TRAINING

Email Stoker to arrange a private class (individual or group) or view the storefront for planned dates.

Cost: $200
0900 – 1700
Blairsville, GA

Designed for: Beginner to Novice. Students will traverse 3-5 miles through the wilderness.

The ability to effectively navigate can result in your ability to thrive in the wilderness, and prepare you to operate in a contested environment. Each year, thousands of search and rescue operations are conducted to return or recover those who became lost or suffered injuries.

This course is designed for those who have no experience as well as the novice, and present the fundamentals in both a classroom environment and land navigation course that will take you beyond military standards of proficiency.

Cost is $200 with a couple caveats: YOUR child (under 18) may attend for free (provided they traveled in your vehicle). Parking is limited, and groups are small as a result. IF you plan on carpooling with others, let Stoker know so he can adjust the class size as needed. You will pack all of your equipment (including food, which is not provided) – once we depart, there will be no returning to vehicles. Conditions are austere (no electricity, running water, etc).

What You’ll Learn:

– How to read a map
– How to use a compass
– How to plot points
– Determine a route
– Pace count
– Terrain Association
– Dead Reckoning

The Liability Waiver must be signed and returned prior to commencement of training – you can sign digitally, or print and sign (scan or take picture) and return.

Email Stoker to arrange a private class (individual or group) or view the storefront for planned dates.

Cost: $150
0900 – 1600
Blairsville, GA

Designed for: Beginner to Novice. Students will traverse 1-2 miles through the wilderness.

Don’t get all knotted up! In this course, you will leave having fully mastered and retained the ability to utilize the most common knots and lashings in order to build a shelter. From constructing multiple styles of ridge lines, or building a debris shelter knowing the right knot for the right purpose can enable you to quickly and effectively build a shelter whether you’re backpacking, camping, or finding yourself in an emergency situation.

This course is designed for those who have no experience as well as the novice, and present the fundamentals in both a classroom environment and practical application phase in the wilderness..

Cost is $150 with a couple caveats: YOUR child (under 18) may attend for free provided they travelled in your vehicle). Parking is limited, and groups are small as a result. IF you plan on carpooling with others, let Stoker know so he can adjust the class size as needed. You will pack all of your equipment (including food, which is not provided) – once we depart, there will be no returning to vehicles. Conditions are austere (no electricity, running water, etc).

What You’ll Learn:

– How to select the right cordage
– Most important knots and lashings (square knot, arbor knot, bowline, taught line, truckers knot, clove hitch, larks head, prussik, marlin spike hitch, half hitch, tripod lashing, square lashing
– Shelter location considerations
– 5 tarp configurations (A-frame, plow point, tarp tent, gunyah, adorandack)
– Building a debris shelter

The Liability Waiver must be signed and returned prior to commencement of training – you can sign digitally, or print and sign (scan or take picture) and return.

Email Stoker to arrange a private class (individual or group) or view the storefront for planned dates.

Cost: $400
0900 on Saturday – 1600 on Sunday
Blairsville, GA

Designed for: Novice to experienced. Students will traverse several miles through the wilderness off trail.

Go beyond the basics and master your craft of navigating the wilderness.

This course is designed for those the novice to experienced outdoorsman. The course begins in the classroom, but the majority of the time is spent outdoors and the student will travel upwards of 5-10 kilometers in austere conditions.

Cost is $400 with a couple caveats: YOUR child (under 18) may attend for free provided they travelled in your vehicle). Parking is limited, and groups are small as a result. IF you plan on carpooling with others, let Stoker know so he can adjust the class size as needed. You will pack all of your equipment (including food, which is not provided) – once we depart, there will be no returning to vehicles. Conditions are austere (no electricity, running water, etc).

What You’ll Learn:

– Review of basic fundamentals
– Self-mapping
– Natural Navigation
– Route planning considerations
– Navigating with altimeters
– Location finding when position is unknown
– Determine coordinates of distant location when unknown
– Field expedient direction finding

The Liability Waiver must be signed and returned prior to commencement of training – you can sign digitally, or print and sign (scan or take picture) and return.

Email Stoker to arrange a private class (individual or group) or view the storefront for planned dates.

Cost: $400
0900 on Saturday – 1600 on Sunday
Blairsville, GA

Designed for: Beginner to Novice. Students will traverse 3-5 miles through the wilderness.

This course introduces you to the required skills to survive in the wilderness including navigation, shelters, water collection, and fire making. This isn’t your typical survival class – while you will learn the skills, the course is designed for you to leave being able to assess risks and make decisions to mitigate them and provide confidence needed to handle any situation.

This course is designed for those the novice to experienced outdoorsman. The course begins in the classroom, but the majority of the time is spent outdoors and the student will travel upwards of 5-10 kilometers in austere conditions.

Cost is $400 with a couple caveats: YOUR child (under 18) may attend for free provided they travelled in your vehicle). Parking is limited, and groups are small as a result. IF you plan on carpooling with others, let Stoker know so he can adjust the class size as needed. You will pack all of your equipment (including food, which is not provided) – once we depart, there will be no returning to vehicles. Conditions are austere (no electricity, running water, etc).This course is designed for those who have no experience as well as the novice, and present the fundamentals in both a classroom environment and land navigation course that will take you beyond military standards of proficiency.This course is designed for those the novice to experienced outdoorsman. The course begins in the classroom, but the majority of the time is spent outdoors and the student will travel upwards of 5-10 kilometers in austere conditions.

What You’ll Learn:

– How to use a map and compass
– Knots and Shelters
– Water collection and purification
– Fire making

The Liability Waiver must be signed and returned prior to commencement of training – you can sign digitally, or print and sign (scan or take picture) and return.

Email Stoker to arrange a private class (individual or group) or view the storefront for planned dates.

Cost: $400
Scheduled for 900 on Saturday – 1600 on Sunday
Blairsville, GA

Designed for: Beginner to Novice. Students will traverse 3-4 miles through the wilderness.

You find yourself in a non permissive environment and must conduct a patrol ensuring your security. How do you plan and act accordingly to evade observation? Go beyond the basics and master your craft.

You find yourself in a non permissive environment and must evade those looking for you. How do you plan and act accordingly to evade observation or capture? Go beyond the basics and master your craft..

This course is designed for those the novice to experienced outdoorsman. It is assumed that the student possesses general knowledge on map reading and how to use a compass. The course begins in the classroom, but the majority of the time is spent outdoors and the student will travel upwards of 5-10 miles in austere conditions.

Cost is $400. Parking is limited, and groups are small as a result. You will pack all of your equipment (including food, which is not provided) – once we depart, there will be no returning to vehicles. Conditions are austere (no electricity, running water, etc). IF you plan on carpooling with others, let Stoker know so he can adjust the class size as needed.

What You’ll Learn:

– Terrain analysis for route planning
– Patrol composition
– Departing a friendly location
– Conducting short and long halts
– Crossing danger areas
– Location finding when position is unknown
– Determine coordinates of distant location when unknown
– Occupying and establishing a patrol base

The Liability Waiver must be signed and returned prior to commencement of training – you can sign digitally, or print and sign (scan or take picture) and return.

Email Stoker to arrange a private class (individual or group) or visit the storefront for planned dates.

Cost: $500
0900 on Saturday – 1600 on Sunday
Blairsville, GA

Designed for: Beginner to Novice. Students will traverse 3-4 miles through the wilderness.

You find yourself in a non permissive environment and must evade those looking for you. How do you plan and act accordingly to evade observation or capture? Go beyond the basics and master your craft..

You find yourself in a non permissive environment and must evade those looking for you. How do you plan and act accordingly to evade observation or capture? Go beyond the basics and master your craft..

This course is designed for those the novice to experienced outdoorsman. It is assumed that the student possesses general knowledge on map reading and how to use a compass. The course begins in the classroom, but the majority of the time is spent outdoors and the student will travel upwards of 5-10 miles in austere conditions.

Cost is $500. Parking is limited, and groups are small as a result. IF you plan on carpooling with others, let Stoker know so he can adjust the class size as needed.

What You’ll Learn:

– Review of basic fundamentals
– Route planning considerations
– Movement techniques
– Hold up sites
– Crossing danger areas
– Anti and counter tracking techniques
– Field expedient direction finding
– Communication considerations

The Liability Waiver must be signed and returned prior to commencement of training – you can sign digitally, or print and sign (scan or take picture) and return.