Location & Pricing
2025 Course List
LocationS:
Most classes will be held at our private training facility in Northern Virginia. This site is in the forests west of Garrisonville, south of Warrenton, north of Hartwood. Detailed directions are provided upon enrollment. We are also running a few foraging classes at Sky Meadows State Park near Delaplane, Virginia.
2025 class PRICINg
One-Day Regular Classes - $149
One-Day Specialty Classes - $199
Two-Day Classes - $299
Three-Day Classes - $449
Five-Day Classes - $749
Check out our option for Survival Class Bundles
september
Spotlight
September is National Emergency Preparedness month. In honor of this (and to get this information out there) we are offering a special sale on our classes that are specific to disaster preparedness. No need for discount codes. The prices are already adjusted on this website. Friday is our food storage and preservation class, Saturday is the disaster crash course and Sunday is the offgrid cooking class. Take one class, two of them, or all three!
As always, please reach out if you have any questions.
Hope to see you in a class soon - Tim MacWelch
Updated on 9/04/2025
2025 Sky Meadows State Park Classes - Deleplane, Va
Sky Meadows classes run from 10 am to 5 pm
November 22 - Fall Wild Edible Plants - $149
2025 Home Location Classes - Hartwood, Va
Home location classes typically run from 9 am until 4 or 5 pm
September 5-7 - Bug Out 3-day - $297 (on sale!)
September 6-7 - Bug Out 2-day - $198 (on sale!)
September 5 - Food Storage and Preservation - $99 (on sale!)
September 6 - Disaster Crash Course - $99 (on sale!)
September 7 - Offgrid Cooking - $99 (on sale!)
September 27 - Intro to Outdoor 1stAid with guest instructor Earl Roberts - $199 (see below)
October 11 - Land Navigation with guest instructor Darryl Johnson - $199 (see below)
December 5 - Winter Tree Identification - $149
December 6 - Blacksmithing - $149 (ONLY 5 SPOTS LEFT!)
December 7 - Survival Hacks - $149
Guest Instructor Classes
Guest Instructor Classes - Hartwood, Va
We are pleased to host a few guest instructor classes each year. These are separate from our business operations, so registrations and tuition payment must be handled directly through that instructor. Enrollment and payment are not available through this website. Sorry, but Advanced Survival Training class credits (from gift certificates, BOGO deals and missed classes) are not transferable to guest instructor classes since their financials are separate.
Intro to Outdoor 1stAid with guest instructor Earl Roberts
The next 2025 date is Sept 27th - $199 per person - registration is open now, directly through the instructor (see below).
Medical emergencies can happen anywhere and response times for first responders arriving on-scene in an outdoor or remote environment can be greatly delayed. Be prepared for your next outdoor adventure by taking this Intro to Outdoor 1stAid class. This introductory-level class will be hands-on and will take place in outdoor settings (regardless of weather). Topics include Outdoor 1stAid Kit Considerations, CPR/AED (2-year certification included), Bleeding Control (2-year certification included), Manufactured & Improvised Tourniquets, Cleaning, Closing, & Dressing Wounds, Broken Bones, Sprains & Splinting with Malleable & Improvised Splints, Treating Shock, Burns, Heat Emergencies, Cold Emergencies, Bites & Stings, Lightning Strikes, Stretchers & Litters, Evacuating Patients, and much more!
To register for INTRO TO OUTDOOR 1stAID, visit www.mobilemarksmanship.com/safety-training - registration is not available through this website
For questions or additional information about Intro to Outdoor 1stAid, email Earl Roberts directly at mobilemarksmanship@gmail.com
Land Navigation with guest instructor Darryl Johnson
The next 2025 date is October 11 - $199 per person. Registration is open now, directly through the instructor (see below).
Our modern day reliance on GPS navigation and cell phone apps for trails has caused us to neglect our land navigation skills. Google Maps and GPS are amazing as long as you have a signal, connectivity, and a fully charged battery. But do you know how to use a map and compass to navigate and self-rescue if you suddenly couldn't use (or trust) any electronics? Even with modern technology, hikers and backpackers get lost and die all the time. SAR teams call it: death by GPS. Maps and compasses are powerful tools and they are not as confusing or complicated as you might think. But they can't help you if you don't know how to use them. Like any tool, trying to use them without knowing how could even get you killed. Learning the basics of Land Navigation might save your life in a wide range of survival scenarios. Knowing the basics of using a map and compass not only provide backup navigation if you're deep in the wilderness, but they also offer a fun and refreshingly simple way to navigate. This course will teach you critical new skills, and help you improve your current map reading skills. Learn and practice land navigation skills before you decide to leave the trail and venture into the backcountry. You will learn:
- Components of a compass
- Components of a topographical map
- Adjusting for declination
- Shoot an azimuth
- Shoot a reverse azimuth
- Identify Terrain features
- Land/Terrain and Map Association
- Use terrain features as steering markers
- Tracking Current Location
- Make your own Ranger Beads
- Make your own Ranger Lighter
- Calculating Distance
- Route Planning
- How to Make A Map On The Ground
For more information or to register FOR LAND NAV, email kona.ironman@gmail.com - registration is not available through this website.
Sorry, but BOGO credits, transfers and gift certificates for Advanced Survival Training do not apply.