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ETA: okay, have a timeframe. The course would be a weekend at the end of October as everything is booked up till then.
I was looking into taking a course on wilderness survival as it's a common theme in my fiction. Its also something I'm very interested in personally. I have found a reputable school based near Salisbury, UK.
The school does bespoke courses over the weekend (Friday evening to Sunday early afternoon) for groups of six and over. The founder of the school, Joe O'Leary, tells me they've done courses for writers of horror films and I have to say it sounds like just the sort of thing I want to know about. Here's what he said:
Basically, it is everything you would need to know after the apocalypse or if you were being hunted. The course can be tailored to include any particular skills relevant to our WIP. It costs £200 for the weekend, food included, there is also some kit you might need to purchase but you can get good stuff cheap from army surplus stores and online. (And you'll have it when the End of Days is nigh... )
I'm happy organizing everything. I haven't heard back yet about when we could schedule this for (I only asked this afternoon) but you can count on at least a month or two to prepare. Right now though I would like to know if there is enough interest or if I should go ahead and book a normal course for myself.
Their website is www.wilderness-survival.co.uk
This would be a very good course for writers of SFFH and thrillers but everyone is welcome.
I was looking into taking a course on wilderness survival as it's a common theme in my fiction. Its also something I'm very interested in personally. I have found a reputable school based near Salisbury, UK.
The school does bespoke courses over the weekend (Friday evening to Sunday early afternoon) for groups of six and over. The founder of the school, Joe O'Leary, tells me they've done courses for writers of horror films and I have to say it sounds like just the sort of thing I want to know about. Here's what he said:
We could customize the content to fit your needs exactly – primitive fire lighting and survival shelter building with no modern equipment, making improvised tools and weapons from flint, bone, wood and antler, trapping and hunting techniques, medicinal and edible plants, fungi and trees, finding and gathering good drinking water, basic tracking skills, camouflage and silent movement, developed awareness. A weekend will go by pretty fast but we could also show you examples of tools, equipment and clothing made entirely from the plants, trees and animals in the woods and talk you through their construction and the various techniques required to make everything you need from the wild. It’ll be a very busy, challenging weekend but you’ll learn a lot in a short time.
Basically, it is everything you would need to know after the apocalypse or if you were being hunted. The course can be tailored to include any particular skills relevant to our WIP. It costs £200 for the weekend, food included, there is also some kit you might need to purchase but you can get good stuff cheap from army surplus stores and online. (And you'll have it when the End of Days is nigh... )
I'm happy organizing everything. I haven't heard back yet about when we could schedule this for (I only asked this afternoon) but you can count on at least a month or two to prepare. Right now though I would like to know if there is enough interest or if I should go ahead and book a normal course for myself.
Their website is www.wilderness-survival.co.uk
This would be a very good course for writers of SFFH and thrillers but everyone is welcome.
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