In summary
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Sports
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Duration4 days
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LevelBeginner
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DestinationNew Aquitaine / Dordogne
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AgeFrom the age of 18
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CO₂-Emissions9.7 kg CO2
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Type of stayIn a group
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Languages
French
In a few words
Bushcraft is a deliberate strategy, unlike a survival strategy. You will therefore have your own equipment and supplies . To learn how to return to a simpler life in the wilderness, like trappers, we will teach you all the construction techniques to build your camp. No Mike Horn or Indiana Jones here; you will shape your shelter , build your furniture, carve your tools, and perfect your traps, bows, and arrows. Not forgetting leather tanning, meat smoking, our short wilderness cooking classes , and how to make a fire without matches.
The highlights
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Guided by true Bushcraft specialists, authors of numerous books on the subject
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Immerse yourself in nature in a private and secure forest.
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Learning and fun (bracing, assembly, knot-tying, knot-making workshop, tanning, ...)
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Sport
Level
Bushcraft
The expert's opinion
The internship is open to everyone
In figures
Trekking
- Average duration/day: 2h
- Average distance/day: 2 km
- Average daily elevation gain: 100 m
- Average daily descent: 100 m
Management
French
Program
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Welcome and departure for the forest and BUSHCRAFT
- Activity Trekking
- Duration of the activity 2h02
- Distance 2 km
- Positive elevation gain 100 m
- Negative elevation 100 m
- Accommodation Bivouac / Tent
- Breakfast not included
- Lunch not included
- Dinner not included
-6:00pm: Welcoming trainees to the farm.
Initial contact and definition of what constitutes a survival situation and Brushcraft. Equipment preparation, briefing on fundamental principles. Management of priorities, dangers, objectives, etc.
Departure for the campsite. Setting up a bivouac with a tarp. Learning how to make a fire (the 5 basic techniques without matches or a lighter), raising awareness of fire dangers and reviewing the law. Practical exercise and task allocation. Review of regulations. Meal.
- 0:00: Sleep in the shelters.
Day 1 -
The start of a day of DIY projects and setting up the BUSHCRAFT camp
- Accommodation Bivouac / Tent
- Breakfast not included
- Lunch not included
- Dinner not included
- 7:30 Wake-up: Breakfast at the camp and start of the various lashing workshops.
8:30 am: Development of a general camp construction plan and task allocation. Selection of a suitable location for the bivouac. The goal is for you to complete as many projects as possible. We will ask each participant to contribute to as many projects as possible. Therefore, the construction of a collective or individual shelter, the design of tools and furniture (seats, benches, shelves, tables, etc.) will need to be done collaboratively.
- 12:00: Meal preparation, making wild herb bread + cooking your meats.
- 2:30 p.m.: The afternoon will be devoted to learning how to tan a hide and continuing the projects started in the morning with the start of new "challenges" such as the design of a terracotta oven.
- 4:00 PM: Departure for a small expedition to gather wild fruits and plants to enhance your evening meal.
- 6:30 pm: Meal around the fire consisting of the fruits of the fishing, hunting and gathering of the afternoon and your food stock.- 8:00 PM: Evening gathering: stories, impressions, group cohesion, emotional intelligence management. Review of the various techniques learned during the day. Introduction to recognizing the main constellations for navigation by the stars, night walk without a headlamp in the forest.
- 11:00 PM: Go to sleep in your newly built shelter.
Day 2 -
continuation of the "major BUSHCRAFT projects" and discovery of tanning and bow making
- Accommodation Bivouac / Tent
- Breakfast not included
- Lunch not included
- Dinner not included
- 07:30: Wake up and have breakfast at the campsite on your new furniture.
- 08:30: Continuation of the tanning workshop and construction of a smokehouse to smoke meat and continue the work of transforming the skin into leather or building new tools and protective walls.
- 09:30: If the rest of the projects are finished, we will start making bows and arrows, then learn hunting techniques and how to set traps… and we will remind you of the regulations in force.
- 12:00: Meal preparation including making wild herb bread + cooking your meats and vegetables.
- 1:30 pm: The entire afternoon will be devoted to tanning the hide, making your bow and arrows, and designing small tools.
- 6:30 pm: Meal around the fire consisting of the fruits of the fishing, hunting and gathering of the afternoon + baking your bread in the oven.
- 8:00 PM: Evening gathering: stories, impressions, review of the various techniques learned during the day.
- 11:00 PM: Go to sleep in your shelter.
Day 3 -
Conclusion of the BUSHCRAFT workshops
- Activity Trekking
- Duration of the activity 2h02
- Distance 2 km
- Positive elevation gain 100 m
- Negative elevation 100 m
- Accommodation Bivouac / Tent
- Breakfast not included
- Lunch not included
- Dinner included
- 7:30 am: Wake-up and breakfast at the campsite
- 08:30: Continuation and end of the tanning workshop.
- 09:30: Final touch-up on the various tools made and dismantling of all the installations.
- 12:00 PM: Last meal at the campsite.
- 2:30 pm: Return to the farm: shower, relaxation, debriefing etc... (coffee provided).
- 4:30 PM: End of the internship.Day 4
Note
Since nature is our daily environment and our tool of the trade, we are the first to want to protect and preserve it. During our sessions, we will be vigilant in ensuring that our trainees also safeguard nature. We will regularly review the applicable rules and laws to explain, inform, and educate them on the importance of respecting them.
Accommodation
Accommodation is in a bivouac , in a camp built by you.
Access
Go to the starting point
Price details
The price includes
- The framework.
- The use of various materials such as binding rope.
- Drinking water supply, insurance...
The price does not include
- Your various meals at the camp.
Options
- Flex fare and insurance
Practical information
Specific formalities
Specifics
Before your departure, check with the embassy or consulate regarding the entry and stay requirements for your destination country. You can also find this information on the France Diplomatie website ( https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/ ).
In the case of flights with stopovers operated by different airlines, also check the entry requirements of the countries you are transiting through.
It is your responsibility to ensure you are in compliance, particularly regarding the validity of your identity documents (for example, some countries require your passport to be valid for at least six months after your return) , visa requirements, necessary vaccinations, and health recommendations. And don't forget to consider any customs restrictions and other potential requirements of your destination or transit country.
ℹ️ Information may change up to the departure date, remember to regularly check official websites.
Equipment
Equipment provided on site
- Tarpaulins
- Rope
- Axes
- Saw
Equipment to bring
- Meals for the entire stay (meat, vegetables, tea, etc.)
- A backpack
- A sleeping bag
- A pair of gardening gloves
- An empty plastic water bottle or flask
- A metal cooking pot, a spoon and a glass
- A headlamp
- A pair of sunglasses
- A knife
- A cord
- A flint
- A folding saw
- A garbage bag
- A bar of soap and a bath towel
Equipment not mandatory but recommended:
- A tarp or a 4x3 sheet
- A hatchet (not mandatory)
- Cameras and GoPros are allowed
- Phones are allowed
Clothing to bring
- Hiking outfit (walking boots, trousers, fleece)
- A spare pair of socks
- Rain gear
- A pair of gloves, a hat
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