Primitive Survival Skills: 1, 2, and 3 Day Intensives at High Meadow Farm
Instructor Guide Jeff Barrie
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"Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness. All other travel is mere dust and hotels and baggage and chatter." |
This course is located in Warren, New Hampshire in the western White Mountains Region. We welcome groups, families and individuals (max. 6 participants) for a private custom experience. You must be physically fit and be willing to participate in learning these select skills. Gain outdoor confidence by learning life-enriching survival skills that increase self-reliance in the back-country. Jeff Barrie, a seasoned White Mountains hiker/camper of 35 years, teaches primitive survival skills and more, having himself attended courses at Tom Brown the Tracker School. Experiential (hands-on) learning at High Meadow Farm is 20% classroom and 80% field. Topics are customized for your interests, and include: The Big 4--shelter, fire, water, and food, plus map and compass, "must know" knots, snares/traps, and animal tracking. Interested in conventional survival? Click North Woods Survival & Backcountry Skills.
All (organic) food is included during the 2-3 day courses--healthy, tasty, and filling. Please advise if you have any food allergies or preferences.
The 1-3 day course options are available April through October. Please Contact Us for pricing, availability, and to discuss your goals.
All (organic) food is included during the 2-3 day courses--healthy, tasty, and filling. Please advise if you have any food allergies or preferences.
The 1-3 day course options are available April through October. Please Contact Us for pricing, availability, and to discuss your goals.
Sample Itinerary
Day 1
Day 2
Gear/Equipment Needed
- Insulating layer like wool or polar fleece--top, bottom, mittens, hat.
- Weather-proof outer layer--expedition-style rain jacket or parka with hood and pants.
Day 1
- Shelter-how to survive the night comfortably in any season, build a 1 or 2 person natural material shelter, site selection.
- Map & Compass: find true direction, declination, how to read a map, scales, symbols; how to apply compass to map, orienting map, bush-wacking, triangulation, route planning, and strategies if you get lost.
- Fire: how to gather the correct materials for a fire; how to build the correct outdoor fireplace; how to make fire by primitive means via bow drill, hand drill, and flint & steel.
- Must-know knots for survival/camping/climbing.
- Once we make fire, guides will demonstrate preparing a delicious outdoor meal.
Day 2
- Water--how to find water that you can readily drink without treatment; how to treat water by various safe & easy methods.
- Food-how to find and identify local wild plants, especially edibles/medicinals.
- Stalking and camouflage: how to move through the woods silently without being seen or heard.
- Natural cordage that can be used for survival bows, bow drill, tools, etc.
- Traps and Snares: We will be making traps and snares which are highly effective for catching small game. Note: these are to be used only in a real survival situation.
- Attitude and awareness, the mental aspects of survival.
Gear/Equipment Needed
- Wear/bring seasonal layers of clothing (no cotton):
- Insulating layer like wool or polar fleece--top, bottom, mittens, hat.
- Weather-proof outer layer--expedition-style rain jacket or parka with hood and pants.
- Hiking boots or rugged athletic shoes.
- Extra layers of clothing.
- Insect repellent, sunscreen, and/or protective clothing.
- Reusable water bottle, high energy snacks.
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Outdoor Education...
Safety, fun, and learning is what it’s all about!
About Outdoor Escapes New Hampshire, LLC
Our professional guides offer custom, private, guided tours and instruction statewide, year-round for all ages. Activities, outdoor education topics, and location depends on participants' abilities and interests, guide availability, and local trail/water conditions. Click here to see all that we offer.
Safety, fun, and learning is what it’s all about!
About Outdoor Escapes New Hampshire, LLC
Our professional guides offer custom, private, guided tours and instruction statewide, year-round for all ages. Activities, outdoor education topics, and location depends on participants' abilities and interests, guide availability, and local trail/water conditions. Click here to see all that we offer.
Reasons Why We Should Get Into Nature...and Be Prepared with Skills, Knowledge, and Tools
The people of New Hampshire have worked hard to keep many acres of land wild and open to the public for recreational use. Some of these areas are preserves for wildlife and others are managed forests. Many people take advantage of outdoor recreational opportunities on conservation lands all year long. The fresh air beckons exercise, relaxation, and entertainment for those seeking either solace or companionship.
But every year we hear about injury, illness, and death as a result of not being prepared, poor decision-making, and unnecessary risk-taking. New Hampshire has rugged terrain and unpredictable weather in all of its beautiful regions, including the North Woods, White Mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, and seacoast. We will teach you the skills and knowledge needed to help get yourself into nature and safely back home.
Planning ahead prevents problems and emergencies that could lead to damage of natural environments, injury, costly search-and-rescues, and unfortunate death. Taking a survival course with us allows you to become aware of the various conditions and hazards in the wilderness and leaves you with knowing which decisions you need to make and what actions to take to get you through a sticky situation.
Our mission is to educate outdoor enthusiasts to help them make the most out of their outdoor experiences–not to just survive a trip, but to go home and share the good news of the wild places you've found. Our backcountry skills lessons help prepare you for safe outdoor adventures using low-impact practices with an emphasis on preventing problems. Our survival skills lessons help you deal with a variety of situations that may arise in the backcountry. Through practical experiences, we will share with you the knowledge, skills, tools, and resources available to help you be prepared to handle emergencies.
The people of New Hampshire have worked hard to keep many acres of land wild and open to the public for recreational use. Some of these areas are preserves for wildlife and others are managed forests. Many people take advantage of outdoor recreational opportunities on conservation lands all year long. The fresh air beckons exercise, relaxation, and entertainment for those seeking either solace or companionship.
But every year we hear about injury, illness, and death as a result of not being prepared, poor decision-making, and unnecessary risk-taking. New Hampshire has rugged terrain and unpredictable weather in all of its beautiful regions, including the North Woods, White Mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, and seacoast. We will teach you the skills and knowledge needed to help get yourself into nature and safely back home.
Planning ahead prevents problems and emergencies that could lead to damage of natural environments, injury, costly search-and-rescues, and unfortunate death. Taking a survival course with us allows you to become aware of the various conditions and hazards in the wilderness and leaves you with knowing which decisions you need to make and what actions to take to get you through a sticky situation.
Our mission is to educate outdoor enthusiasts to help them make the most out of their outdoor experiences–not to just survive a trip, but to go home and share the good news of the wild places you've found. Our backcountry skills lessons help prepare you for safe outdoor adventures using low-impact practices with an emphasis on preventing problems. Our survival skills lessons help you deal with a variety of situations that may arise in the backcountry. Through practical experiences, we will share with you the knowledge, skills, tools, and resources available to help you be prepared to handle emergencies.
