REGISTRATION OPENS SOON! Wilderness Survival Skills Weekend Course — September 26 and 27, 2026

$335.00

Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27
10:00am - 4:00pm

Location:
Cappy’s Trails CedarRoot Base Camp

Instructor:
Jason Knight

Ages of Participants:
Adults and families with children 10+ (children must accompanied by a registered adult)

Learn life-saving wilderness survival skills: how to make natural shelters, purify water primitively, make fire from friction, and find wild edible foods. This class is a combination of practical knowledge, demonstrations, and hands-on experience with each of the skills.

Wilderness survival skills also teach concepts useful in the event of a natural disaster, and enhance connections to nature and our ancient human roots. Gain the know-how and skills needed to meet basic wilderness survival challenges, while enjoying a fun weekend of learning.

In this course you will:

Build a primitive survival shelter
Make a bow drill fire kit
Learn about tracking skills for survival
Make a primitive survival trap
Identify and sample wild edible plants
Discover survival water purification techniques

What to Bring:

Warm, comfortable outdoor clothing (dress in layers)
Rain gear (jacket, rain-pants, and boots)
Bag lunches for Saturday and Sunday, which can be carried in a backpack and does not require cooking
Sturdy carving knife, with a fixed blade 3 to 5 inches long (Mora knives are an excellent option, and they are available for purchase from the instructor for $40)
Backpack (for carrying lunch, extra layers of clothing, knife, etc…)

Tuition:
$335 (includes materials fee and state sales tax)
*Youth in our school-year programs receive 50% off!*

Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27
10:00am - 4:00pm

Location:
Cappy’s Trails CedarRoot Base Camp

Instructor:
Jason Knight

Ages of Participants:
Adults and families with children 10+ (children must accompanied by a registered adult)

Build a primitive survival shelter
Make a bow drill fire kit
Learn about tracking skills for survival
Make a primitive survival trap
Identify and sample wild edible plants
Discover survival water purification techniques

What to Bring:

Warm, comfortable outdoor clothing (dress in layers)
Rain gear (jacket, rain-pants, and boots)
Bag lunches for Saturday and Sunday, which can be carried in a backpack and does not require cooking
Sturdy carving knife, with a fixed blade 3 to 5 inches long (Mora knives are an excellent option, and they are available for purchase from the instructor for $40)
Backpack (for carrying lunch, extra layers of clothing, knife, etc…)

Tuition:
$335 (includes materials fee and state sales tax)
*Youth in our school-year programs receive 50% off!*

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Jason Knight is passionate about helping people learn wilderness survival skills. Since 1997, he's taught thousands of people, including training hundreds of adults to become survival instructors. He has consulted as a local wilderness skills expert for the Discovery Channel and has been featured on NPR. He is a co-founder and instructor at Alderleaf Wilderness College, one of the leading outdoor schools in the United States offering courses on wilderness survival to the general public and a broad range of clients including the US Forest Service, the Seattle Mountaineers, and the cast of the award-winning film Captain Fantastic.