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SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE COMING TO CAMP

 

We are going to be in the woods for the weekend and Vents will be checked up on to ensure no one is suffering from hypothermia or is any way ‘in over their head’.   In order for all us to have an enjoyable camp think about the following things:

 

  1. What are edible plants in Alberta?

  2. How do I start a fire with a flint - if you haven't done this before practice it before coming to camp.   If you have not mastered it by the time you get to camp let us know.  We will help you out.

  3. Think about your clothing.  What items that once they are wet will stay wet?  

    1. Cotton is a poor choice, while synthetic fibers and wool are an excellent choice.  Jeans and cotton socks are a bad idea.  Wool socks and quick dry pants are a good idea  

    2. Make sure your rain coat actually will repel water.  You would be surprised at how many people think they have a raincoat but just have a water resistant coat that will very quickly be saturated in a heavy rain.  A rain poncho ( you could make this out of your garbage bag) is allowed if your coat is not water repellent.

    3. Bring a hat with a brim and a toque

    4. Think about mits based on the weather

  4. Make sure you have a hat to keep the sun off off you

  5. Think about camp location.

  6. Where would you find dry tinder if it is to rain.

  7. The worse the weather the more you will learn.  Anyone can survive when it is sunny and warm out.

  8. Think about how to make an improvised sleeping platform

  9. How would I boil water in a tin can?  Not as simple as you may think.

  10. How would I make a snare, or a stove to make pancakes, or figure out how tall a tree is or even why I would care about this….

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WHAT TO BRING - FOR VENTS

 

At Survivorman camp when you arrive you will have the following items per Vent that you may choose to bring:

 

  1. Day pack to store your items

  2. A book, comic or magazine to read

  3. Flint

  4. Knife or multi tool (not both, you must choose what sort of knife you wish to bring from a large hunting knife to a small pen knife.  What would be the most useful?)

  5. The clothes on your back- includes full rain gear (a must) sweaters and hiking boots and a hat.

  6. Necker (must- for first aid)

  7. One large garbage bag

  8. Two granola bars approximately 35 g

  9. Water bottle

  10. Notebook and pencil

  11. Flashlight with batteries

  12. Toilet paper

  13. Emergency blanket

  14. Compass

  15. 10 m of paracord

  16. Sunscreen -  safety first campers

 

Items you cannot bring are

 

  1. Matches

  2. Tent

  3. Cell phones or GPS

  4. Tarp

  5. Sleeping pad

  6. Food not on the list above

  7. Heated trailer

  8. Spoon, fork, cup, plate or any other eating utensil

  9. No axes, chainsaws, or other such items.   

  10. Anything not listed on the list above

 

The following items will be supplied by the camp and you do not have to bring:

 

  1. a large coffee can - clean enough to boil water in if you can figure out how to do that

  2. A fire bucket - we cannot light fires directly on the forest floor for safety reasons to be explained at camp.  Please note that every time you leave your camp you will need to extinguish our fires

  3. Forest

  4. Words of encouragement

  5. Unlimited drinkable and clean water

  6. Glow stick - to mark your camp so we can find you and check up on you in the night to make sure coyotes have not carried you off to make you a baby sitter (or meal) for their young

  7. Outhouse

  8. Food rewards

 

You may also bring the following items:

 

  1. First year participant to the camp

    1. Sleeping bag

    2. Six matches per group (not per vent) - not as useful as you may think

  2. Second year participant to the camp

    1. Sleeping bag for Friday night. For Saturday night the sleeping bag is removed.

    2. In this class the second year is encouraged to establish their own camp on Saturday night away from the first years

  3. Seasoned Veteran

    1. A small piece of paper that says, “I am brave”

    2. In this class the seasoned veteran will find and construct a camp on their own on Friday night and Saturday night

    3. A participant can choose to be a seasoned veteran or may choose to camp with their Vent group

You should be warned that food rewards are sparse and must be earned.  No one will die because they didn’t get enough food.  You are allowed to eat anything you can find on site except for other Vents, Rovers and Advisers.

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WHAT TO BRING FOR ADVISERS

 

Advisers are needed to help out with the camp and should be prepared to base camp for the weekend.  They will need all of the camping gear that the Vents cannot bring, including tents, sleeping pads stoves.

 

Vent advisers will need to bring food for themselves and for breakfast and lunch on Saturday and then a tasty dish for sharing at the Adviser potluck on Saturday night.  On Sunday morning we will host and cook a big Brunch for ourselves and the hungry Vents.

 

Advisers will also be scoring the Vents on various projects such as shelter construction, camp choice and others and will be actively participating with the vents.  That doesn’t mean we will not have time to lounge around so bring a camp chair.    The site has limited rooms for trailers, so we recommend bringing out tents but there is a large picnic shelter we can retreat to lay out our kitchen.

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