Women’s Wilderness Weekend: Modern to Primitive Skills is a course directed towards women of all ages to encourage more female participation in the field of wilderness survival. Students from all skill levels are welcome and no experience is required. Whether you are a proclaimed survivalist, a weekend bushcrafter, a homesteader, an ultralight hiker, or just a general every day “wild woman,” this class is designed to promote a sense of community through our shared love of nature. Together we will build skills that promote confidence within ourselves and out in the “wild unknown.”

Day 1 we will learn to take care of our immediate needs in wilderness survival as we discuss knife safety, fire, shelter, and water procurement with the use of modern tools. Day 2 we will learn how to replace our kit-based items as we return to the landscape to build fire by friction, create a cutting edge,…