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Borneo
Outdoors 1. Basic Jungle Survival and Bushcraft Course 11 –15
June and 9 – 13 July 2006 Join us on a jungle survival and bush craft course in
the forests in the southern part of the Belait district of Brunei. This
programme is for all
those who enjoy the jungle and wish to gain knowledge and skills so that they may carry out activities
in or around remote areas with increased confidence. As this
course is about learning and not endurance, only an ordinary level of fitness
is needed. The course covers all aspects of survival and
bushcraft skills and will include indigenous and “Western“ methods. You will
live in the forest and learn to improvise and make shelters, water collection
and cooking utensils, weapons, traps and snares. You will learn how to make
different types of fire without the use of matches or lighters, and how not to
get lost. You will not be expected to live off the land nor
expected to trap or kill game during this course, although one meal will be of
natural food. After the course you will go to an Iban longhouse
where you will receive certificates. About the instructors: Stuart Goring is a professional
expedition leader who has made bush craft his life's work. While he also
designs survival equipment his motto is minimalist -“Success
is not measured by what you have, but by what you can do without.” When not on expedition he is to be found all over the world
learning and teaching bushcraft. Stuart has tested his survival skills in the
Canadian artic and the Arabian desert and his jungle skills in Borneo with some
of the worlds foremost respected military instructors. He has also studied with the nomadic Penan
of the Northern Interior of Sarawak and with the San Bushmen of Namibia, learning
to trap and live in a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Jamit is a longhouse chief. He grew up, and still
lives, in the Borneo forests. Over the years he has guided and supported many
expeditions and has appeared in television documentaries demonstrating the uses
and preparation of medicinal and edible plants as well as the making of
cordage, shelters, tools and utensils from forest products. Jamit’s jungle
philosophy is truly minimalist - for him it is a supermarket! Cost: $600 per person. $150
deposit payable on registration. Transportation: About 2
hours drive from BSB. Group
transportation can be arranged. Food: Will be provided. Gear: We will send you a
detailed list and programme on registration. Those interested should contact Borneo Outdoors on 2451013 or email apkseow@cfbt.org or nahmad@cfbt.org |