Wilderness Survival For Dummies
Published on 7. July 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-470-45306-3 (ISBN)
Description
Learn to:
Use survival techniques to stay alive on land or at sea
Understand basic navigation
Find enough water and food
Signal for help and get rescued
Your one-stop guide to surviving and enjoying the Great Outdoors
Want to know how to stay alive in extreme situations? This practical, accurate guide gives you all the expert, field-tested tools and techniques you need to survive. Whether you find yourself lost in the woods, adrift on a life raft, bitten by a snake, or needing shelter in cold weather, this hands-on resource teaches you how to stay safe (and sane), find rescue, and live to tell the tale!
Know the basics of survival ? perform life-saving first aid, make fire and shelter, and find water and food
Manage your emotions ? cope with panic and anger, get the "survivor's attitude," and foster cooperation and hope with others
Increase your chances of rescue ? signal for help and navigate using a compass or the sky
Practice expert survival methods ? tie essential knots, craft your own weapons and tools, and make natural remedies
Gain wisdom for water emergencies ? stay afloat when your ship or boat sinks, avoid dehydration and starvation, and make it to shore
Open the book and find:
Common survival scenarios you may encounter
Tried-and-tested advice for individuals or groups
The items you need to stay alive
Basic orientation skills
Ways to keep warm or cool
The best methods for building a fire in any environment
What you can (and can't) eat and drink in the wild
True stories of survival
Use survival techniques to stay alive on land or at sea
Understand basic navigation
Find enough water and food
Signal for help and get rescued
Your one-stop guide to surviving and enjoying the Great Outdoors
Want to know how to stay alive in extreme situations? This practical, accurate guide gives you all the expert, field-tested tools and techniques you need to survive. Whether you find yourself lost in the woods, adrift on a life raft, bitten by a snake, or needing shelter in cold weather, this hands-on resource teaches you how to stay safe (and sane), find rescue, and live to tell the tale!
Know the basics of survival ? perform life-saving first aid, make fire and shelter, and find water and food
Manage your emotions ? cope with panic and anger, get the "survivor's attitude," and foster cooperation and hope with others
Increase your chances of rescue ? signal for help and navigate using a compass or the sky
Practice expert survival methods ? tie essential knots, craft your own weapons and tools, and make natural remedies
Gain wisdom for water emergencies ? stay afloat when your ship or boat sinks, avoid dehydration and starvation, and make it to shore
Open the book and find:
Common survival scenarios you may encounter
Tried-and-tested advice for individuals or groups
The items you need to stay alive
Basic orientation skills
Ways to keep warm or cool
The best methods for building a fire in any environment
What you can (and can't) eat and drink in the wild
True stories of survival
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-45306-3 (9780470453063)
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Cameron M. Smith | John F. Haslett
Wilderness Survival For Dummies
E-Book
07/2009
Wiley
€16.99
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Cameron M. Smith | John F. Haslett
Wilderness Survival For Dummies
E-Book
06/2009
Wiley
€16.99
Available for download
Persons
John Haslett is a veteran expedition leader and adventure writer whose articles have been featured in National Geographic Adventure. Cameron M. Smith is an archaeologist at Portland State University. He has traveled the world's wildernesses in some of the most unreasonable ways imaginable.
Content
Introduction 1
Part I: Stayin' Alive: Basic Wilderness Survival Principles 7
Chapter 1: Surviving the Wilderness 9
Chapter 2: Preparing Yourself for a Survival Situation 19
Chapter 3: The Psychology of Survival: Gaining the Upper Hand 33
Chapter 4: Survival Style: Keeping Warm or Cool 45
Chapter 5: Making Fire in the Wilderness 63
Chapter 6: Home, Sweet Hut: Survival Shelters 75
Chapter 7: Liquid Capital: Finding Drinking Water 87
Chapter 8: Gathering and Hunting to Stay Alive in the Wilderness 105
Part II: Eyeing Advanced Survival Techniques 141
Chapter 9: Finding Your Way with Tools: Basic Wilderness Navigation 143
Chapter 10: Looking Up to the Skies: Celestial Navigation 167
Chapter 11: Trekking over Land 177
Chapter 12: Signaling for Rescue 195
Chapter 13: Administering First Aid 219
Chapter 14: Survive or Thrive? Advanced Methods and Tools 249
Part III: Surviving in Extreme Land Environments 269
Chapter 15: Special Considerations for Forests and Jungles 271
Chapter 16: The Big Chill: Enduring in Snowy Places 289
Chapter 17: Staying Alive under the Sun 313
Part IV: Surviving on the Seas, Oceans, and Great Lakes 337
Chapter 18: Staying Afloat and Warm 339
Chapter 19: The Great Drift: Aboard Life Rafts and Disabled Vessels 357
Chapter 20: Food and Drink at Sea 373
Chapter 21: Emergency Travel and Navigation at Sea 397
Chapter 22: First Aid on the Water 413
Part V: The Part of Tens 423
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Practice Wilderness Survival Skills 425
Chapter 24: Ten Quick Escapes 433
Index 441
Part I: Stayin' Alive: Basic Wilderness Survival Principles 7
Chapter 1: Surviving the Wilderness 9
Chapter 2: Preparing Yourself for a Survival Situation 19
Chapter 3: The Psychology of Survival: Gaining the Upper Hand 33
Chapter 4: Survival Style: Keeping Warm or Cool 45
Chapter 5: Making Fire in the Wilderness 63
Chapter 6: Home, Sweet Hut: Survival Shelters 75
Chapter 7: Liquid Capital: Finding Drinking Water 87
Chapter 8: Gathering and Hunting to Stay Alive in the Wilderness 105
Part II: Eyeing Advanced Survival Techniques 141
Chapter 9: Finding Your Way with Tools: Basic Wilderness Navigation 143
Chapter 10: Looking Up to the Skies: Celestial Navigation 167
Chapter 11: Trekking over Land 177
Chapter 12: Signaling for Rescue 195
Chapter 13: Administering First Aid 219
Chapter 14: Survive or Thrive? Advanced Methods and Tools 249
Part III: Surviving in Extreme Land Environments 269
Chapter 15: Special Considerations for Forests and Jungles 271
Chapter 16: The Big Chill: Enduring in Snowy Places 289
Chapter 17: Staying Alive under the Sun 313
Part IV: Surviving on the Seas, Oceans, and Great Lakes 337
Chapter 18: Staying Afloat and Warm 339
Chapter 19: The Great Drift: Aboard Life Rafts and Disabled Vessels 357
Chapter 20: Food and Drink at Sea 373
Chapter 21: Emergency Travel and Navigation at Sea 397
Chapter 22: First Aid on the Water 413
Part V: The Part of Tens 423
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Practice Wilderness Survival Skills 425
Chapter 24: Ten Quick Escapes 433
Index 441