Students Leita, John and Joe watching as instructor Reggie Bennett teaches sheltercraft.
- Students Leita, John and Joe watching as instructor Reggie Bennett teaches sheltercraft.
- Leita, Reggie and Joe
- Joe using a rock "hammer" to drive in a homemade stake.
- My first survival shelter
- A "button".
- Building a fan shelter.
- John, Joe and Leita lashing the backbone of a lean-to shelter to two trees.
- Instructor Reggie discussing various types of water purification devices.
- Taking notes while Reggie teaches. I had broken my foot just 5 days earlier, so while I was around the main class area I was in the blue fracture boot. The training I received was worth the pain.
- John...Success!
- Leita with her first fire using the techniques we were being taught
- During firecraft training. I am on the right practicing what I'd just learned
- Reggie and Joe after Joe started his fire
- Leita and Reggie. You can see the spark
- John after he started his fire
- Joe learning to use some of the great survival kit tools that are available today. We learned what two common household items we could carry in a small container so that we could easily start a campfire.
- This is Special Wood! to find out why, take one of Mountain Shepherd's survival courses.
- Learning to snare big game.
- John, Leita and Joe as we sat around the campfire discussing what we'd learned and how we'd apply it.
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