Upcoming Classes & Trips
Wilderness Navigation
June 27th 2026 2pm-5pm
Lake Raleigh
$85
Getting lost transforms peaceful hikes into panic. This field course builds foundational navigation skills that keep you oriented and confident. Master map and compass basics, read terrain features, and develop spatial awareness through real exercises. Turn "where am I?" moments into minor corrections with essential knowledge that transforms navigation anxiety into trail confidence.
Intro to Sea Kayaking Overnight
June 28-29 2026
Hammock's Beach State Park
Swansboro, NC
$300
Master the fundamentals of sea kayaking on this beginner-friendly overnight to an uninhabited island. You'll learn to pack your kayak, read wind and currents, navigate channels, and handle your craft with confidence. Paddle through wildlife-rich marshes to pristine beaches, practicing essential techniques as you go. By evening, you'll have foundational skills every sea kayaker needs—plus a campsite earned on white sand dunes. Watch the Milky Way from your tent, knowing you paddled here with skills that will serve every future water adventure.
Real techniques. Gorgeous destination. The foundation every sea kayaker needs.
Tarps + Shelters Masterclass
Williamson Preserve
$150
August 2 1pm-7pm
A tarp and a few good knots can be the difference between a miserable night and a genuinely stormproof camp. This 8-hour masterclass teaches you to build shelter that actually holds — whether you're working with a lightweight tarp, a family-size canopy, or nothing but what the forest gave you.
Whether you're a backpacker chasing a lighter, more versatile setup, a car camper who wants real living space when the rain rolls in, or someone who wants to walk into the woods and build something from scratch — this class meets you where you are and levels you up.
You'll learn the knots, hitches, and lashings that take a shelter from "it'll do" to stormproof. We'll cover adaptations for tricky terrain — sand, snow, and everything in between — plus a deeper dive into natural shelter strategies so you leave with skills that work anywhere the wild takes you.
Wilderness First Aid
August 8-9 8am-5pm
Raleigh, NC
$200
When things go sideways in the wild, we don't rise to the occasion, we fall to our level of training. This certification teaches you to assess, stabilize, and make critical decisions when there's no ambulance coming. How to splint with what you have. When to evacuate and when to shelter in place. How to keep someone alive until you can get them to definitive care.​
Wilderness Survival Fundamentals Class
August 15. 9am-5pm
Williamson Preserve Raleigh, NC
$160
This 8 hour intensive builds essential survival skills through hands-on practice. Transform your 'what if' anxieties into confident capability with foundational survival knowledge, skill and mindset.
Eight hours of fundamentals. Real skills for real situations.
The foundation every wilderness adventurer needs.
Foraging for Fire
August 21 5:30pm-8:30pm
Williamson Preserve
$75
The forest is full of fire — you just have to know where to look. Come wander through the woods learning to identify the plants and trees that will become your fire, then build one with everything you've gathered. Plus expert tips to take your fire skills from spark to mastery.
Uwharrie Hills Ranger
September 11-13
Uwharrie National Forest
$350
The Uwharries are older than the Appalachians—ancient peaks worn smooth by half a billion years, forests that feel heavier than younger ranges, hollows where cryptids are rumored to wander. These mountains have a reputation for mystery.
We're going in.
Over three days we'll traverse old ridges, sleep under tarp shelters we build each night, and cook everything over open fire. You'll leave knowing how to find tinder in the wild, rig a stormproof shelter, and actually use a fire to make a real meal.
WFA & WFR Tune-Up: Scenario Drills
November 2026 Date TBA
Raleigh, NC
$100
Here's the reality: your WFA/WFR skills get rusty if you don't use them. This class keeps them sharp. We'll review seasonal medical issues in detail, then put you through realistic emergency scenarios where you'll run full patient assessments, make treatment decisions, and get immediate feedback. Perfect for WFA or WFR-certified individuals who want to keep their skills sharp or get ready for a big trip.
GTFO- A SHTF Skills course
Triangle, NC
November 2026 Date TBA
$300
When SHTF—whether it's natural disaster, civil unrest, or infrastructure collapse—roads will be gridlocked, services will fail, and your GPS won't save you. Throughout history, the people who survived didn't wait for rescue. For three days, you'll learn what actually matters: how to move through unmarked terrain without modern tech, build shelters that can't be spotted, create fire without smoke, and travel through landscape like a ghost. This isn't paranoia—it's pattern recognition. Get the skills most people will never have, because when the comfortable world cracks—and throughout history, it always has—you'll be someone who can actually handle it.