MAKING A
DIFFERENCE. This is the theme of this
year’s Philippine Independence Bushcraft Camp.
For the past three years (2011, 2012, 2013), the PIBC had been held at
Camp Damazo in Cebu City. This year, it
will be, for the first time, hosted at Lower Sayao, Sibonga, Cebu. Sibonga is found 56 kilometers south of Cebu
City while the campsite can be reached through Ocaña, Carcar or via Candaguit,
Sibonga.
When you
are with this camp of three days, you are already making a difference of
yourself. You will be taught basic
tropical survival and primitive-living skills.
You will be with unconventional outdoorsmen and you will know them. You will refresh your love of country and
know who you would defend against. You
will be fed with nothing except real-world skills that will make a difference
between obscurity and surviving.
The
Philippine Independence Bushcraft Camp changes your perception of how you would
enjoy the outdoors. You will get to
appreciate nature better and you will attain great satisfaction for every
little thing you do while outdoors. The
PIBC molds you into independent individuals with strong self-reliance skills
that can be harnessed anytime from a backyard picnic to disaster areas.
Today’s
PIBC shall be limited to a maximum of twelve participants since learning in an
outdoors setting is conducive for a limited number of people only. The first day (June 10) will be about
Introduction to Bushcraft and Survival, Knife Care and Safety, Survival
Tool-Making, and Knot-Tying. In the evening will be a
traditional bushcraft camp socials which is the Campfire Yarns and
Storytelling. A real fire will be lit
and it will be the center of camp life.
The second
day (June 11) will be focused on Shelters, Firecraft, Foraging and
Plant Identification, Prepping, and Outdoor Cooking.
The new chapter on Prepping shall be demonstrated at Upper Sayao during the
plant ID and prepper lab tour. During
nighttime, there will be Nocturnal Hunting and, later, another much wilder
Campfire Yarns and Storytelling. For a
whole day, the participants will be exposed to hunger as a simulation on the
realities of survival.
The third
day (June 12) will concentrate on Philippine Independence Day with patriotic
programs scheduled for the morning like singing of the National Anthem and the
Oath of Allegiance to flag and country.
Another bushcraft tradition – the Blade Porn – will follow, then the
photo socials and last, will be Blanket Trading. The certificates and free
giveaways will then be distributed at an undisclosed location where the
after-event party will be held.
The
participants are advised to bring their own food good for three meals where each
shall prepare and cook their own lunch and dinner on the first day; and the
only meal of the day – which is dinner – shall be on the second day after a
day-long fast. The only meal for the
third day shall be prepared by the PIBC staff for the participants. They are encouraged to bring any knife. They may bring tents but tarp sheets and
laminated nylon sheets could enhance better the appreciation on the principles
of “adapt, blend and improvise”.
The Warrior
Pilgrimage Blog and the Camp Red Bushcraft and Survival Guild are the only
official organizers of PIBC MMXIV. For
the fourth time, this blogger will be the main instructor. Camp Ramrod chores will be shared by both
Jhurds Neo (2012) and Dominic Sepe (2012).
Camp Fixer is Ernie Salomon (2011) while the Camp Hawkeye is Eli Bryn
Tambiga (2012). Segment Instructors will
be Fulbert Navarro (2012) for Knot-Tying and Aljew Frasco (2013) for Knife Care
and Safety.
Assembly
area will be at the 7Eleven Convenience Store, infront of the Cebu South Bus
Terminal, at 5:00 AM of June 10.
Participants and PIBC staff will be shuttled by bus, provided free by
the Municipality of Lilo-an, to the trailhead.
The bus will return to pick us up at 12:00 noon of June 12 back to Cebu
City to party then get to know the alumni of the 2011, 2012 and 2013
class.
Finishing
the PIBC gives you the option to join Camp Red and on any of their scheduled
activities. All in all, the PIBC have
produced 47 would-be bushcrafters and a few have distinguished or improved
themselves through self-practice and through participation of activities hosted
by Camp Red. This PIBC MMXIV will open
many possibilities for you that you have not had thought existed.
Make a
difference, be with the few. Your
registration of P800 would go a long way forever. Survival skills will beat all those expensive
gears anytime and it does not deteriorate, gets lost or needs replacement. Make a call or text to me at +639333225005 or
at +639172035101.
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