A. The X Team Survival School, Inc. is a private, educational institution dedicated to the instruction and preservation of traditional living skills and to the development of people through experiences within the natural world.

2. How does X Team differ from other outdoor programs?

A. X Team courses offer a more natural experience in the wilderness than most other programs— literally. On many of our courses, we do not bring stoves, tents, sleeping bags, or even backpacks into the field. Instead, we teach you how to make fire without matches, how to build shelter from forest debris, and how to navigate from the stars. No other major outfitter offers a program that avoids the high-tech, bring-it-all-with-you mentality. The result is an experience that can be much more "real" and meaningful to a person on the most basic level.

3. As a survival school, does X Team teach military techniques?

A. No, we are not a military survival or militia-training program. In fact, we’re so far from the "Rambo" mentality on the trail that we ask people who are looking for a military program to go elsewhere for their training. Some of the techniques taught might be the same, but our emphasis is more on indigenous arts and traditional living skills. The philosophy is totally different.