Basic Wilderness Survival Skills, Revised and Updated

by Bradford Angier, Maryann Karinch co-author of Sex and Cancer (Editor)

Overview

From building fires to building shelters, the best advice from expert survivalist Bradford Angier all in one handy guide, newly revised and updated.

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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493030408
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/2018
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Bradford Angier was one of America's leading outdoorsmen. He was born in Boston and worked as a newspaperman before leaving the hustle and bustle of the East Coast for a self-sufficient existence along the Peace River in British Columbia and, in later years, in the Arizona desert. The author of more than 30 books, Angier's livelihood was sharing his secrets of successful outdoor living, camping, and hiking with hundreds of thousands of readers.

Table of Contents

Notes on the New Edition Maryann Karinch v

Notes on Bradford Anger Lamar Underwood vii

Introduction The Call of the Trail xiii

Part 1 Some Basics: Skills, Tools, Gear

Chapter 1 Using the Basic Tools of Wilderness Adventure 1

Chapter 2 Backpacking Basics 27

Chapter 3 Outfitting for the Outdoors 37

Part 2 The All-Important Survival Essentials: Fire, Shelter, Water

Chapter 4 Fire and Firemaking 49

Chapter 5 Shelter 71

Chapter 6 Water: The Essence of Life 101

Part 3 Staying Found: Knowing Where You Are and How to Get Back to Civilization

Chapter 7 Always Knowing Where You Are 123

Chapter 8 Getting Out and Getting Help 155

Part 4 Weather or Not: Nature's Weather Signs and Coping with Extremes

Chapter 9 Learning Nature's Weather Signs 185

Chapter 10 Coping with Heat and Cold 201

Part 5 Boat and Bike Trips: Wilderness Travel on Your Own

Chapter 11 Handling Your Boat 213

Chapter 12 Bikepacking Basics 263

Part 6 Survival Skills: Finding Food and Being Your Own Doctor

Chapter 13 Down to Nothing: Finding Food When You're Desperate 277

Chapter 14 The Wilderness Doctor: You! 297

Chapter 15 Let Nature Set the Table 323

Chapter 16 Tips and Tricks for Great Wilderness Cooking 373

Index 389

Editorial Reviews

"Bradford Angier might well call himself The Master Backwoodsman."—Field &Stream

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