Bushcraft / Primitive Living Skills

Course Tutors: 
Anthonio Akkermans
This course will give you the basics of bushcraft and primitive technology. Anthonio will help you learn skills such as friction fire-lighting, tracking, shelter building and awareness. We will be making some necessary survivial items such as bowls, spoons and cord.

This is a weekend course; the cost includes camping. Food is available at additional cost.

Camping facilities are basic; there is a fire pit/BBQ, compost toilet and cold drinking water (no showers).

Starting time: 9am sharp Saturday; finishing time 4pm Sunday.

Please bring a sharp knife (3-5 inch blade, non folding or lockable folding), rain gear, notebook and coloured pens, torch, leather gardening gloves, eating utensils, warm clothing, sleeping mat and sleeping bag & camping gear if you're camping with us. Also recommended is a pancho (for carrying leaves) & snack food/trail mix and a good sense of humour and fun!

If you require a knife, Anthonio can loan you one for the course (which you can optionally buy at the end of the weekend). He can also supply panchos.

We also offer an intensive week-long course in Primitive Living skills, Primitive Living 1.

This course can be scheduled for private groups of 6-10 people.

Cost: 
€165
Schedule: 
11 Aug 2007 - 12 Aug 2007
26 Jan 2008 - 27 Jan 2008
2 Feb 2008 - 3 Feb 2008
24 May 2008 - 25 May 2008
11 Oct 2008 - 12 Oct 2008
Experience of past participants: 
loz's experience - Bushcraft / Primitive Living SkillsI attended the Bushcraft / Primitive Living Skills course with Anthonio Akkermans.

We started the day with the meet, greet and intros, and then Anthonio gave the Health and Safety brief
followed by some knife handling and safe use of such. We then set to task in carving the required for Friction Firelighting ( bowdrill method ) .

Anthionio showed us the required elemtnes, the spindle, bow, hearth board, an bearing block, and direction on carving, and best woods selection.
We then set to work.
graham pope's experience - Bushcraft / Primitive Living Skills

Just attended the Bushcraft/ Primitive Living Skills last week in Carraig Dulra with my girlfriend and wanted to write some sort of quick review in so that potential participants can know what they are getting themselves in for.

graham pope's experience - Bushcraft / Primitive Living SkillsNow for those photos i promised to post