SURVIVAL CLASSES
Group Discounts & Private Classes Available!
Corporate Functions & Youth Groups/Scouts Welcome!
Contact us for more info, dates, & pricing!
BEGINNER SURVIVAL CLASS
ADVANCED SURVIVAL CLASS
INTERMEDIATE SURVIVAL CLASS
Beginner Outdoor Survival
2 days, 1 overnight outdoors
Bring everything on the Gear List
Covers:
Shelter Building, Fire Starting, Basic Wild Edibles/Medicinal Plants, Snaring, Trapping,
Fishing,
Food gathering, Tracking, Basic Compass,
Water Filtration and more!
$250/Person
Half-down non-refundable deposit required!
Minimum of 5 students
Intermediate Outdoor Survival
3 days, 2 overnights outdoors
Bring everything on the gear list
Expansion on the Beginner Outdoor class in depth.
Must have taken the Beginner class first.
$350/Person
Bring your own gear & supplies
Half-down non-refundable deposit required!
Minimum of 5 students
Advanced Outdoor Survival
6 days, 5 overnights outdoors
Bring everything on your gear list
Week long outdoor survival class. This class separates the men from the boys, so to speak. This class will test all your skills.
In-depth building on the skills you learned in the first 2 classes as well as learning advanced bushcraft skills, Survive & Thrive
$650/Person
Half-down non-refundable deposit required!
Minimum of 5 students

RECON & PATROL CLASS
T.E.E. CLASS
Reconnaissance & Patrol
3 days, 2 overnights outdoors
Learn recon and patrol techniques for your property combined with basic survival skills. Teaching basic reconnaissance skills,stealth movement, evading observation, tracking, orientation and land navigation (map & compass), patrolling tactics, patrolling while concealing your movement while searching for others, use of natural camouflage, and achieving reconnaissance goals. Learning to operate as a scout. This is a physically demanding class, movement over long distance and rough terrain, carrying large loads. *airsoft guns or dummy guns only- You may bring your own airsoft rifle if you have one, plastic pellets only, no paint-ball*
$450/Person
Half down non-refundable deposit required!
Minimum of 8 students
TEE Class- Tracking, Escape, Evasion
4 days, 3 overnights outdoors
You will learn tracking of animals and humans, escape & evasion techniques. Use of airsoft rifles will be part of the cirriculum- first day you will learn to track/hunt students and an instructor hiding in the woods,
then on the 2nd day you will use your newly learned skills to evade being found by the instructors.
This is an E&E Mil-Sim simliar to SERE.
A continuation of tracking skills, specifically man-tracking. Continuation of stealth movement, counter-tracking, avoiding observation, use of natural camouflage, and basic man hunting skills.
This class includes 2 rabbit and hound-dog sections. The first of which the students will play the hound-dog and the instructor will play the rabbit. The 2nd section the students play the rabbit and the instructors play the hound-dogs.
This will include night and day operations in tracking and evasion. This is a physically demanding class, movement over long distance and rough terrain, carrying large loads. *airsoft guns or dummy guns only- you may bring your own airsoft rifle if you have one, plastic pellets only, no paint-ball*
$600/Person
Half-down non-refundable deposit required!
Minimum of 8 students
If you wish to add an Interrogation & Resistance Section to this class, please contact us in advance for more information.
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: (remember, we can order this gear for you)
Knife & Sharpener (fixed blade knife recommended)
Ferro Rod (magnesium optional)
Boots & Socks (no sandals, tennis shoes, or flip-flops)
Appropriate clothing for the season (remember it gets cool at night, even in summer, layer clothing so you can adjust your comfort level) LONG PANTS- NO SHORTS!
Jacket & Hat & Work Gloves
Canteen & Canteen Cup
Any personal medications
Backpack to haul your gear in
2 Zip-lock baggies- 5-gallon size
100 feet of 550 Paracord or more
Military Poncho or a plastic tarp or a Bivy Shelter
Shemag or Bandana
IF YOU HAVE A COMPLETE BASIC BUG OUT BAG (according to our list on our website, see Store for Basic BOB description), YOU MAY BRING IT
OPTIONAL GEAR:
(consider carefully if you want to do-without any of these items and if you are willing to carry the extra weight)
Tent & Sleeping Bag, Roll-up Pad for the ground (Beginner class only)
Spare clothing & Kneepads
Bug Spray/Sun Screen (remember mosquitos and ticks are in the woods)
Flashlight
Matches/Lighter/Zippo
Blanket
Compass
Folding Chair/Stool to sit on (unless you want to sit on the ground or on a log, this is recommended for elderly students)
Survival books
First Aid Kit
Small non-perishable snacks like granola bars, energy bars, jerky, trail mix, hot chocolate, coffee, etc. especially if you have low blood sugar medical issues
Roll of toilet paper
Any of your survival gear you might want to "try-out"
Camera (you are responsible for all of your gear, especially electronic devices like cameras, GPS devices, tablets, and cell phones. Remember that these devices could get wet, dropped, lost, or possible have the LCD screen freeze (during winter classes).
We are not responsible for damaged or lost or stolen gear/equipment. This falls solely on the STUDENT as their responsibility.
**CLASS GEAR LIST**
WHY TAKE A SURVIVAL CLASS?
We offer survival classes for all ages and all skill levels. We are a survival school that teaches modern skills mixed with basic bush-art and wilderness survival. We offer a small group of students- to-instructor-ratio so you will receive hands-on, one-on-one training to insure you understand the fundamentals to basic wilderness survival and modern survival skills. We feel it is important to spend time working with each student to develop knowledge and skills that could some day save their lives.
Why does it cost so much for our classes? Simple, you get what you pay for. What is your life worth? Our instructors have been living a survival wilderness lifestyle for most of their lives and have years of field experience, and feel passing these skills on to the next generation is important.
On the flip side, our class prices compared to other survival classes (like the Pathfinder School, Willow Haven Outdoor, and ALSS who have all been featured on television) are far lower! We are teaching the same skills and knowledge, but without the Hollywood price tag. We don't believe we should over-charge the student because of fame or being celebrities.
If you ever have to use the skills you learn in our classes, you will be glad you spent good money on good instructors, who have the knowledge and skill set to teach students wilderness survival. But we are also humble enough to tell you that we are NOT experts. You read that right. We are not experts. No one in the prepper or survival industry is an expert! We are all constantly learning new skills, new ways to do old things, and new information as technology progresses. So if you come across a survival instructor who claims to be an expert, run the other way! Real survival instructors will tell you they are not experts, but are lifelong students.
We also have a policy with our survival classes: at the end of the class, if you do not feel that you have gotten your monies worth, do not feel that you learned valuable skills and information, and feel that the class was a waste of your time, then you can attend one future class (of comparable skill level) for only $40/person. To this date, we have never had a single student have to take us up on our offer! Our students have no problem applying themselves, listening, learning, and imitating the skills they learn in our classes! We are confident that you will not only learn valuable skills for survival, but will have fun doing it too!
***PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING CLASSES!***
PURCHASING CLASSES: You can put your Non-Refundable Deposit down on a class by clicking the Paypal Buy Now Button below the class you would like to take. Be sure when checking out through Paypal, to TYPE IN THE DATE OF THE CLASS YOU WANT TO TAKE in the NOTE TO SELLER section! Otherwise, you will need to confirm the class date via email to us! We will also email you after Deposit is received with class info, class waiver, directions, and a gear list. Make sure to check your inbox and junk box for email from: schoolofselfreliance@outlook.com
You can be assured that all transactions are secure through Paypal and you will only be charged for the Deposit (half of the total purchase price of the class). You will pay the remainder of what is owed on your class IN PERSON when you arrive for the class (we accept cash, US checks or USPS money orders only, or you can pay for the entire class through Paypal, please contact us for for pre-paying in full with Paypal).
REFUND POLICY: If we do not have the minimum amount of students to hold a class, or there is extreme weather (at the instructor's discretion, Instructor's reserve the Right to Postpone or Cancel classes), or some other event/emergency prevents us from holding the class, then we will contact you about cancelling the class, refund your deposit (through Paypal) and re-schedule the class for a future date. Otherwise, we will hold the class year-round in rain, snow, or shine!
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