Outdoor Safety Skills Seminar: “Lightning, Thunder and Bears, Oh My”

Submitted by the Event Organizer

This workshop will help campers learn basic safety tips in a welcoming learning environment. This is the perfect event for people who are interested in the outdoors and want to feel comfortable handling difficult situations on their own.

At this workshop you will learn:
– What to do in an unexpected lightning storm
– How to remove ticks
– Strategies to cross rivers
– & How to deal with things from blisters to bears!

Join us for an evening of meeting fellow outdoorists, practicing skills, solving puzzles, and discussing outdoor safety skills. Leave feeling more confident in yourself, and more prepared to plan fun and safe summer trips!

Danielle O’Farrell, a long distance backpacker, guide, Wilderness EMT and the founder of the outdoor skills company With The Wild Things, will guide you through a series of summer scenarios and teach you the knowledge to stay safer in the outdoors. Her most popular courses range in price from $300 – $1000. This workshop will be a good opportunity to meet with a wilderness expert. You can see other offerings here:https://withthewildthings.com/courses

Last Minute Gear is an independent outdoor gear store in San Francisco specializing in providing high quality equipment at affordable prices. The company is unique in offering different price ranges of gear rentals to allow individuals who normally would not have access to the outdoors under normal circumstances to enjoy nature. They also specialize in repairing camping items and technical clothing.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.