At present, our web site is still under construction but we are making all efforts to provide you with a complete spectrum of our services as soon as possible.  We thank you for your patience.

Train-For-The-Outdoors is a coalition of wilderness guides and instructors, dedicated to offering advanced wilderness skills training.

We are based in Madison Ohio.  (northeast Ohio)

Below is a list of some of the programs we offer:

Skills Training Include:

• Wilderness Survival
• Primitive Living Skills
• Outdoor Cooking
• Land Navigation
• Shelter Building
• Primitive Weapons
• Traps & Snares
• Animal Tracking
• Archery
• Fly Fishing, Casting, & Tying
• Long Range Backpacking
• Canoeing
• Winter Camping
• GPS Navigation

Guiding Services:

• Fly Fishing
• Backpacking
• Canoeing
• Family Camping
• Day Hikes

Specialized Programs:

Ohio Hunter Safety Training 2009

Emergency Preparedness for individuals, families, and organizations.

BSA Merit Badges: fishing, fly fishing, camping, hiking, backpacking, wilderness survival, pioneering, orienteering, cooking, first aid, emergency preparedness, personal fitness.  Phil Varketta is registered with the Boy Scouts of America, Grand River District, Greater Western Reserve Council of Ohio. (NO INSTRUCTORS FEES FOR BSA MERIT BADGE PROGRAMS )

All programs are fully adjustable to fit your personal needs.

Individual and group training available.

If any of these topics are of interest to you, please contact us for more details.

We are looking forward to hearing from you.

You can contact us at:

Philip Gary Varketta

information@trainfortheoutdoors.com