and cover water basics like locating a reliable source and basic purification.
Lessons emphasize safety and hands-on guided practice, and plenty of feedback to build your Confidence. By the end, you’ll leave with tangible outcomes—a practical routine you can repeat, a small toolkit, and the Foundations for more adventures.
Trail to Confidence:
One-Day Wilderness Essentials Dates
Each event is a Minimum of 4hrs, not including travel time.
Some events may overlap or be integrated with others
A limit of 5 participants per session (unless otherwise discussed)
Summer Dates 2027
To Be Announced January 31, 2027
Autumn Dates
September 18 - Adults 18+
Events 1, 2, 3 and 4
September 20 - Home School Ages 5-17
Events 2 and 6
Under 12 - MUST be accompanied by an adult
October 20 - Adults 18+
Events 5, 6 and 7
Investment: $200
Into the Wild:
Three-Day Wilderness Retreat Dates
A limit of 4 participants per session (unless otherwise discussed)
For safety reasons, we will be staying in wall tents with wood heat. (Should you wish to learn how to set up a wall tent. Please let me know when you book your adventure).
Autumn Dates
September 23-24-25 Off the Beaten Path
During this adventure you will learn the Importance of your surroundings, How to Determine direction (N E W S), How to Secure a safe area for a camp, Fire Starting, Shelter Building Sourcing water, as well as Procuring Food.
We will also discuss the best course of action. Do you stay put or attempt to find your way. Do you know that someone is coming to find you or are you on your own?
October 16-17-18 Autumn Wilderness Adventure
During this adventure you will learn the Importance of your surroundings, How to Determine direction (N E W S), How to Secure a safe area for a camp, Fire Starting, Shelter Building Sourcing water, as well as Procuring Food.
We will be focusing more on how to stay warm as the autumn temperatures drop, not only during the day but at night! Meaning that resourcing shelter materials, as well as harvesting enough wood, to ensure a full night of heat.
Investment $500
Event Options
1) The Importance of Your Surroundings
Location
Animal Tracks
Resources
2) Determining Directions (N, E, W, S)
Know how to use a compass
Use the sun and sticks to determine direction
Knowing how to find the North Star
3) Securing a Safe Camp
Dead trees ready to fall
Will it accumulate water
Is it safe to have a fire
Resources close by
4) Fire Starting
Why is a fire important
Where should you make your fire
What options do you have for fire starting
5) Shelter
What type of shelter would work best for the area you are in
Lean-to
Teepee
Up turned tree root
Overhanging rock
Setting up a tarp shelter
6) Sourcing Water
Did you bring water with you
Is there a drinkable water source nearby
How to filter or purify water
Sourcing water when there is none visible
7) Sourcing Food
What plants are edible
Edible berries
To enroll, contact Sharon at calamitywilderness@outlook.com