Start 2026 the Everyday Way

Start 2026 the Everyday Way: Outdoor Survival Skills, Real Confidence

There’s something about the first few weeks of a new year that feels like a reset button. Fresh calendar. Fresh intentions. Same life.

If you want a start to 2026 that actually sticks, get outside.

Not because the bush is magical (though it can feel that way). But because the outdoors strips things back to what matters: clear thinking, simple systems, calm action, and the confidence that comes from knowing you can look after yourself and the people around you.

That’s the heart of Everyday Bushcraft and The Everyday Way: practical skills you can trust under pressure—whether you’re on a track in the scrub, or navigating a tough season at work or home.

The 5 Everyday Bushcraft Skills (and why they matter)

Our training is built around five core skills:

• Self-Aid – staying steady, looking after your body and your headspace, making good decisions early

• Knots – connection, safety, load-bearing reliability, and the patience to do things properly

• Shelter – protection from weather and building the “human shelter” of support and belonging

• Fire – warmth, cooking, signaling, and the bigger idea of energy, drive, and purpose

• Water – finding it, treating it, carrying it… and filtering what isn’t serving you in life

These aren’t “once-off” skills. They’re habits and mindsets. They sharpen awareness, build resilience, and make you the kind of person others feel safer around.

And in 2026, we’re adding something that ties it all together.

The 6th Skill: Situational Awareness (in the bush and everyday life)

Gear and technique are important—but awareness is what keeps you out of trouble in the first place.

In our longer course we include Situational Awareness: how to read an environment, notice what others miss, stay “left of bang,” and make early decisions that prevent problems from becoming emergencies.

It’s just as useful on a weekend hike as it is in a carpark, a workplace, a crowded event, or during travel. Awareness is a skill you train, not a personality trait you either have or don’t.

Course 1: Foundations for Resilient Living (Jan 9–11)

If you want to go deep—this is the one.

Foundations for Resilient Living runs from 4:00pm Friday 9 January 2026 to 5:00pm Sunday 11 January 2026.

Over the weekend, we take the five Everyday Bushcraft skills and explore them in depth, with guided practice designed to build real capability—not just a quick demo. You’ll get time to learn, repeat, refine, and walk away feeling genuinely more confident.

And yes—this course includes the 6th skill: Situational Awareness, with strategies you can use both outdoors and in daily life.

Expect a weekend that’s practical, supportive, and built around doing—not just listening.

Course 2: The 1-Day “5 Skills” Course (Last Sunday of the Month)

Prefer a powerful one-day reset?

Our classic 1-Day 5 Skills course runs on the last Sunday of January—which in 2026 lands on Sunday 25 January 2026.

It’s a solid, hands-on introduction (or refresher) that covers the five core skills and gives you a clear sense of what Everyday Bushcraft is all about. Great for newcomers, great for families, and great for anyone who wants to start the year with practical momentum.

Why this is a brilliant way to start the year

Because these skills don’t just live in the bush.

They show up when:

• plans change and you need a calm head

• stress spikes and you need simple steps

• people around you are relying on you

• you want to feel capable again, not just “busy”

You don’t need to be ultra-fit. You don’t need fancy gear. You just need the willingness to learn and have a go.

Come train with us

If you’ve been thinking, “This is the year I get outside more… this is the year I build real resilience… this is the year I learn the basics properly,” then make January count.

Check the schedule and book here: https://www.everydaybushcraft.com.au/event-list

Hope to see you on a course soon—let’s start 2026 the Everyday Way.