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Activity description
This one to two-day survival training in Belgium is an initiation to learn to survive in a hostile environment.
Stage Aventure Survie is located in Bierwart, near Namur in Belgium and 75 km from Brussels. It offers you the possibility to participate in a survival course with an experienced guide in Nismes, near the French border, or in La Roche-en-Ardenne
This training is a perfect initiation in which you will learn several techniques necessary to survive in a hostile place for 3 days. Your instructor will teach you how to live while respecting nature, to build a shelter, find your bearings and tie knots.
What will you learn?
- Basic survival: definition, the survival triangle, the rules...
- Personal protection: hypothermia/clothing management, survival shelter...
- Use the fire kit, Firestone, SPLIT WOOD FIRE method, learn tips and tricks
- Find water, collect it and use tools to make it drinkable
- Being noticed thanks to different tools
- First aid (in a degraded environment): issues that can arise, prepare a personal medical kit, casualty movement...
- Survival kit: EDC (Every Day Carry), BOB (Bug Out Bag)...
- Personal defense (in a degraded environment): negotiating...
- Night in a bivouac (for the 1D/1N training): You will learn to build a basic survival shelter (tarpaulin, poncho, tarp...) in a group with natural materials, light your fire with your kit fire and go on an expedition in the surroundings to look for your food (treasure hunt, orientation...).
The training starts on Friday at 8 pm and ends on Sunday between 12 am and 1 pm. The course starts on Friday at 8pm and ends on Sunday between 12 and 1pm. They take place in 5670 Nismes from September to April and in 6980 La Roche-en-Ardenne from May to July.
Activity requirements
Minors MUST be accompanied by a parent (adult).
8-15 years: accompanied by an adult (child price)
16-17 years: possible without an adult (adult price)
- Survival kit
- Guide
- Long sleeve jacket and long pants
- Hiking shoes
- Rain- and/or headwear according to the weather
- Backpack with personal belongings for the night
- Bottled water and lunch
