Location & Pricing

2026 Course List

LocationS:

Most classes will be held at our private training facility in Northern Virginia. This site is in the forests west of Garrisonville, south of Warrenton, north of Hartwood. Detailed directions are provided upon enrollment. We are also running a few foraging classes at Sky Meadows State Park near Delaplane, Virginia.

2026 class PRICINg

One-Day Regular Classes - $149
Two-Day Classes - $299
Three-Day Classes - $449

Check out our option for Survival Class Bundles - new 4 Day option just added!

winter Spotlight

For school owner and head instructor Tim MacWelch, September 2025 marked the 30th consecutive year of providing survival training to the general public and private groups.

JUST ADDED!! We’re now offering a shorter 4 Day option for our survival class Bundle deal. This is a block of four classes at a significant discount. See the survival class bundle page for the details.

The class schedule for 2026 is now posted and ready for enrollment.

Please reach out if you have any questions.

Hope to see you in a class soon - Tim MacWelch

Updated on 12/13/2025

2026 Home Location Classes - Hartwood, Va

Home location classes typically run from 9 am until 4 or 5 pm

January 3 - Winter Wilderness Survival - $149
February 7 - Winter Wild Edible Plants - $149
February 8 - Herbal Medicine Making Intensive - $149
March 21-23 - Primitive Skills (full 3-day version) - $449
March 21-22 - Primitive Skills (2-day version) - $299
March 21 - Primitive Survival Crash Course - $149
March 22 - Primitive Traps and Weapons - $149
April 11 - Spring Wild Edible Plants - $149
April 12 - Medicinal Wild Plants - $149
April 11-12 - Foraging Intensive Weekend - $299
May 16 - Sustainable Gardening - $149
May 17 - Raising Small Animals - $149
May 16-17 - Homesteader Weekend - $299
June 13 - Blacksmithing - $149
July 11 - Summer Wild Edible Plants - $149
July 12 - Advanced Herbalism - $149
July 11-12 - Foraging Intensive Weekend - $299
August 1-2 - Wilderness Survival - $299
August 1 - Modern Survival Crash Course - $149
November 21-23 - Primitive Skills (full 3-day version) - $449
November 21-22 - Primitive Skills (2-day version) - $299
November 21 - Primitive Survival Crash Course - $149
November 22 - Primitive Traps and Weapons - $149

2026 Sky Meadows State Park Classes - Deleplane, Va

2026 Sky Meadows class dates will be finalized with the park and posted in January 2026 - thank you for your patience.