Our Workshops
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Timing & Meals, How to Find Us, Registration, Rates, Liability |
NORTHWOODS SURVIVAL teaches basic and more advanced wilderness survival courses. As well, we guide numerous canoe, fishing and dog sledding trips. The items listed below will give you and idea of what the courses consist of. We strive to only teach attainable and practical skills and our guided trips are scheduled to leave time to enjoy your surroundings.
WILDERNESS SURVIVAL - Learn practical basic, intermediate and advanced wilderness survival techniques. During these courses we cover the following subjects:
Survival planning and the mythes about survival situations
Building and using an effective survival kit
Firecraft and how to make fire under the most adverse weather conditions
Basic first aid
Sheltercraft and how to stay warm and dry
Signaling and why things are seen
The 7 essential bush knots and lashings
SOME OF OUR OTHER POPULAR COURSES ARE LISTED BELOW
INTRODUCTION TO BUSHCRAFT - Learn how to do, make, and build what you need in the bush using what nature provides.
FLY FISHING AND CASTING - Learn what equipment you really need to get out and enjoy a day on the river.
BASIC CANOEING AND CANOE POLING - Learn the basic skills required to safely manoeuvre a canoe with both paddle and pole.
DOG SLEDDING - Learn proper dog care and the basics of mushing a dog team in New Brunswick's beautiful north woods.
We also often invite guides and instructors from other outfitting companies and outdoor schools to NWS to give workshops. These workshops we list as SPECIAL EVENTS on our main page.
Workshop Details
Timing and Meals
Single day workshops are conducted between 0900hrs and 1630hrs.
Multiple day workshops are conducted between 0900 and 1630. However, we usually do some stargazing and sit by a fire in the evening to discuss the day and answer questions.
During our multiple day workshops breakfast, lunch & supper meals are provided. Multiple day workshops will have on-site overnight accommodation options. (additional fees may apply)
Registration
To book a workshop for yourself or your group, contact us for available dates and information. We have a 2-person minimum and an 12 person maximum for all workshops. An adult must accompany children under the age of 16.
10 day pre-registration and a non-refundable deposit of 25% of the course fee is required for each workshop/event per participant.
Private workshops are available. Contact us for details and rates.
Rates
To book Jeff for a speaking engagement the fee is $50/hr plus travel expenses. If you would like to hire Jeff for a multi-day event then meals and accomodations are in addition to fees and travel.
Liability
Because of the nature of the training that we provide and the environment in which we provide it, there is a small but real chance of injury. Therefore, before the start of each course all participants are required to sign an Acknowledgement of Risk form.
A reasonable level of physical fitness by our customers is also required and assumed.
Remember that we are providing practical wilderness skills training in a wilderness environment. To remove all risk would be to remove the wilderness experience.
