Keepers of the Wild

                

                 " WE ARE ALL KEEPERS OF THE WILD & KEEPERS OF HEALTH and THE HUMAN SPIRIT " 

SPRING Adventure Glamping & Wellness retreat Multi-Activity  (2 days)

(OPEN TO FAMILIES with KIDS, COUPLES, ADULTS) 18+ to book

ONE PURCHASE $200 ticket gets you and your family (spouse & kids) access to site and events with your own tent privately within our campsite.  Bring your own sleeping bags, clothing, gear, food and snacks.

Event Start Time: 27-28 April 2024’ (9am Saturday – 6 pm Sunday)
EVENT LOCATION: Hanmer Area Ontario (Meeting point will be at corner of Desmarais Road & Nelson Lake Rd 9am                                                     Saturday AM.  Location of the Campsite setup is within a few miles of the meeting point.                                                    (People will follow in caravan the staff vehicle which will escort the participants to the location                                                              of the base camp retreat). MUST HAVE OWN TRANSPORTATION ARRANGED

MANDATORY:

• ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST SIGN A RELEASE OF LIABILITY AGREEMENTS & ASSUMPTION OF RISK WAIVER. THIS LEGAL PAPERWORK IS REQUIRED BY OUR COMPANY POLICY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR EVENTS.
• SIGN & AGREE TO BASIC CAMPSITE RULES & COMPANY POLICIES
• SIGN FOR YOUR CAMPSITE, TENT & EQUIPMENT (equipment care agreement)

Come join us at our Outback Adventure & Wellness Retreat for a unique experience like no other!

Ever wanted to experience spring camping in a hot tent with a woodstove for heat? Surrounded by raw nature in the northern Ontario wilderness… Sounds of blue jays, whiskey jacks, skullcap chickadees occasionally breaking the stillness of peace in the forest around you.  No city stuff just our retreat camp and adventure for the taking in every direction. WELCOME TO OUR NECK OF THE WOODS (KEEPERS OF THE WILD) Wilderness adventure outfitters & wellness retreat operators.   BOOK with us like you would a hotel and access rental equipment, services, and activities all part of your stay.

You will enjoy your own private 10 MAN Canadian Forces Arctic tent with woodstove along with a wood supply. The ECO FRIENDLY camp setup consists usually of 5-8 tents and a shared community kitchen in a woodstove heated 16x20 foot prospector tent with tables and seating. This outback retreat and all its related activities are all hosted on crown public lands.

This venue is a bring your own vehicle & bring your own food, sleeping bag, head light or flashlights, spring clothing and personal effects. We would recommend a camera to capture the experience.

We provide the lodging and setup with onsite generator power (community tent & kitchen) for lighting and basic power needs in the evenings. All tents onsite are heated solely on woodstove fire heat! This means during the nights you will experience living / sleeping with the crackling of a fire while enjoying dry radiant heat like no other. Tents are easily kept at 80-100+ while burning. You will however be responsible for sustaining your fire within your respective tents throughout the night. Keep in mind if your fire goes out you will awaken to no heat! We will teach you how this all works and you will have (backup wood & materials) at the ready in the event your fire runs out so you will be able to get it going quickly once again. It’s been a mild winter and this isn’t usually an issue however if we get colder temperatures -20 and beyond you will want to keep your woodstove going well through the night. Sometimes this means setting alarms every few hours to load up the stove and stoke the fire.

Field kitchen & washrooms are shared. The site is decorated/ illuminated with Christmas lights for mood & atmosphere in the evening hours.

Scheduled events put on by us will include:

Saturday 10am-1pm       (basic knots and rope presentation, shelter crafting skills till lunch time

Saturday 1-2pm                LUNCH

Saturday 2-6pm                Fire Starting Skills and bushwalk & resources show and tell

Saturday 6pm-10pm (evening snack bar with finger foods & hot beverages, rock painting, arts & crafts inside the community tent, camp fire and social)

Sunday 10am-12noon    GEAR & Equipment presentation (includes show and tell of bugout bag / personal carry pack) Instructor (Jason) will present his personal packs and layouts as per his experiences in the Canadian forces for over 12 years in his past career as well as his personal chosen pack gear to carry.   This will be a show and tell presentation.   Telling people what to have, how to carry and pack it, and what equipment is good and or not good etc…

Sunday 12-1pm                LUNCH

Sunday 1-6pm                   YOUTH events with families & adults accompany their youth for a short distance walk around a nearby pond and nearby lookouts to talk about the forest and a little show and tell.  Take everyone to our outback retreat campsite and group common area for fun activities.  Mini scavenger hunt to find items that were just shown on the little walk prior.  Participants go on their own within eye sight of the camp with their families or youth and or team up and make new friends and work in groups.   The event is meant to be fun and promote learning and wilderness education to all… Especially for youth this exposure creates real healthy connections to the natural world.  Sensory place and learning original human skills about the forest all around us.   Information about trees, plants, wildlife and things going on around us in the spring environment.   Scavenger hunt will lead to tables at the common area and tents area and Rock art and other wilderness art will be made in a 2 hour social and crafts.   Campfire will be on for everyone as well. 

NOTICE: We request out of courtesy that guests update a site log book to advise where they will adventuring as a safe practice in the event people don’t return we have a starting point on where to start looking for you or your group.

After the event is finished (latest 5pm Sunday 10th March 2024’) participants are free to leave on their own time and head back home. We request guest check out with staff so we are aware you have gone and are not missing or lost in the woods.

IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT US VIA EMAIL: callofthewild138@gmail.com