Primitive fire lighting techniques
8:00am-12:00pm
Learn one of the most powerful creations known to man – the ability to use the environment and its resources, and build a ‘Friction Fire’ using both the Bow drill, and Hand drill (stick on stick).
Give it a crack under the guided hand of: Rick Petersen – “We will look at different ways of lighting fire and then concentrate on material selection, preparation and, in a step by step process, we will work on the most primitive method of achieving fire! Friction!”
Cost $125 pp (max: 8, min: 2 participants)
Morning tea and all equipment provided
Night navigation by the stars
6.30-9.00pm
Ever wonder what you would you do if you were lost at night with no compass or phone?
Join Rick on a guided night walk and virtually walk your way through our Queensland sky as we will look back in time at our constellation and determine our direction utilising evening stars, planets and moon.
Come away with some potential lifesaving skills you’re sure to remember!
The sky’s the limit!
Cost $48 pp
~ Headlamp, torch and insect repellent required ~
Traps and Snares
8:00am-12:00pm
Rekin
dle some of the bushcraft skills of your forefathers – the ability to set a snare, and pick up a meal for the family! And maybe one for the dog!
The ability to live off the land is a skill that is almost lost.
Join Rick, who will take you through the processes of: selecting a site, type of snare, the sequence of construction for animal traps, activate the traps and look at how functional your snare would have been in a Survival situation. No animals will be captured during this workshop.
Cost $175 pp (max: 8, min: 2 participants)
Morning tea and most equipment provided
~ Participants are to bring a 6-inch full tang knife or good quality multi tool ~
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