Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
1 Hour(s) 56 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Paul Fehringer
Rating
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Course Overview
Practical Survival Skills for Hikers and Campers
Step into the backcountry with confidence. This course gives you the practical skills and steady mindset needed to handle real-world wilderness challenges. Whether you’re a hiker, camper, backpacker, or simply someone who loves exploring nature, you’ll learn how to stay safe, think clearly, and respond effectively when the unexpected happens.
Inside the course, you’ll build a foundation of survival knowledge that every outdoor enthusiast should carry. You’ll explore core topics including shelter building, fire craft, water purification, navigation, emergency signaling, prioritizing needs, and understanding how your mind reacts in high-stress situations. Each lesson is designed to be simple, actionable, and rooted in real experience.
By the end, you won’t just understand survival techniques; you’ll know how to apply them with calm, capable decision-making in any environment. If you spend time outdoors, this course gives you the tools to transform uncertainty into preparedness.
What You’ll Learn
How to assess survival priorities using the Rule of Threes frameworks
Shelter strategies
Fire-starting methods using natural materials and modern tools
Water sourcing and purification techniques
Essential survival gear and how to use it wisely
How to stay found, signal for help, and improve rescue chances
The psychology of survival and how to manage stress in the field
Who This Course Is For
Hikers, backpackers, campers, and outdoor explorers
Scouts, outdoor educators, and youth leaders
Nature lovers who want to feel more capable and prepared
Anyone curious about learning practical, life-saving skills
Course Content
- 7 section(s)
- 9 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction
- Section 2 Preparing for the Wilderness
- Section 3 Priorities
- Section 4 Shelter Building
- Section 5 Signaling for Help
- Section 6 Fire Building
- Section 7 Cordage
What You’ll Learn
- Learn the priorities of wilderness survival, Learn how to build a shelter from what nature offers, Learn fire building skills, Learn how to prevent an emergency situation from happening in the wild
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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UUdemy User
I went through this course carefully and came away genuinely impressed by both the depth of information and how clearly it’s presented. The material is practical, well organized, and grounded in real-world experience rather than theory alone. What stood out most to me was the balance between hard skills (shelter, fire, water, navigation, signaling) and the psychological side of survival. The way priorities are explained—especially decision-making under stress—adds a level of realism that many courses overlook. Nothing felt rushed or overly simplified, but it was still very accessible, even for someone without a formal survival background. The lessons are concise and actionable, and the included resources and reference materials make it easy to go deeper. I learned quite a bit on the first pass, and I can already tell this is the kind of course I will want to revisit to absorb more of the finer details over time. If you spend time outdoors and want to feel more capable, prepared, and calm when things don’t go as planned, this course delivers real value. It’s thoughtful, practical, and clearly built by someone with long-standing experience in the field. Highly recommended.
