Mastering Bushcraft in Hershey, Pennsylvania: A Hands-On Wilderness Adventure

Duration

4 Hours

Details

Bushcraft is the use and practice of skills, acquiring and developing knowledge and understanding, in order to survive and thrive in a natural environment. Bushcraft skills provide for the basic physiological necessities for human life: food, water sourcing and purification, shelter-building, and firecrafting. With such a variety of topics, AE lets you choose your own adventure.

What's Included

We will provide:

• First aid kit
• Day pack
• Trekking poles
• Water
• Coffee
• Gear
• Snacks
• Photography (Meals are available but not included)

Where

Adventure Explorations trips take place within a 45-minute radius of Hershey, Pennsylvania. For most experiences, you will meet your guide at our Outfitter located behind the Hershey Hotel (100 Hotel Rd, Hershey, PA 17033). Your guide will get your group outfitted for the day and you will head out on your adventure. Occasionally your guide will coordinate to meet your group at the trip location and will bring all the necessary equipment with them. If this is the case you will be notified 48 hours prior to your adventure.

Activity locations vary based on the season, weather, group size, and more.

If you have a preferred location please let us know as soon as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. 

What to Bring

• Wear comfortable clothing that can be layered, avoiding cotton wherever possible
• A sturdy pair of hiking boots/shoes
• A rain jacket and an insulating layer. 

If you do not have any of this equipment, please inform your guide, and we will be provided whatever we can for you.  In addition, please bring:

• Sunscreen 
• Bug spray 
• Sunglasses 
• Sun protection  Optional
• Gloves 

Dining

Meal options are available for your experience.

Please Note:

We are trying to do our part to help the environment, starting this season we will be kicking plastic. If you would please help by providing your own bottle it would be a huge help. We will have cold filtered water to refill your bottles with. If you don't have one or forget yours no worries. We will have water available.