Native awareness and native skills 1 course.

[mowerman]

Hi has anyone been on or heard of the native awareness website or even been on the native skills 1 course ?

The next one is the beginning of October and drops just right with my work. They cover basic firelighting skills, flint knaping and various other bushcraft type genres.
I can imagine it's a basic grounding and more of a introduction to the outdoor world than a full bloodied survival type course.
You sleep in your own tent and get 3 meals a day included in the price.

Thoughts anyone ?

 

[Dark Horse Dave]

I'm on their mailing list and that's how I know they've been going for some years. I've never taken a course with them though. As far as I can tell they are somewhere on the Tom Brown branch of the bushcraft family tree, about which opinion is divided. I don't want to do Native Awareness any disservice though. Their website certainly looks professional, which is quite a good measure. I'd say if you're free, you fancy it and can afford it then go for it. Then let us know how you get on of course!

 

[TheSurlyGent]

I've just booked onto this course as I'd been wanting to do a course for a while. They offer quite a few interesting courses with this one being a pretty requisite for many of the others. I'll post a review after I've finished if anyone is interested.

 

[mowerman]

Looks like I will see you there then 👍

 

[mowerman]

I can light a fire using a fire steel and birch bark. Happy to sleep out in a tent and cook on a fire.
However non of my mates are in to bushcraft and I just worry I am missing a trick or something obvious.
Looks like I will just take the plunge and see how I get on. 👍

 

[TheSurlyGent]

I can light a fire using a fire steel and birch bark. Happy to sleep out in a tent and cook on a fire.
However non of my mates are in to bushcraft and I just worry I am missing a trick or something obvious.
Looks like I will just take the plunge and see how I get on. 👍

I'm pretty much the same in the same boat. Ive been wanting to do one of their courses for a while and this one coming up fitted in nicely. See you there 👍

 

[cemf]

Hi, I was wondering how you got on? I'm thinking about buying a place on the course as a gift for my girlfriend.
Cheers Dave