Tarps, Natural Navigation & Man Made Tinders.

Course Description

This course is ideal for extending your Bushcraft knowledge beyond the basics and covers the following:

Tarps and Hammocks

• Safety: we will look at choosing a safe location and using the environment to best effect.

• Tarps: differences and advantages of them to allow you to choose the tarp best suited to you.

• Knots: learn how to quickly make a shelter from a tarp along with several quick useful knots, hitches and lashings.

• Hacks: some simple useful hacks to make your tarp setup simple and quick.

• Hammocks: we will look at different ways to set up a hammock and tarp for a comfortable nights rest.

Natural Navigation

• Landscape: learn how to read the landscape to aid direction finding.

• The Sun: ways to identify direction using the sun (if its not sunny we will still manage to do this, honest).

• The Moon: how you can use the moon to find direction.

• The Stars: identify several key constellations and how to find north / south from them (again, we will manage this even though its day).

Man-made Tinders

• Make several different tinders which can be carried and used when more natural tinders are not available.

• Experiment with different ignition methods of fire lighting and the best way to make a fire with them.

Friction Fire

• Try a more modern day friction fire lighting method, the Fire Role.

Suitable for:

This course is aimed at adults and accompanied mid / late teens.