What is bushcraft?
Bushcraft is the art of living and surviving in nature using traditional skills and techniques. It includes:
Making fire
Using natural materials and methods such as fire drilling or sparking, without lighters or matches.
Food procurement
Gathering edible plants, hunting and fishing.
Water treatment
Finding, collecting and purifying water.
Building shelters
Build emergency shelters from natural materials.
Making tools and ropes
Making and using tools and ropes from natural resources.
Orientation and navigation
Orientation in the wilderness using maps, compasses or natural signs. Bushcraft is more than just survival techniques. It is a way of life that promotes a deep connection to nature and an understanding of the environment.
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What is the difference between survival and bushcraft?
When it comes to wilderness skills, you'll often come across the terms survival and bushcraft. The two terms have a lot of overlap, but they are two different areas of wilderness training.Survival:
This is about pure survival in the wilderness. Survival training focuses on how to proceed in unexpected emergency situations. Staying alive is the only goal and takes precedence over sustainable interaction with nature. Speed and improvisation are required. Survival skills include the ability to obtain shelter, food, water and fire, as well as basic medical knowledge.Bushcraft:
This term describes the learning of craft skills that enable life in nature on a long-term basis or even make it more beautiful. This includes traditional knowledge and the sustainable use of natural resources. This includes botany, woodworking and much more.Security:
Who ensures safety during survival training? The safety of the participants always comes first. You will be accompanied by experienced guides at all survival trainings and camps. The guides know the respective area and have many years of experience. They can recognize and assess potential dangers in advance. To keep the safety risk during survival training as low as possible, you should always follow your guide's instructions. In the event of an injury, a storm or similar, you can request external help. In bad weather, tours can be canceled in order not to endanger the safety of the participants. In these cases, you will be offered an alternative date.Emergency shelters
The construction of wind and weatherproof shelters from natural materials.
Making fire:
Techniques for starting fires in cold and wet conditions.
Alpine/high alpine survival bushcraft:
High Alpine Bushcraft and Survival Courses: These courses offer comprehensive training in survival and self-sufficiency techniques for high alpine and alpine regions. Participants learn how to move and survive safely in extreme weather conditions and inaccessible terrain. The main content includes:
Food and water
Identification of edible plants, emergency animal food and methods for water extraction and purification.
First aid
The treatment of injuries and illnesses that are common in alpine environments, such as hypothermia and altitude sickness
Equipment and clothing
Selecting and maintaining the right equipment and clothing for extreme weather conditions.
Safety measures
Risk management and behavior to avoid avalanches, falls and other hazards.
Weather techniques
Interpreting weather signs, using weather reports and adapting survival strategies to changing weather conditions. These courses are aimed at outdoor enthusiasts, adventurers and anyone who wants to expand their skills in extreme alpine environments.
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Contact & Infos
- Address:
- Bernstrasse 122
- 3072 Ostermundigen Schweiz
- Telephone:+41 76 711 8373
- Email:info[@]swisswildcamperbushcraft.ch
