Emergency Shelter Building - The Debris Hut
Description:
Knowing how to build a shelter that will keep you warm and dry is one of the most important skills you can have if you are an adventurer. In a race with the elements, some shelters are more effective than others. In this session we will learn to build the most effective shelter to survive even the coldest of winter nights. We will talk about the needs a person faces in a survival situation, and which needs to address first. For those who have done this type of shelter before we will expand on its design and learn tips and tricks for making it more insulated.
Bring your partner, children, or come alone!
When: November, 29th 2025, 10am-4pm
Ages: 8 & Older (16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult)
Location: Lanham, MD
Fee: $25-$75/person Sliding Scale (pay what you're comfortable)
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There are other benefits to participating in this workshop:
-Outdoor media free time
-Camping and wilderness skills
-A sense of accomplishment, freedom, and belonging
-Increased awareness, self reliance and confidence
-Tools and resources to enjoy the outdoors for the rest of your life
-A Safe and comfortable learning environment
-Guides providing natural interpretation, hands on skills instruction, and knowledge
Bill Kaczor - Executive Director/Co-founder 2007-Present
Bill is the Executive Director and a co-founder of Ancestral Knowledge. Bill has worked and studied intensively with the masters in the fields of; youth mentoring, naturalist studies, primitive technology and tracking. He has been teaching children and adults in these subjects since 1998 — Bill was a lead instructor at Children of the Earth Foundations- Coyote Tracks summer camps for 5 years, and two years as the assistant director. He has instructed students at the University of Maryland, Georgetown University, Rivercane & Falling Leaves Rendezvous, Mid-Atlantic Primitive Skills Gathering (MAPS Meet), Bill can often be found instructing at Tom Brown Jr.’s Tracker School teaching primitive traps, bow making, flint knapping, pottery and hide tanning. In 1999 after 11 years, Bill chose to leave his skateboard/snowboard business and dedicate his life to helping people connect with the Earth through ancient skills. Shortly afterwards, Bill designed and was granted an after school and summer program for the 21st Century Learning Community in Public School District 150 of Peoria, Illinois. This program was successful in that it led the children to a respect for nature, respect for themselves and others, self-discipline and adventure. Bill is a specialist in bow making, stone tool technologies, hide tanning, fire by friction and hunting and experienced in many more skills.
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