LOCATION: 6858 County Rd. 21 Alliston ON.
DURATION: 2 Days

You already know the basics. Now it’s time to level up.

Our Intermediate Survival Course is designed for people who can already handle a day outdoors, but want the skills and confidence to manage unexpected problems, changing weather, navigation errors, gear failures, injury delays, or an unplanned night out—without panic, and without guessing.

This is a hands-on, scenario-driven weekend built around practical field skills, decision-making, and realistic priorities.

What you’ll learn

You’ll develop a repeatable survival process you can apply in any environment:

Shelter & Environmental Protection

• Rapid shelter selection and site choice (wind, precipitation, terrain risk)

• Improved tarp setups, natural shelter upgrades, and weatherproofing

• Heat management: conduction/convection/radiation control in real conditions

Fire & Heat Management (Beyond the Basics)

• Fire in wet conditions and cold-weather fire strategies

• Feather sticks, batoning basics, and fuel processing safely

• Fire lays that prioritize reliability

Water: Finding, Treating, Managing

• Water-source assessment and risk (flow, runoff, human/animal contamination)

• Filtration, chemical treatment, and boil strategies with real-world tradeoffs

• Water planning: how much you actually need and how to avoid dehydration traps

Navigation & Movement

• Map and compass use for intermediate terrain problems

• Resection, handrails, backstops, aiming off, and “relocation” when you’re lost

• Route planning and movement decisions that conserve energy and reduce risk

Tools, Knots, and Fieldcraft

• Knife and saw safety, efficiency, and basic maintenance

• Intermediate knots for shelter, hauling, and securing loads

Survival Psychology & Decision-Making

• Preventing “task fixation” and poor choices under stress

• Prioritizing: shelter first vs. fire first vs. move vs. stay

• Practical signaling and rescue considerations