Survival Schools

Location: New Jersey
Type: Online, Primitive Skills

http://www.practicalprimitive.com/

Eddie Starnater and Julie Martin give group workshops and one on one instruction in primitive skills, crafts and self-reliance. A unique feature of their website is a subscription-based access to online live and recorded webinar survival courses. Finally, be shure to check their schedule for their monthly free “Open Skills Night”.

Location: New Jersey
Type: Escape and Evasion, Search and Rescue, Tracking

http://www.onpointtactical.com/

onPoint Tactical was founded by Kevin Reeve. They offer courses in urban and wildderness survival, escape and evasion and tracking skills targeted towards military, law enforcement and security contractors.

Location: New Hampshire
Type: Homesteading, Personal Development, Primitive Skills

http://www.kroka.org/

Kroka Expeditions is focused on exposing young people age 6 to 18 to adventure and primitive living skills. They offer summer camps, school group programs and even trips to Ecuador.

Location: New Hampshire
Type: Primitive Skills

http://www.virtualmountain.org/

Virtual Mountain is run by Bruce Carroll. In addition to courses in primitive survival skills, they also teach about alternative energy and host treks to Belize and Guatemala.

They also offer a line of organic emergency food buckets which are available for purchase on their website.

Location: Nebraska
Type: Primitive Skills

http://www.greatplainstracker.com/

Nathan Holthusen teaches tracking and primitive skills based on his studies of the Lakota Indians. He also heads the Ogallala Tracker Club for boys age 7 and up.

Location: Montana
Type: Medical, Modern Techniques

http://www.rockymtnresponse.com/

Rocky Mountain Response offers courses in wilderness survival along with a full compliment of EMT training and wilderness medical courses geared towards first responders.

Location: Montana
Type: Primitive Skills

http://www.pastskills.com/

Experienced instructor Bill McConnell teaches skills such as tracking, flintknapping and primitive weapons in the mountains of Montana.

Location: Montana
Type: Primitive Skills

http://www.tracknature.com/

Jim Halfpenny is the author of numerous books on ecology, natural history and tracking. He and his wife Diann run The Track Education Center and Museum located adjacent to Yellowstone National Park.

Location: California
Type: Homesteading, Primitive Skills, Wild Edibles

http://www.christophernyerges.com/

Christopher Nyerges teaches day-long classes in survival, wild edible plants and self-reliance. He is an accomplished author of seven survial books.

Location: California
Type: Primitive Skills

http://www.paleotechnics.com/

Steven Edholm & Tamara Wilder teach authentic primitive skills workshops and have a particular specialty in animal processing and hide tanning.