Colorado Camp Clinic
Definition: boondocks (ˈbuːnˌdɒks)
pl n
1. wild, desolate, or uninhabitable country
2. a remote rural or provincial area
Sometimes shortened to: the Boonies
Boondocking, AKA "dry camping," or "primitive camping." We often refer to remote rural areas without modern amenities as the "boondocks." No electricity, pumped in water or sewer or even outhouses are available in the boondocks. Completely off grid, most often out of cell range and always free of charge. We will find these type of locations in the national forests.
No prior experience or prerequisite necessary. Campers of all skill levels are welcome and will not inhibit the course curriculum. If you are new to camping, there will be people to assist you. If you are a seasoned camper, you will enjoy the many skill sets and challenges that await you.
Boondocking is the perfect environment to expand on each of the skills taught in the Foundations Day Clinic, whether a seasoned camper or a beginner. Upon landing at the site, there is time to scout out your personal camp site and get grounded. We begin that very afternoon immersed into practical skills as we group build our kitchen/indoor classroom that will become part of our home for the next several days.
Each day is very full. There is a lot of information and hands on work. Each session will overlap skills with other sessions building a real working foundation in survival by the end of the journey. The clinic has been referred to as fun and quite intense at times. What people don't realize is that even if a person has some outstanding skills, it still takes much more time than you think in order to accomplish a basic survival task. There are so many variables. When you see someone on TV quickly procure fire, water, etc., there is usually a lot of time removed from the footage. The skill level of the TV personality coupled with the short time that it appears to take place, makes it look easy. Well, it takes practice,
BU-UU-T-T, knowing the principals coupled with a little regular practice, you can start honing your skills in no time.
Throughout this course, many types of disaster and survival scenarios will be presented. There will be a team challenge each day that will put your new found skills along with your creative thinking to task. You will be able to reason through the situation and provide for yourself what you will need to survive that scenario. Once completed, as a group, we will assess each camp and discuss it's pros and cons. We will assess the survival needs that were met, and how to handle the one's that weren't, with the resources available in the area.
Remember this one from Foundations? Shelter, Fire, Water, Food : In that order, usually. In desert situations, hydration becomes the priority.
Special needs are taken into consideration. Clinics can be customized for a private group or the intensity modified for individual campers as needed. Each camper has the option to opt out of any session presented, with the understanding that there are no refunds for sessions unattended.
NOTE **
"What You Will Learn" section below depicts a full and complete survival skill set experience. The depth of the skill sets presented is dependent upon the number of nights enrolled. Short journeys are still complete in the 4 survival skill sets themselves, but will include more discussion and demonstration of topic without as much hands on experience. A 3 night journey will give you a lot of direct practice, while a 5 night or more journey will give you deeper hands on experience that will cement your new found skills and give you a superior advantage.
In addition to survival skills, some bushcraft skills will be introduced, i.e, angle hacks, making pot hangers, gear hooks, tongs, spoons, containers and other wooden tools.. Again the depth and type of skills presented will be determined by the length of journey. More hands on bushcraft is explored in the Backpack/Bushcraft clinic. There we take a deeper look at constructing primitive animal traps and making fishing implements and other tools.
Definition: Angle hack: Use of cordage to create an apex point for a tie down when a tree is not in the right place for your tarp angle.
Particular sessions have some basic mountain first aid built in, but it is not intended to take the place of a first aid class offered through Red Cross or other agency. As we are learning various tasks throughout the journey, I will be discussing the dangers and medical emergencies that can occur when performing that task and how to handle it.
In addition to class time, Q & A is always welcome during the evening in the parlor.
Colorado Camp Clinic 101 Boondocking: What we will cover:
Landscape, weather, time, direction,
Basic navigation with and without instruments.
Basic mountain first aid.
Food safety, animal encounters.
Knots and lashings.
Knife, hatchet and other tool safety.
Tool sharpening, care and repair.
Construction: of walls, tripods, bipods, multiple shelter types including different tarp
types and configurations as well as using only natural resources in construction
and a combination of both.
Finding and making natural cordage.
Scouting sites for emergency shelter and long term camps.
Fire craft: Find and process dry wood in snow or rainy conditions.
Water sources, springs, water processing.
Swift water awareness, precautions, rescue and crossing.
Primitive fishing.
Discussion on small game traps and identifying trapping areas.
Dates:
Running once a month May - October. Inquire by phone for details or to book a private party.
Each Course is scheduled for 10 nights and begins on the date noted.
You can choose a 3 night, a 6 night, a 10 night, or anything in between.
The course is designed to provide working foundations in all aspects of survival and preparedness.
Along with an introduction to primitive living skills, this course progresses from a good and confident working foundation to more difficult scenarios, and technical skills development.
The longer the journey the more you learn!
Next: TBA for May 2021
Ages:
12 & Up, Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
We will consider a younger person decided on a case by case basis. Please inquire by phone.
Location:
Pike and San Isabel National Forest (exact location TBA with registration)
Fees:
$100 per night per person.
2 person @ $90 per night per person.
3 person @ $75 per night per person.
Payment:
Credit card + .2% fee
Casheir's check (Has to be received 1 week prior to course start date. )
Personal check. (Has to be received 2 weeks prior to course start date.)
Money Order
A gear list will be emailed to you upon registration. A sleeping bag or other sleep system is a necessity. If there are other items on the gear list that you do not have, Colorado Camp Clinic will provide most of the necessary gear for you.
To Register or book a private party: Call or Text
Kim E: 303-956-9277
Hasn't the time come to finally get the skill sets you been wanting to learn?
With all the uncertainty in the world, who knows how long a course like this will be available.
This course is not only full of life saving information, but is very affordable. We believe in being able to equip as many people as we can for the things that are coming. Making this course affordable is part of Our journey.
If you are really in need financially, we will consider a sliding fee scale on a
case by case basis.
Certain criteria must be met.
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