15 Days until Christmas!

With Christmas just around the corner, we have the perfect gift! Our Gift Vouchers can be used on any of our courses, so if it is someone who is just…

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BCS in the USA

BCS CHIEF INSTRUCTOR GRAHAM’S FIELD TRIP TO THE USA Starting back in early 2023 I contacted True North Wilderness Survival (www.exploretruenorth.com) over in Pittsburgh in the hope of a meeting…

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5 Day Survival Challenge

The basis of the 5 Day Survival Challenge is for the individuals to use the skills that they have learned and practiced on our 2 or 3-day course as well…

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Water Filtration and Purification Kit

Here’s a selection of our tried and tested water filtration and purification products that we go through on our courses, any of these in your kit? 🌊 Water2Go Bottle Sawyer;…

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Fire Lighting Kit

Any of these in your kit? Here are some of the items we use in our fire lesson, where we demonstrate the various ways to ignite a fire: Matches Lighter…

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Christmas is coming!

Christmas is just over 10 Mondays away  We have our gift vouchers which can go towards any of our courses on offer, in our eyes it’s the perfect Christmas gift !…

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2024 Dates

We have been a bit quiet this week as we have been getting 2024 sorted. Our dates are now live for the following courses: 2 Day Survival Courses2 Day Winter…

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May Survival Weekend

3 Day Survival Course 2 Day Survival Course Family Bushcraft and Survival Day A day to recover Guess we can’t get it all We ran a 3 Day Survival Course…

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Wales Coast Path Expedition 2024

Backcountry Survival Ltd are proud sponsors of Neil Smith who in June 2024 will attempt the Wales Coast Path unsupported in 30 days to raise money for charities; Walking with…

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Easter Holidays with BCS

Looking for something to entertain the kids this Easter Holiday? Get the youngsters out learning in the woods this Easter on our Bushcraft Bonanza A half day event learning about…

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April Courses

Got a youngster who you’re looking to entertain during the Easter holidays? Are you looking at becoming a leader/instructor in bushcraft? Want to give yourself a challenge? Or are you…

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How to prepare your vehicle for the unexpected

This blog is going to go into detail about how to prepare your vehicle for if you ever find yourself stranded due to bad weather, breakdowns, or unforeseen circumstances. Many…

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Packing your rucksack? What are the essentials?

When it comes to an adventure, the preparation stage is crucial. In our last post we discussed what devices and apps we recommend, here we will discuss some small essential…

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Winter is around the corner…

No matter how much we want to deny it, there are only 5 months left of 2022, and we will soon be in the midst of winter. Which is why…

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DEVICES AND MOBILE APPS; WHAT DO BCS USE

This article discusses a small handful of a wide variety of devices that can help with sharing your location, either with yourself, your emergency contact or to emergency services if…

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2022

We are ready for 2022, all survival courses are now live to book onto! For our winter survival courses (including our Winter Skills and Snowholing Courses) from January to March…

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Family and Kid Courses

October Holidays are round the corner, so we have got our Bushcraft Bonanza (5-10 year old), Survival Mission (11-17 year old) and Family Courses running to help entertain either the…

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Expeditions

Two weekends ago was our Lairig Ghru Expedition 3 days of walking through the Lairig Ghru and it was made extra special with a wake up call from reindeers… If…

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Upcoming Courses

Upcoming Courses July to August: July: 23rd – 25th: 3 Day Survival Course 23rd: Survival Mission/Bushcraft Bonanza @ Alvie For more information follow the link for the following courses: 2/3/5…

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5 Day Survival Course

“Challenge yourself, it’s the only path which leads to growth” – Morgan Freeman Have you attended a 3 Day Survival Course with us or an equivalent course with another provider…

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