Wilderness Survival Basics
Like Duolingo, but for Wilderness Survival Basics. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
Free during early access · No credit card · iPhone & Android
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo turns Wilderness Survival Basics into a game you actually finish. Levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that make it stick. Five minutes a day.
Where Wilderness Survival Basics takes you
Learn the essential skills to stay safe and comfortable in the great outdoors. From building a warm fire to finding your way home, this course covers everything a beginner needs to know.
- 1
Getting Ready for the Woods
- What to Pack in Your Bag
- Choosing the Right Clothes
- How to Tell Someone Your Plan
- Staying Calm When Lost
- 2
Staying Warm and Dry
- Finding the Best Spot for Camp
- Building a Simple Lean-To
- Using Leaves and Branches for Bedding
- How to Start a Fire Without Matches
- Keeping Your Fire Going All Night
- Putting Out Your Fire Safely
- 3
Water and Food
- Where to Find Fresh Water
- Making Water Safe to Drink
- Plants You Should Never Touch
- 4
Finding Your Way and Getting Help
- Using a Compass for the First Time
- Reading a Simple Map
- Using the Sun to Find North
- Making Noise and Signals for Help
- Using a Mirror to Catch the Light
4 sections · 18 units · 54 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
Arr, if a sailor packs the Ten Essentials, what be the primary purpose of that cargo?
Get it right to open this lesson and 53 more in the app.
You pick the voice
Wilderness Survival Basics is taught in the The Pirate style: arr, learning be an adventure!. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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