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APPLIED BUSHCRAFT, SURVIVAL and WILDERNESS LIVING SKILLS - SCOTLAND
The Aim of the Applied Wilderness Skills Course is to teach you how to survive in Wilderness Areas and to consolidate your Level 2 skills by putting them into practise. There will be no central fire and communal cooking as this course is an individual effort. It is up to you to sort your water, your fire wood, your fire, your food, your cooking and complete your own bushcraft projects. This is a bushcraft course rather than a military survival course.
Places for this course go quickly.
You must have completed a Level 2 Course before attending this course.
- Course: Level 3 Applied Course (CQ10670)
- 2026 Dates: 11th-15th Mayin Staffordshire.
- Meeting Times: We meet at 7pm on 10th May 2026.
- Course Orientation and set up camp: 8pm.
- Course starts: 9am on the Monday but we meet the night before.
- Course finishes: 10am-12pm on the Friday.
- Ages: 18+ years old welcome.
- Certificates: From 1st August 2022, all certifications will be in the form of eCertificates.
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Sunday Evening: Welcome and Safety Brief. Safe cutting techniques, setting up camp
Monday: Intense firelighting session with the emphasis on lighting fires in wet weather. Followed by individual camp set up and game preparation and cutting tool proficiency. Your camp will include cooking areas, firewood stores and a raised bed.
Tuesday: Deer preparation, charcloth production, advanced fire lighting, and cutting tool maintenance.
Wednesday: Finish of individual camps, cutting tool maintenance and preparation for crafts day.
Thursday: Crafts Day
Friday: The course finishes at around 12pm on the Friday
The Applied Wilderness Skills Course is designed to teach you how to live comfortably in remote parts of northern Europe. The itinerary may change depending on the weather, but all subjects will be covered.
PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE COMPLETED OUR LEVEL 2 COURSE BEFORE ATTENDING THIS COURSE.
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Suitable Outdoor Clothing
Sleeping Bag
Bivi Bag (Optional)
Insulated Sleeping Mat
Tarp (please make sure you have set these up before as it may be too late to make alterations once on the course)
Hammock (Optional).
Spoon, Metal Mug (that can be put on the fire to heat water)
Water Bottle (1 litre min)
Head Torch with Fresh and Spare Batteries
Wash Kit and Towel
Personal Toiletries and Medication
Antibacterial Wipes/Soap
Small First Aid Kit (plasters, bandages, headache pills etc)
Spare Change of Clothing
Whistle
Walking Boots
Fire Steel
Tough Gardening Gloves
Hanging Billy Can (not a mess tin).
Emergency Rations (Chocolate, Kendal Mint Cake)
Sheath Knife
Laplander Folding Saw or Similar
Rucksack + Waterproof Liner
Roll of Plastic Freezer Bags + 2 Bin Liners
Waterproof Coat and Trousers
Tea / Coffee / Whitener
Seasoning for Meals (Optional)
Axe
1 Litre Thermos Style Flask
Extra Kit
You will be living rough for 5 nights. You may wish to have some clean clothes to change into for your return home. Please note that the whole course is run in the woods and so no showers are available.
