Skills Series
Navigation
Map and compass basics, the three norths explained, and how to find direction using the sun, stars and moon — no signal required.
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Shelter & Warmth
The five ways your body loses heat, how to dress for any climate, and every shelter option from a garbage bag to a fully thatched lean-to.
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First Aid
The DRSABCD sequence, severe bleeding, burns, shock and fractures — the basics that matter before help arrives.
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Foraging
The rules that matter before a single plant — permission, identification, and what to leave well alone.
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Go-Bag
Civil Defence's three-day rule, what actually goes in a grab bag, and the car kit most people forget.
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Communications
Trip intentions, personal locator beacons, and the visual signals that work when your phone can't.
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Survival Mindset
Why panic is the real danger, the STOP method, and how small wins keep you thinking clearly.
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Grab-and-Go Bags
The easy-to-forget essentials, the nice-to-haves worth their weight, and the one thing Civil Defence says never to pack.
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Disaster Planning
The unglamorous groundwork — what a disaster actually is, why 3-7 days matters, and why the shopping list comes last, not first.
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