November 2024

Traveling Solo Together

Canoe trippers on the beach watching the sunset

On our long-term programs, we are working to train participants to be self-sufficient. Both in camp and when we’re out on the trail, we do this by traveling solo together. The idea here is that we expect everyone to pull their own weight, police their own gear, plan and prepare their own meals, have their [...]

Sam paddling a canoe

Recorded on November 14. Sam Summers and discuss the Women’s Bushcraft & Canoe 3-Week Immersion, coming in 2025. We also discuss her experience on the 2024 Expedition Instructor program. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: Sam paddling with her dog. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 133 Kid-Friendly? There is no profanity in this episode. Links: Women’s Bushcraft & Canoe [...]

Tessa and Sam

We’ve got some announcements about programs coming out as we’re just about finished planning the 2025 season. We are excited to announce our first course by women, for women: the Women’s Bushcraft & Canoe 3-Week Immersion. Created and taught by Tessa and Sam (see photo), both of whom are longtime Jack Mountain Bushcraft School instructors. [...]

canoes and fall foliage

We just finished up the Maine Guide Medic program, our first wilderness first responder program ever at the field school. Two weeks ago we finished the Wilderness Bushcraft Semester, our 63rd long-term immersion program. It has been a busy year, with field school programs beginning when the snow pulled back in April and going straight [...]

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