Thailand Wilderness Jungle Survival Training

Budget-minded Hardcore Jungle Survival Courses

PaddleAsia offers a variety of jungle survival courses in Thailand. One of our jungle survival courses take place in Khao Sok National Park. This course combines jungle survival with kayaking and wildlife-spotting.

For more budget-minded travelers who also want a more hardcore jungle survival experience, PaddleAsia offers a two-day jungle survival training course in Phang Nga Province.

This survival course takes you over a big mountain. Warning: the terrain is very rugged and very challenging. There is a huge three-tiered waterfall along the way.

In addition to our standard survival skills, much of this trip will focus on traveling safetly through problematic, tough land.

You will be given a wilderness jungle survival kit and a backpack. The survival kit contains everything you will need to survive including (but not limited to) fire-making tools, Water purification tablets, snare wire, fishing hooks and line, a compass, signaling mirror, plastic sheet and a knife.

The backpack will contain a small shelter, bedding, a canteen, food, insect repellent and other items to make camping more comfortable. Although you will learn how to build a basic jungle shelter, you won't have to spend the night in it. As far as picking wild edible plants go, we would not pick any plant that is uncommon or rare. Rare plants will be pointed out, but not eaten. In other words, we’d only sample plants that are very common and that are capable of rapid regrowth. Luckily for you, there are many plants that fall into this last category. You’ll get to eat some food directly from this tropical jungle. You will not kill any animals. You will learn how to trap animals, but you will not actually do it.

See our tour prices list for prices.

Jungle survival courses address the following:

Survival kit items –
What to take
What not to take
Items specific to tropical conditions

Water (avoiding dehydration is your #1 priority) -
Learning to find water on land
Learning how to make solar stills
Conserving water

Fire –
How to use a flint and steel (flint and magnesium fire starters)
Bamboo fire saw (friction)
The tinder > kindling > Fuel building schemes
Types of fires
----Fires for warmth
----Fires for cooking
----Fires for signaling
----Underground fires

Cooking basics -
Making cooking utensils

Strategy –
Getting your mind where is should be
Setting priorities (basic needs)
Preparing for the unexpected
Weather concerns Thailand wilderness survival skills

Food –
Wild edible plant
Boiling water in bamboo
Fishing with handlines and bamboo poles
Hunting weapons
Building traps and snares
Food preparation

Shelter –
Finding suitable site
Types of shelters (including natural shelters)
Building shelters with only a knife and know-how.

Rope –
Making rope from plants
How to tie knots

Finding your way back –
Reading signs
Determining direction
Reading weather
How to use a compass and map

Moving –
Moving solo through the jungle
Moving a group of people
Planning food and water while traveling Outdoor skills
Signaling

Thailand Wilderness Survival Training

Our mission with this wilderness jungle survival training is to help you build the confidence to stay calm if you ever find yourself lost. You should be able to analyze your situation and figure out the best course of action. Tap into some primitive survival skills that you didn't realize you posessed. Fighting the emotional response to allow the logical mind to work is paramount.

Alternative Jungle Survival Destination

You can choose from Khao Sok National Park whereby kayaking is included in the course. This is a comfortable way for you to see the jungle and experience one of the nicest national parks in SE Asia.

What would you do if you were shipwrecked on a deserted island? Find out how to survive on our Coastal Survival Training course.

Bushcraft courses are available for those who prefer to learn traditional wilderness living skills.

Contact us for details.

Highly recommended reading - Deep Survival, Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why by Laurence Gonzales. This book deals primarily with the psychology of survival with plenty of real-life stories. It points out certain (often repeated) patterns in many failed survival attempts and how these patterns of failure can be avoided.

-life stories. It points out certain (often repeated) patterns in many failed survival attempts and how these patterns of failure can be avoided.

For lots of information on common sense survival and self-reliance as well as survival supplies, check out my friend Dave Canterbury's Pathfinder School.

Dave has a multitude educational videos on YouTube pertaining to survival skills.

Dave also offers a unique magazine called Self Reliance Illustrated.

Furthermore, if you're looking for a knife that will last a lifetime, Dave offers one of the most durable, beautiful, high-quality knives on the market. Check out his Pathfinder series knives by Blind Horse.

My friend Cody Lundin is a master at primitive living skills, wilderness living and survival skills. His Aboriginal Living Skills School is a must for all who are interested in training and learning survival techniques to use in the modern world. Cody proves that ancient skills are still applicable.

Cody also believes in sustainable living and his philosophy shines through with his incredible self-reliant home. Cody is the author of two best-sellers: When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes and 98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive!

Dave and Cody are the 'stars' of The Discovery Channel's show Dual Survival, one of the best survival shows to ever air on TV.

We concentrate on honing our safety sense, outdoor skills and getting certified to international standards.

Dave is a BCU Level 2 Coach and is the most experienced paddler in Southern Thailand

Dave is a EFR Instructor

Dave is a certified rescue technician

Certified

Guides certified

Certified assessor

Tel/fax: +66 76 241519
Dave's mobile: 081 8936558
Moo's mobile: 081 7974855

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