Emergency Survival Shelters

2274 Fines Creek Road,Clyde NC 28721

19 December, 2020

Description

Learn the "5 W'ss" of shelter location and how to build a hasty shelter with natural material This class is part of the WSB (Wilderness Survival Basics) class. Sign up for the full day and save $15, or sign up for both days and save $30. The Fall and Winter WSB is a 2 day class that includes survival psychology, Wilderness Trauma first aid, shelter construction, fire building in wet conditions, water purification and land navigation The "elements" like wind, rain and snow can turn a survival situation into a deadly situation in minutes. In WNC, it is more common for people to get hypothermia in the Summer and than it is in the Winter. Do not underestimate temperature changes in the mountains. You will learn the five W's and two S's (5 Wss) that will aid you in selecting your location to shelter up and bed down. We will discuss and demonstrate how convection ad conduction are crucial concepts to understand and apply.