Survival School: A Look at The Pathfinder School
The Pathfinder School is a survival school headed by Dave Canterbury, star of Discovery Channel’s “Dual Survival” with co-star Cody Lundin. Dave has more than 20 years experience and personal training in both a civilian and military environment. After joining the U.S. Army at age 17, he eventually became part of the U.S. Special Forces.
Since leaving the army, Dave has trained and now teaches wilderness survival at his Pathfinder Training School in Southeast Ohio. Canterbury is a professional hunting guide and tracker that has posted over 300 survival-themed instructional videos online. He’s also the author of The Pathfinder System: A Common Man’s Guide to Survivability.
The Pathfinder School offers both hands on and online training. The Virtual Classroom on their site is described as “an opportunity to either jump start the learning process or give additional research for the Phase 1 E-Course. It is a membership area of our site and offers many videos not available on YouTube as well as many downloadable PDF files to help with your research. New Videos are added as we have the available time to film them, and addition files are added as well. There are many practice exercises and deliverables there as well to help those who just wish to participate in informal training but are not interested in a certification for later use.” The Pathfinder Virtual Classroom 1 year subscription is $75.00.
Pathfinder also offers a 3 phase E-Course for anyone from beginner to instructor. They are a self paced learning systems that provide you with outlines and lessons to guide you through research and practical exercises at the pace you choose. There is no time limit to these courses and typical students take between 6 months and 1 year to complete Phase 1. Completing the phase 3 certification gives you the opportunity to become a paid Pathfinder Instructor at the Pathfinder School.
The hands on classes can be taken in conjunction with the online courses putting your practical skills to the test. The basic survival class is taught at their Jackson Ohio school location. It can teach you the concepts of self reliance and basic survival skills. The advanced course will test the limits of your current knowledge, forcing you to undergo water and food deprivation until you can accomplish true to life tasks that may be needed in an emergency. Pathfinder group hands on courses range from $250 to $400 per course and usually take about 3 days to complete.
Pathfinder School has a strong online community in which you can discuss survival skills and interact with the instructors and other survival enthusiast on the forums on their website. They also have an online store that carries all types of survival gear that is personally chosen by Dave Canterbury for its usability and quality. These are the same products Dave carries in his very own survival kit.
Whether you are looking to casually learn some survival skills at your own pace or want to dive right in and get your hands dirty, the Pathfinder School has something for everybody at all levels. The Virtual Classroom, E-courses and hands on training, gives you the flexibility to learn what you, when you want, at the price you want!
hi dave, my wife and i are interested in taking a 3 or 4 day coarse in survival.we dont live to far from jackson,we are in bainbridge ohio in ross county and we live in a rural area surrounded by woods .if someone could contact me ,i have some more questions. thankyou. chris murray
Hi,:)
I am writing to ask a question about the school.
I am interested in joining your hands on class to teach me the skills needed to survive in the wilderness if needed.
But there is no info on how to join on your sight I found. Would you please send me the info needed to be able to join both the online and the hands on class.
Can you please send me this as soon as possible. I live in Newcomerstown, Ohio, so this would be easy for me to get to.
Thank You for your help,
David Austin
Need to speak to jeremy janey plz. He’ll remember me from the VA in Columbus. Thank you.
He now has my email.
Thank you,
Marie
Have small group of adults interested in learning how to pick and surrvive on wild plants and how to prepare them in the woods. let me know cost or call me or text me we are in ross and scioto county 12 people are interested
You can find all updated information for these courses at http://www.thepathfinderstore.com/learn/
Dave, my fiance and i go on island vacations on aregular basis. She asked me what in my mind what would be the ultimate vacation. I said survival camping.i am also a army vet from ohio. I enjoy watching dual survival. I would love to go on a survival camping trip with you with minimal resourses. Looking forward to learning from one of the best.
Dear Dave,
This might be strange to you, but I follow the Jewish food laws as part of my religion, which means there are a few animals I can’t eat. Will this pose a problem in the more advanced classes? I.e. I don’t eat pig, squirrel, catfish, dogs of any kind and things like that… Thank you for your time.
Dear Dave,
You may not know me but I’m your biggest fan. And I always watch “Dual Survival” ever scenes I first saw its. You inspired me to get outdoors more and enjoy nature. And I like taking long walks in the woods. And I’m wanting to take one your classes but in Kansas which it would take a lot of money take get there then pay for the then pay for the gas to get back so I might want to when I’m older but I will still watch your YouTube vids.
do you have any scholarships available? My son wants to do these classes but we are a 1 parent family and not much income. His dad died and has no one to teach or practice with him. He has learned a lot from youtube and videos but to put it in real life just has no oppertunities. Thank you Geri