
Basic Wilderness Survival Skills, Revised and Updated
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For everyone, whether familiar with the outdoors or not, there may come a time when you will need to know how to stay alive in the backcountry. Author Bradford Angier and editor Maryann Karinch set these basic, crucial skills out for you in clear and concise language. The book comprises a broad selection of skills, and both novice and expert alike can master them. Newly revised and updated!
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- Front Cover
- CONTENTS
- NOTES ON THE NEW EDITION
- NOTES ON BRADFORD ANGIER
- INTRODUCTION THE CALL OF THE TRAIL
- PART ONE SOME BASICS: SKILLS, TOOLS, GEAR
- Chapter One: Using the Basic Tools of Wilderness Adventure
- Chapter Two: Backpacking Basics
- Chapter Three: Outfitting for the Outdoors
- PART TWO THE ALL-IMPORTANT SURVIVAL ESSENTIALS:FIRE, SHELTER, WATER
- Chapter Four: Fire and Firemaking
- Chapter Five: Shelter
- Chapter Six: Water: The Essence of Life
- PART THREE STAYING FOUND: KNOWING WHERE YOU ARE AND HOW TO GET BACK TO CIVILIZATION
- Chapter Seven: Always Knowing Where You Are
- Chapter Eight: Getting Out and Getting Help
- PART FOUR WEATHER OR NOT:NATURE'S WEATHER SIGNS AND COPING WITH EXTREMES
- Chapter Nine: Learning Nature's Weather Signs
- Chapter Ten: Coping with Heat and Cold
- PART FIVE BOAT AND BIKE TRIPS: WILDERNESS TRAVEL ON YOUR OWN
- Chapter Eleven: Handling Your Boat
- Chapter Twelve: Bikepacking Basics
- PART SIX SURVIVAL SKILLS:FINDING FOOD AND BEING YOUR OWN DOCTOR
- Chapter Thirteen: Down to Nothing: Finding Food When You're Desperate
- Chapter Fourteen: The Wilderness Doctor: You!
- Chapter Fifteen: Let Nature Set the Table
- Chapter Sixteen: Tips and Tricks for Great Wilderness Cooking
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