DATES: Feb 15 - 17, 2025

Above all, this weekend is designed to be a

fun family-oriented event!

• You’ll learn how to make a Flip-flop winch

• Build and use expedient tools (saws, wedges,  mallet, etc.)

• Pack frames

• Expedient ladders

• Knots

• Natural cordage

• You’ll build a cooking crane

• A Burtonsville Rig (for cooking)

• Learn cattail dolls

• Wilderness cooking

• Campcraft

• Fire-building, etc

  
  

Limited to 12

Note: All ATA Bushcraft and Survival courses are self-catering, which is viewed as part of the routine and discipline of wilderness living.

LODGING:

1. Your own bush tent and gear is preferred, to be set up at the camp

2. A Wall Tent can be provided for those without their own tent

This will include a stove for heat and firewood

A Wall Tent is SHARED with others, suitable for singles to share or for a large family

YOU MUST LET US KNOW AT REGISTRATION IF THIS IS WHERE YOU WISH TO STAY AS PREP SET UP IS REQUIRED

3. There are also duplex cabins available to rent at the Teen Time Ranch

They are equipped with cots, power, heat, fridge, water, microwave and bathroom

It is a 10 minute walk to the Bush Camp site from these duplexes

There are no cooking facilities in the duplex cabins

The cost to rent the cabins is: $95 per night and sleep up to 4 people, Contact the Alberta Trappers Association office at 780-349-6626 to book a duplex cabin

FOOD: Plan your meals and keep it simple. More food is better.

You can always take it home!

1. You are responsible to bring your own food

2. Thermoses for hot drinks are advised. You'll also need cookware (pots, pans, etc.) and cooking and eating utensils

3. Drinking water will be provided by the instructor, as will tea, coffee ("bush coffee"), and hot chocolate

4. You may bring your own stove if preferred (bring enough fuel for the duration of the course)

5. We will have a main outdoor cooking fire

6. We also provide a camp kitchen tent equipped with stove and fuel and dishwashiing soap and water for clean up

BATHROOM:

Outdoor toilets with hand sanitizer are provided

One for men and one for women

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A BUSH CAMP, RUSTIC and a true authentic outdoor bush experience.

Very unique and one your family will NEVER regret!

Our mission is to create and offer opportunities that allow peoples, no matter their age ability or comfort level, to experience and play in and with nature.  In doing so we will increase understanding of conservation, sustainability, habitat and wildlife management and maybe even increase youth and adult wellness.

Instructor Russ Meades

FORMER CANADIAN RANGER COMMANDING OFFICER

Narrow Path Bushcraft & Survival

Russ Meades grew up in rural England and spent all of his spare time exploring and learning about the countryside.

He acquired many skills in improvisation from local characters that would later serve him well in the military.

Formal exposure to the concepts of survival was gained while training with the British Army in the early 1980s.

He took a keen interest in the subject and began teaching basic survival to British Army troops in 1987.

Following immigration to Canada and transfer to the Canadian Army in the early 1990s, Russ maintained and developed his survival skills which were useful on his many solo hunting and hiking trips as well as in his military activities.

In 2007, Russ transferred to the Canadian Rangers as their Operations and Training Officer and was able to gain further knowledge from many very experienced Rangers.

In 2017 Russ led the design team that produced the Canadian Rangers’ advanced survival course. In 2019, Russ was honoured by the great Mors Kochanski by being certified as a Wilderness Living and Survival Instructor.