Enhance your survival skills

“During the course, we covered the seven tenets of survival: positive mental attitude, first aid, shelter, fire, signaling, water and food. We learned multiple ways to build a makeshift shelter out of a painter’s tarp, 550 cord and tree branches, how to create a mattress of leaves to get a comfortable night’s sleep, and methods to starting fires without matches or lighters. We covered signaling with mirrors and objects on our person or found in the woods. The universal signal for “help” is a “V”. We discussed basic first aid and water purification methods. Finally, we talked about obtaining food, which bugs are safe to eat (anything with 6 legs or less; if it’s bigger than your thumb, you need to cook it first) and had the option to sample ants and fried roaches. We built makeshift shelters and spent the night in them.”