Thriving in the outdoors demands skills that many of us no longer have, such as building a fire or finding enough tree bark to feed your horse. Spark your instincts with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

• $65 for a Core Survival Skills Adventure Clinic for one (a $165 value)
• $125 for a Core Survival Skills Adventure Clinic for two (a $330 value)<p>

Students learn techniques for building natural shelters and friction fires, foraging for food, and how to locate and purify water. Classes are limited to no more than 30 people and are appropriate for all ages and skill levels. California Survival School provides all materials and tools necessary for the course, though participants should bring a lunch, snacks, water, and, if desired, means for taking notes. All clinics last from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. See the school’s upcoming events for dates and locations.

California Survival School

As the instructors at California Survival School, brothers Dan and Michael Baird impart decades of wilderness-survival know-how during outdoor, hands-on courses. Participants prepare themselves to live self sufficiently off the land using both modern and primitive techniques, which can come in handy when lost in the woods or the year 1412. During the Core Survival Skills Adventure Clinic, up to 30 students spend five hours learning to create fire using only sticks, build shelters with natural materials, purify water, and feed themselves off the land. The Ancient Artisans Workshop teaches novices how to fashion crude implements from scratch with materials found in nature, including stone blades, tools and containers, and binding materials.