This is our basic primitive skills workshop experience. Great for youth. This experience is for kids & their parents... no drop-offs... Youth 8 & up... no pets! No toddlers! Camp Hinneah also offers primitive skills weekend overnight camping experiences... ask us... We will divide our time so everyone gets to have their hand in each part of this experience... Arrive @ Camp Hinneah before @ 9am In the camp... meet & greet & lay out the days schedule... *We will blaze the trail @ Camp Hinneah... heading into the woods... *Shelter Build... We will collect materials along the trail & Learn the basics of building a shelter in a survival situation using simple tools & materials found along the trail... everyone will contribute to the shelter... *Purification Of Water... as we move farther down the trail, we will reach one of Camp Hinneah's natural springs & learn several techniques to purify water from this natural spring... *Fire Making... In a survival situation it is essential to know how to start a fire without a match... We will learn techniques to build a fire in the wilderness... without a match! Great for youth! Very empowering! Great individual challenges & team building connections...
*We will eat our lunch out in nature so bring everything in a backpack... We will visit the general store when we hike back to camp...
2023 CAMP HINNEAH WORKSHOP DATES... May 27th, & June 9th, June 17th...
Friday June 23rd to Saturday June 24th JOIN US @ CAMP HINNEAH FOR OUR SURVIVE THE WILD OVERNIGHTER... Arrive Friday evening 5pm... We will meet & greet @ the camp... set up your campsite... This is our basic primitive skills workshop experience. Great for youth & parents...
*We will blaze the trail @ Camp Hinneah... heading into the woods... *Purification Of Water... as we move farther down the trail, we will reach one of Camp Hinneah's natural springs & learn several techniques to purify water from this natural spring... Back to the camp... *Fire Making... In a survival situation it is essential to know how to start a fire without a match... We will learn techniques to build a fire in the wilderness... without a match! Great for youth! Very empowering! Great individual challenges & team building connections... Leather Workshop / Gourd Container Workshop... we will learn the basics of leather & fur & create a medicine bag from leather, fur, beads, & other embellishments from The Leather Shop... these are Mountain Man & Native American skills... We will use a dried gourd to create a water canteen... Friday campfire supper with hotdogs & hamburgers Bonfire with drum circle & fireside storytelling with essential s'mores Saturday morning breakfast with farm fresh eggs & fruit After breakfast we will continue with the Leather Workshop / Gourd Container Workshop... finishing up either Bring your spending $$$ money for the general store... plum filled with handmade leather & fur wares & youth discover items... as seen on The Discovery Channel...