Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Stayin’ Alive: Basic Wilderness Survival Principles 5
Chapter 1: Staying Safe in the Great Outdoors 7
Chapter 2: Preparing Yourself for a Survival Situation 17
Chapter 3: The Psychology of Survival: Gaining the Upper Hand 35
Chapter 4: Survival Style: Keeping Warm or Cool 49
Chapter 5: Making Fire in the Wilderness 65
Chapter 6: Home, Sweet Hut: Simple Survival Shelters 83
Chapter 7: Liquid Capital: Finding Drinking Water 95
Chapter 8: Gathering and Hunting to Stay Alive in the Wilderness 111
Part 2: Exploring Advanced Survival Techniques 145
Chapter 9: Finding Your Way with Basic Navigation Tools 147
Chapter 10: Looking Up to the Sky: Celestial Navigation 169
Chapter 11: Trekking over Land 177
Chapter 12: Signaling for Rescue 195
Chapter 13: Administering First Aid 217
Chapter 14: Survive or Thrive? Advanced Methods and Tools 245
Part 3: Surviving in Extreme Land Environments 267
Chapter 15: Special Considerations for Forests and Jungles 269
Chapter 16: The Big Chill: Enduring in Snowy Places 287
Chapter 17: Staying Alive under the Desert Sun 309
Part 4: Surviving on the Seas, Oceans, and Great Lakes 333
Chapter 18: Staying Afloat and Warm 335
Chapter 19: The Great Drift: Aboard Life Rafts and Disabled Vessels 351
Chapter 20: Finding Food and Drink at Sea 367
Chapter 21: Emergency Travel and Navigation at Sea 385
Chapter 22: First Aid on the Water 401
Part 5: The Part of Tens 411
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Practice Wilderness Survival Skills 413
Chapter 24: Ten Quick Escapes 417
Index 425