Off-Grid Cooking

OFF-GRID COOKING FOR SURVIVAL AND CAMPING SYLLABUS

I.OVERVIEW OF ENTIRE CLASS

 Welcome & Introductions

• Fire Safety / Fire Lays
• Build and ignite a safe fire
• Build a cook device
• Prep, cook and eat lunch
• Recap and final exam 

 PARTICIPANT INTRODUCTIONS - Tell your name, hometown, and off-grid cooking experience

 FIRE SAFETY

• Always use a fire ring made of rocks 
• Gather all materials before lighting
• Secure hair and clothes 
• Have water ready 
• “One-match” fire
• Ventilate well
• Never abandon a lit, smoldering, or warm fire
• Always extinguish a fire before leaving 

4. FIRE BUILDING BASICS

Gather THREE types of fuel:

1. Tinder
2. Kindling
3. Firewood 

V.   SEVEN OPEN FIRE LAYS

1. Teepee / Tipi
2. Log Cabin
3. Lean-To
4. Star
5. Swedish Fire Log
6. Dakota Fire Pit
7. “All-Nighter” or Pyramid

VI. OFF-GRID, HAND “BUILT” COOKING DEVICES

• Volcano Stove
• Coleman Stove
• BioLite Camp stove
• Butane Stovetop
• Wonder Oven / Bag
• Solar Deydrator
• Canned Heat “Sterno” 

VIII. COOK FOOD IN “TEAMS” USING FIRE LAYS AND COOKING DEVICES / RECAP / FINAL EXAM