Survive anything life throws at you with the ultimate visual guide to camping, wilderness, and outdoor survival skills.
Written by Colin Towell, an ex-SAS Combat Survival Instructor, The Survival Handbook is bursting with survival tips, manual skills, camping essentials, and advice on how to survive whatever the great outdoors throws at you.
Combining proven, no-nonsense military survival skills with ingenious bushcraft techniques, specially commissioned illustrations and accessible step-by-step instructions show you how to survive in the wild. Learn how to read a map, how to light a fire, and how to build a raft, and everything you need to know about wild foods and natural dangers.
Revel in inspirational real-life survival stories and be prepared for every outdoor situation. From survival basics, such as finding water and catching fish, to extreme situations including being adrift at sea or lost in the jungle, The Survival Handbook will steer you through life's toughest adventures in the world's harshest climates.
Whether you are preparing for a camping trip, or going farther afield, The Survival Handbook is a perfect guide to the great outdoors in a handy size to pack.
Author(s): Colin Towell
Edition: New Edition
Publisher: DK Publishing
Year: 2020
Language: English
Commentary: True PDF
Pages: 320
City: London, UK
Tags: Wilderness Medicine; Hiking & Camping Instructional Guides; Outdoor Survival Skills; Safety & First Aid
CONTENTS
Introduction
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 Environments
Introduction: Get the Right Gear
Choosing Your Gear
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 Fires
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
Unresponsive Casualty
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 Dangers
Wild Animals
Insects and Arachnids
Poisonous Plants
Resources
Glossary
Index
About the Author
Acknowledgments
