Father and son survival camp is an opportunity to spend a week together exploring nature. Both Father and son learn practical camping, woodcraft, and survival skills. A fun filled week with plenty of hiking, swimming, and adventures galore. It's true, there is nothing like camping with your son and spending this special time together. Join us for a week of great fun and adventure this summer near Mount Shasta, California.
Program
- knife safety and use – wood carving
- fire making – safety and responsibility
- exploration – hiking
- wilderness navigation – map & compass
- knots
- survival skills
- animal tracking
- water – treatment, and filtering techniques
- overnight camping
- backpack cooking
- leave no trace
Adventure for Father and Son
Camping skills are fun to learn. We will learn to set up our tents, string a tarp. And use a carving knife safely, we will work on making fire from rubbing sticks together, track wildlife, fish, and learn how to walk in the woods and read a map and compass. Plenty of time to swim, study interesting insects, learn tree identification and more.
Camping Skills for boys
Camp cooking is hot dogs and roasting marshmallows over a campfire. But there is much more to cooking outdoors than that. Armies march on their stomach and so do campers like us. Will learn the how and why of camp cooking. While discovering simple and unique ways to prepare grasshopper and fish.
- Eligible Students: ages children 9 and older with accompanying parent.
- Requirements: waiver and medical practitioner’s release
- Duration: Sunday thru Saturday - 7 days
- Schedule: camp begins Sunday the first day of camp at 4:00 pm and ends Saturday at 12:00 pm (noon). The last day of camp
- Accommodations: camping
- Food: yes
- Location: 4 hours north of San Francisco Bay area, near Mount Shasta, CA.
- Transport: round trip shuttle service from Medford, Oregon airport, $110.00. Dunsmuir, CA train station, $75.00. Mount Shasta Greyhound bus station, Free.
- Instructors and Staff: Mark Wienert owner – founder and head instructor; Lifesong Staff – student volunteers
- Contact Mark for references