Bushcraft Crash Course
Bushcraft Crash Course
Bushcraft is a term for the outdoor skills and heritage skills that people have use for centuries. It's basic components are familiar enough. Fire making and shelter building are part of the skill set. So are foraging and water procurement. But the whole point of the bushcraft mindset is a little bit different from the typical mentality of wilderness survival.
In wilderness survival, you learn and practice skills that will keep you alive during an emergency in the wilderness.
But in bushcraft, you'll develop and use skills that aren't just helping you survive - they are helping you to thrive!
In short, bushcraft isn't just about avoiding death in the wilderness, it's about going into the wild to really live.
Bushcraft is the art of thriving in your native environment - the great outdoors.
In this exciting one-day class, you'll learn from the guy who wrote the book(s) on bushcraft:
Learn to build wilderness shelters
Test your skills by learning to tie useful knots
Explore the secrets of old school flint & steel fire making
Learn some fancy tricks with knives and saws
Plus so much more!
And you’ll get all this in a single day with the Bushcraft Crash Course!
Course Times: This class will run from 9 am to 5 pm, Sunday, October 11th, 2026.
Course Location: Held at our home location near Hartwood, Virginia. Detailed driving directions are emailed after enrollment.
Required Equipment: Bring food and drinks for yourself for the day, appropriate clothing and wet weather gear for the expected weather, a knife (fixed blade preferred), a tarp for shelter (6x8 or 8x10 feet, or some similar size), 50 feet of cord (550/paracord is a good choice), and a pen to take notes.
Recommended Equipment: Some seating is available at camp, but please bring a camp chair if you have one.
POLICIES FOR ALL CLASSES
NO REFUND POLICY - We have a strict no refund policy for all class purchases. Please make sure you are available for the class date and certain of your intent before you purchase. If you are purchasing with someone else’s credit card (like a work credit card or family member’s card), make sure you are authorized for the purchase. Again, we will not refund class purchases.
TRANSFER POLICY - We do allow a one-time-only transfer for each class purchase. In the event that you cannot attend the class you purchased, you’ll have ONE CHANCE to transfer to an equal value class - if you notify us at least 24 hours before the class starts. Notification can be made by email, text or phone call (phone number provided upon enrollment) and must be confirmed by Advanced Survival Training to be valid for transfer to a new class. If you contact us with fewer than 24 hours before the class starts or you do not show up for the class, you are not eligible to transfer the purchase to a different class.
COURTESY POLICY - Please be courteous to your instructor and fellow students. Arrive 20 minutes before the class starts so you do not interrupt the class introduction. Pack out any trash you create. If you are not coming - contact us! Don’t join the trend of “no show - no notification” people.
FORCE MAJEURE POLICY - Remember the COVID lockdowns in 2020? In the event of restrictions imposed by governmental agencies which prohibit people gathering for the class (including, but not limited to lockdowns and other travel restrictions), you will be notified that the class is cancelled. We will not be able to refund the tuition you paid, but we will gladly work with you to move you into a future class once the situation allows.