Built for people who are done winging it. 16 field guides, a trip-planning app with an AI Coach, and a community that actually goes. Where the map ends, the wild begins.
A real crew of hikers, paddlers, and hunters who share what actually holds up in the field. Free to join.
Join free ›Trip planner, offline satellite maps, live weather and USGS river gauges, GPS tracking, and an AI Coach that knows your route.
See the app ›From your first overnight to leading a self-reliant expedition. Navigation, canoe, hunting, survival, first response, and more.
Browse the guides ›Not just a link to a community. A full system you can put to work tonight — the training, the book, the app, and a crew that answers when you ask.
Want to judge it for yourself first? Read real lessons free, across land, water, and hunt, no signup ›
From your first overnight to leading an expedition. Real topics: reading a river, loading a canoe for a headwind, meat care in the heat, land nav with a dead phone, shelter when the weather turns.
See the guides ›Every guide in one book you can flip through or search for any word you need in the field. Included with Premium.
What Premium includes ›Offline satellite maps, live weather and USGS river gauges, GPS tracking, and an AI Coach that knows your route.
See the app ›Our films and paddles written up into what worked, what didn't, and what we'd pack differently. Free to read — no signup.
Read Field Notes ›"Join the community" is vague, so here's the real thing: you post a question, people who've actually done it answer, and you plan trips together. The kind of questions that get worked out at the fire:
1 — Say hey at the Campfire so we know you're here. · 2 — Pick your trail: Hiker, Paddler, or Hunter. · 3 — Open the Classroom tab and start your first lesson. That's it — you'll never be left wondering where to start.
Join THE CAMPFIRE, free ›Dead phone GPS at mile 12. A canoe loaded wrong in a headwind. Meat spoiled because nobody knew the 30-minute rule. These are not gear failures, they are preparation failures. CWS is the system you build before you leave the truck.
Pick your trail. We will show you exactly where to start.
Navigation, survival, all-weather skills, and traditional woodcraft that does not need a signal.
Start with Foundations ›Canoe camping systems, river reading, advanced strokes, and expedition fishing.
Start with Canoe ›Ethical scouting, shot placement, field dressing, and field-to-freezer processing.
Start with Hunter's ›Offline maps, live radar and river gauges, GPS tracking, and a one-tap "I'm back safe" check-in. It comes with your membership, no separate subscription.
Everything about the app ›All 16 guides in one 580-page book you can flip through or search for any word. Included with Premium, alongside the full library, the app, and the weekly call.
See what Premium includes ›Join THE CAMPFIRE free, then go Premium for the full library, the app, and the Field Manual.
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