A journal of wilderness survival / by Mark Elbroch --; Essays / by Mike Pewtherer --; Survival --; Traps --; Shelter --; Making camp --; Meal preparation and cooking --; Eat a balanced diet in the woods --; Carcass care --; Working with pitch --; Bone hooks --; Trout hunting --; Canteens --; Stalking and hunting --; Preserving and storing food --; Cooking containers --; Tipi fires --; Rock boiling --; Liquids, water gathering, and purification --; Stone pecking --; Fire making with the bow and drill --; Hunting tools --; Camouflage --; Baskets --; Acorn flour --; Cordage --; Hygiene --; Rawhide and sinew.
Presents an overview of the precautions to take when exploring back-country areas and provides information on the skills necessary for surviving the first days if stranded, including finding and preparing shelters, finding water, making fires, and signaling for help.