The course fee: $695.00 (includes GST) per person
Your fee includes:
- Instruction in the bush with Bob Cooper and other qualified instructors
- All meals and accommodation
- A Survival Kit, Snake Bite Kit and Emergency Blanket
- An Outback Survival Certificate upon successful completion of the course
The course is conducted at Anglesea Ymca Recreation Camp- 1.5 hours from Melbourne.
Two courses available
Starts : 27th April 2018 @ 5.30pm, Finishes: 29th April @ 4pm
Starts: 4th May 2018@ 5.30pm – Finishes: 6th May @ 4pm
Feel safer in natural environments by acquiring survival skills
- Recapture the survival skills and empathy with nature of our ancestors
- Help save our environment by developing a better appreciation & understanding of it
- Learn new skills or hone your basic/advanced survival knowledge
- Enjoy safer or more adventurous wilderness experiences
- Learn what to do when ‘Plan A’ is not going the way you intended it to
Subjects covered include:
- Psychology of fear and priorities for survival
- Navigation with compass, sun, moon and stars
- Water procurement and management techniques
- Avoiding poisoning by toxic vegetation
- Edible and medicinal plants
- Modern and traditional survival kits and skills
- Snake awareness and bite treatment
- Alternative fire-lighting methods, including friction
- Emergency signals, day and night
- String making out of natural fibres
- Plus many more useful lessons to make your outings safer
