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The survival handbook :

0756690382

9780756690380

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The survival handbook :

[Book]

essential skills for outdoor adventure.

Colin Towell

Second American edition

New York

DK, [

2012]

319 pages : color illustrations, maps (some color) ; 26 cm

Written by Colin Towell.Includes index.

1. Before You Go --; Introduction: Prepare Yourself --; Getting into Shape --; Mental Preparation --; Planning Your Journey --; Emergency Plan of Action --; Introduction: Know Your Environment --; Temperate Environments --; Tropical Environments --; Mountain Environments --; Desert Environments --; Cold Environments --; Marine Environment --; Introduction: Get the Right Gear --; Choosing Your Kit --; Choosing a Backpack --; Dressing for the Outdoors --; Extreme Survival-In the Wilderness --; Sleeping Systems --; Eating on the Trail --; Camping Stoves --; Your Survival Kit. 2. On the Trail --; Introduction: Find Your Way --; Maps and Map-Reading --; Get your Bearings --; Route Finding --; Navigating Without a Compass --; Natural Navigation --; How Weather Works --; Weather Phenomena --; Understanding Local Weather --; Introduction: Make a Move --; Traveling on Foot --; Crossing Rivers --; Scrambling and Climbing --; Extreme Survival-In the Mountains --; Moving Over Snow --; Using Pack Animals --; Four-Wheel Driving --; Kayaking and Canoeing --; Building a Raft --; Swimming. 3. Camp Craft --; Introduction: Camp Essentials --; Organizing Your Site --; Staying Clean --; Making Fire --; The Elements of Fire --; Char Cloth and Fire Can --; Types of Fire --; Making Sparks and Flames --; Extreme Survival-In the Desert --; Fire by Friction --; Introduction: Manual Skills --; Man-Made Cordage --; Natural Cordage --; Tying Knots --; Using Cutting Tools. 4. Taking Shelter --; Introduction: Taking Shelter --; Hollows and Caves --; Use-Anywhere Shelters --; Forest Shelters --; Tropical Shelters --; Extreme Survival-In the Jungle --; Desert Shelters --; Shoreline Shelters --; Snow Shelters. 5. Water and Food --; Introduction: Find and Treat Water --; The Importance of Water --; Finding Water: Temperate Climates --; Finding Water: Hot Climates --; Finding Water: Cold Climates --; Finding Water: At Sea --; Carrying and Storing Water --; Treating Water --; Introduction: Find and Prepare Food --; Wild Cooking --; Edible Plants --; Catching Fish --; Preparing Fish --; Extreme Survival-Adrift at Sea --; Trapping Animals --; Preparing Small Mammals --; Preparing Large Mammals --; Preparing Other Animals --; Catching Birds --; Preparing Birds. 6. In an Emergency --; Introduction: In an Emergency --; Assessing Your Situation --; Attracting Rescuers --; Wild Animals --; Extreme Survival-In Cold Conditions --; Environmental Hazards --; Surviving at Sea. 7. First Aid --; Introduction: First Aid --; First Aid Essentials --; Flesh Wounds --; Bites and Stings --; Poisonous Plants and Intestinal Parasites --; Bones, Joints, and Muscles --; Treating Exposure --; Treating Shock --; Breathing Difficulties --; Unconsciousness --; Moving a Casualty. Appendix --; Wild Food: Temperate Plants --; Desert Plants --; Tropical Plants --; Plants in Cold Climates --; Coastal Plants --; Mammals --; Birds --; Amphibians and Reptiles --; Fish --; Invertebrates --; Natural Danger: Wild Animals --; Insects and Arachnids --; Poisonous Plants.

From planning an expedition, to packing essential kits, to discovering what to do on a trail, The Survival Handbook is an invaluable tool when you're in the great outdoors. Among a myriad of outdoor skills, it teaches readers how to make shelters, find water, and spot, catch, and cook wild food. And if there's an emergency, it shows which essential first-aid techniques to use when, how to mount a rescue, and even how to get yourself found. --Publisher.

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