A bushcraft survival and field guide. Includes navigation, tools, first aid, survival medicine, edible plant identification and other survival strategies for the outdoors.

The Encyclopedia of Survival Techniques gives you everything you need to know about staying alive in the wild. Learn where to find water in desert; how to build shelters from locally available materials that will keep out the elements but will also be well ventilated; which plants are safe to eat and which are deadly; and which animals are dangerous in survival situations. Organized by climate and terrain (desert, sea, arctic climate, mountain, and...

Camping or backpacking in winter is appealing for many who enjoy the serenity of wilderness settings without the crowds and bustle of the summer season. But as rewarding as they can be, these outings require special preparation and a different set of skills than are necessary at other times of the year. Snowfall can quickly cover one's tracks and make orientation difficult. Hypothermia is insidious, and rapidly changing weather conditions can become...

With concise explanations and detailed illustrations, survival expert Gregory Davenport covers the five basic elements of survival personal protection, signaling, finding food and water, travel, and health providing the reader with complete information on how to stay calm and alive until rescue arrives. A completely updated and resided comprehensive, well-organized, and user-friendly guide to staying alive in the

"Be ready for any emergency, at any time. Could you survive in the wilderness on your own? Expert survival instructor Leon Pantenburg shares his immense knowledge of bushcraft and survivalist skills so that anyone-backpackers, preppers, city dwellers, and more-can be ready for a possible emergency. In Bushcraft Basics, Pantenburg delivers practical tips and anecdotes that cater to readers who are looking to improve their outdoor skills and prepare...

Extreme situations call for extreme responses. If you're faced with an elephant stampede, motorcycle spinout, flash flood, or nuclear fallout, you need to know what to do FAST. The authors of the world's best-selling survival handbooks now present the illustrated, step-by-step guide for living life on the very edge.--Page 4 of cover.

Offers one hundred concise methods of surviving dangerous situations based on the skills of military special forces operatives, covering such topics as evading ambushes, escaping confinement, and winning a knife fight.

Contains 361 survival tips including basic first aid, and tips for surviving in wilderness, disaster, and urban situations. This revised and expanded edition ventures farther into deeper, scarier, and stranger places in search of the ultimate survival information. Packed with the hands (and feet, and teeth) –on tips, this go-to-survival guide will help you prevail over the worst that the world has to offer.

"Crammed full of preparation tips, manual skills, navigation techniques, and helpful visuals, this is your essential guide for surviving the great outdoors. Written by Colin Towell, a former SAS Combat Survival Instructor, The Survival Handbook contains all you need to get fit, gear up, and go. From survival basics such as finding water, keeping warm, and catching fish, to extreme situations including being adrift at sea, lost in the desert, or badly...

A practical guide to mastering outdoor skills and staying alive in challenging environments.