Essential skills for life in nature

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In these workshops, we determine together what you want to learn and how you prefer to do it — alone, with your family, or in a small group.

Workshops are tailored to the group and can vary in duration.

Whether you want to get acquainted with bushcraft or delve deeper, everything is tailored to your pace and interests.

No meals are offered for individual workshops.

Below is a selection of other workshops — everything can be customized

🌿 The basics in nature

• Making fire (various techniques)
• Working safely with knife and saw
• Carving techniques
• Knots and setting up a tarp
• Finding and purifying water
• Navigating in nature

🌲 Practical outdoor living

• Building a shelter
• Cooking over an open fire
• Working with natural materials
• Comfortable outdoor living
• Setting up and organizing camp
• Collaborating in nature

🔥 Deepening & Craftsmanship

• Primitive skills & Traditional techniques
• Edible plants & Nature knowledge
• Mental peace and focus
• Multi-day setups
• Connection with nature

Included

• No meals are included in workshops unless otherwise agreed, multi-day courses from lunch on day 1 to lunch on the last day (we prepare our food together over the fire) and water, coffee, tea, and fruit. 
• Stay at the location during the course (bring your own camping equipment for multi-day courses)

Practical

• As many days or hours as you want
• Required prior knowledge: none
• Number of participants: 1-12
• Dogs are allowed at this location, provided they are leashed, social, and you always clean up their droppings in the field.

Not included

• The journey there and back to the location
• Deviating dietary preferences
• Snacks for the evening or during the day
• If you want extra things such as meat or fish, you must bring them yourself.

Packing list: After booking, you will receive a detailed packing list for multi-day courses. For workshops, no personal equipment is necessary, but you are always welcome to bring your own or ask questions about it. Furthermore, you can count on our extensive guidance in selecting your equipment.

Kurt Peeters

Kurt is your head instructor during the workshops and courses.

Kurt has been fascinated by nature, and especially the forest, since he was a little boy. At eight, he set off alone with his grandparents' dogs through the Kempen forests in Belgium, and at 19, he moved to the Netherlands to study tropical forestry. During his studies, he lived as a shepherd in the Pyrenees and worked on reforestation projects in Ecuador.
 
After many wanderings and experience in the jungle of offices, Kurt has been pursuing his passion and love for years: the forest. Staying there, embracing it, listening, and living. In 2021, he sold his house in Velp to fulfill his dreams and transitioned completely to a life from the "van," living everywhere but always in or around the forest.
 
Even before he'd set foot in Sweden, he knew he had to go there. One day, he and Ronja (his daughter) boarded a bus, traveling through Germany, Denmark, and finally to the bridge to Sweden. A song came to mind (which he didn't even like), and that was "Coming Home" by Dotan, played at the top of the bridge. It stuck with him, and from then on, the search for a place in Sweden began.
 
That spot now exists, on a mountain in Värmland, in the middle of nowhere. A place without human sound, without light pollution, but with moose, wolves, and bears. And a mountain of exciting challenges! Workshops will also be held there in the near future.
 
After several year-long training programs, including Faith in Nature and the bushcraft year-long program, a year of supporting the camp during those programs, and an expedition to Sweden without any modern tools like a knife and only homemade items like deerskin clothing, it was time for the instructor training program. Another year and a half immersed in bushcraft and primitive skills, and especially, how to teach these to others.
 
Kurt talks passionately about everything that comes with living with nature and he has endless patience to take you into that wonderful world.
 
In his endless wanderings through the woods (and offices), Kurt has not only become acquainted with the scientific world but also developed a spiritual connection with the forest. Besides facts and substantiation, you can also count on a genuine connection with the nature around you and the messages it holds for you.

Information
Want to know more or have any questions? Please contact Kurt: kurt@hogda-wilderness-wisdom.com or +46 (0) 767640782.