Course Registration (Class Calendar)
Currently, the best way to register for and keep track of THP classes is through
three sites on Meetup.com. If you live in the San Antonio region, join the groups
to keep track of upcoming classes. It doesn't cost anything to join, and classes
are very affordable, usually ranging from $5.00 to $50.00 depending on how many
sessions are involved in a given class, and the amount/cost of materials.
Wilderness Survival and Primitive Skills presents classes
such as friction fire (bow and hand drill), building shelter, tracking, primitive hunting
and fishing, basic camp skills, and much more.
Wilderness Medicine and Herbology holds classes
such as medicinal plants of the southwest - harvesting and usage,
making salves, making tinctures, forest gardening, Wilderness First Aid Certification
and more.
Survival Fitness and Racing holds fitness classes that cover the broad array
of physical fitness needed for survival skills taught in the core classes.
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Small sample of the peripheral courses that have been taught over the past few years:
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Course
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Description
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Survival Fitness, Combat Medic
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Fitness related to both self defense (fighting) and medic (extrication) scenarios.
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Bow Drill Fire Making
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Fire-making using a bow drill
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Atlatl making and throwing (2 part class)
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Making a spear thrower (atlatl) and dart, using local plants (of the hill country
and San Antonio region).
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Introduction to Tracking (ongoing series and practices)
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Basic tracking introduction - impression tracking, track gaits, sign, track morphology,
skill practice
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Salve Making
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Creating various salves (taking home the product) for a variety of first aid and
ailments
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Tincture Making
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Creating various tinctures (taking home the product) for a variety of first aid
and ailments
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Herbal Formulas of the Hill Country
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Identification and usage of medicinal plants in the San Antonio region
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Wilderness First Aid Certification, 16 Hour Course
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ECSI WFA Certification Course
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