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SIGMA 3 Survival School

7 Day SCOUT SURVIVAL CHALLENGE

Put Your Skills to the Test in a Real-World Survival Scenario

Take everything you've learned and put it into action during our most difficult wilderness survival course. This 7-day immersive challenge pushes students beyond training and into real-world survival conditions where only skill, adaptability, and determination will carry them forward.

Duration

7 Days / 6 Nights

Location

Lebanon, MO

Skill Level

Level 3 (Advanced)

Training Style

Total Immersion / Challenge-Based

Course Description

Scout Survival Challenge is the final and most difficult course within our Standard Survival training system. This course is designed to test your abilities under realistic wilderness survival conditions while pushing both your physical and mental limits.

Students begin with only a knife and must survive for seven days while completing a series of progressively challenging survival tasks. As each objective is completed, students earn additional survival equipment that helps improve their ability to thrive throughout the remainder of the course.

This is not a traditional classroom environment. Students are expected to apply everything they've previously learned while instructors monitor, guide, and teach additional advanced skills throughout the experience.

This course has a high attrition rate and is intentionally designed to challenge even experienced survivalists. Those who complete it earn a tremendous sense of accomplishment and a deeper understanding of true wilderness self-reliance.

By the end of the program, participants will have tested their abilities under authentic survival conditions and gained confidence in their capacity to adapt and overcome difficult environments.

Core Survival Skills You'll Train

Knife-Only Survival

Begin with minimal equipment and learn to survive using only a knife.

Survival Prioritization

Master the order of survival necessities including shelter, water, fire, food, and tools.

Self-Reliance Under Pressure

Develop decision-making skills while facing real environmental challenges.

Survival Challenge Completion

Earn equipment by successfully completing survival objectives.

Advanced Primitive Skills

Apply primitive living techniques in realistic field scenarios.

Mental Toughness & Adaptability

Build resilience and confidence in unpredictable conditions.

Training Itinerary

  • Day 1 – Survival Assessment

    Arrive with minimal equipment and begin establishing your survival priorities.

  • Day 2 – Shelter & Water

    Build shelter systems and secure reliable water sources.

  • Day 3 – Fire & Tool Development

    Create sustainable fire systems and improve your survival capabilities.

  • Day 4 – Food Acquisition

    Gather, trap, fish, and procure food from the environment.

  • Day 5 – Resource Expansion

    Continue completing challenges to earn additional gear.

  • Day 6 – Advanced Self-Reliance

    Operate more independently while adapting to wilderness conditions.

  • Day 7 – Final Survival Evaluation

    Complete remaining challenges and demonstrate long-term survival competency.

Train with a School Known for Teaching the Teachers

  • 50+ Years Combined Teaching Experience

  • Tested Combat Veterans

  • 85 Acre Wilderness Campus

  • Survival Training System Field Tested for 20+ Years

  • All Hands-On Training

  • Zero PowerPoint Presentations

  • Total Immersion-Based Learning

  • Home of the World's Oldest Survival Instructor Program

Credit Good for 3 years

Open Scheduling

Certificate Upon Completion

Course Details

  • Length: 7 Days / 6 Nights

  • Location: Lebanon, MO

  • Physical Demand: High

  • Certificate: Certificate of Completion

  • Purchase Validity: Any available date within the next 3 years

What to Know Before Attending

  • No food and no water are provided during the challenge.

  • Students gather their own resources from the environment.

  • Weather conditions are part of the training experience.

  • Survival items are earned after completing objectives.

  • Hunting and fishing licenses can be purchased locally ($20-$40).

SCOUT SURVIVAL CHALLENGE

7 Day SCOUT SURVIVAL CHALLENGE Hands-On Training. Living Outdoors. Immersion Training.

2026-2027 Schedule

Fall 2026: November 04 – November 10

Spring 2027: April 14 – April 20

Fall 2027: November 03 – November 09

Price: $795

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before booking

Airport and Bus Stops

If you are arriving by bus or plane, we can pick you up. Contact us to make arrangements. ($60 Transport Fee)

Overnight Camping

You are always welcome to camp out the night before and the night after any course. But this course is knife only survival to start! Be prepared.

You’re welcome to bring whatever kind of sleeping equipment you’d like (tent, hammock, sleeping bags, etc.). You can sleep in primitive shelters we construct during the class, but bring modern shelters in case you change your mind. You will most likely be camping fairly close to your vehicle and shouldn’t expect to hike in long distances. Please text or call us at (660) 441-4960 if you have any questions.

Minimum Survival Tools Required

Small-Medium Backpack

Poncho or Rain Gear

Outdoor Clothing

Fixed blade knife

Folding saw

Hatchet or Axe

Paracord

Fishing Kit

Cook kit

Food and Water Required

Water will be provided on site, but food will be your responsibility. . You can also purchase food locally once you get here. Walmart and several local eateries are within a close drive.

Refunds

Change your mind on a class? Just use your credit for something else! Take advantage of sales now and use the funds for whatever later! Maybe the dates aren’t announced or you don’t know what you want? Pay on something now and use the credit later. Credit good for up to three years and transferable to your friends or family!

Change Course Date

If you need to cancel and change to another date, you can do it through the course change request form.

Stop Watching Survival TV. Start Living It.

Spend seven days putting your skills on the line in the ultimate wilderness challenge. Push yourself beyond your comfort zone, learn to trust your abilities, and discover what you're truly capable of through total immersion survival training.

26200 State Hwy YY, Lebanon MO 65536 85 Acre Dedicated Survival Training Facility

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