The Pocket Outdoor Survival Guide: The Ultimate Guide for Short-Term Survival“This crucial resource covers everything from shelter and building a fire to finding water and the survival supplies you should always carry.” —Outdoor Guide Magazine Are you planning a trip to the wild and great outdoors? Have you wondered how you would survive if the trip became dangerous? If you answered yes to either of these questions, this guide is for you! The Pocket Outdoor Survival Guide has the essential knowledge that campers, canoeists, hunters, hikers, anglers, and everyone who spends time outdoors needs to live through a short-term survival situation. This how-to manual shares all you need to know about many nature survival skills, including:
Keep this portable ebook guide on your phone or tablet. Bring it with you, and you’ll have the information you need to make it through any outdoor venture, planned or not. “This handy 128-page booklet is packed with information and tips on how to keep safe and relatively comfortable during an unexpected night in the woods. This is a bare bones pocket manual written on the premise that most people reported missing are found within seventy-two hours or less. So Fears, who once was stranded in the Alaskan backcountry when his fly-in outfitter failed to return, keeps each of his chapters short and direct.” —The Courier-Journal “From preparing for local weather and emergency signaling to avoiding hypothermia and dressing for the unexpected, anyone planning a camping trip or outdoors venture must have The Pocket Survival Guide: The Ultimate Guide for Short-Term Survival in the backpack.” —Midwest Book Review |
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User Review - JohnEPhillips - LibraryThingIf you are ever lost in the woods, J. Wayne Fears is the one you want to come find you. If you want to prevent being lost in the woods, this is a great book to read. If you're going into the woods and ... Read full review
Contents
SEARCH RESCUE Modern Search Rescue Works | |
BEFORE YOU | |
SURVIVAL KIT Assemble Your Own Survival | |
WEATHER Equip Yourself for Local Weather Conditions | |
TROUBLE You Are in Trouble Stop | |
SIGNALS Prepare Your Signals | |
SHELTER Construct a Shelter | |
BUILD A FIRE Build a Survival Fire | |
INSECTS Dealing with Insects | |
SAFE WATER Making Water Safe for Drinking | |
FOOD Food Not a Necessity | |
HYPOTHERMIA Avoid Hypothermia | |
FEAR Dealing with Fear | |
WILL TO LIVE | |
MISSING PERSON When a Member of Your Group Is Missing | |
SLEEPING Sleeping Warm | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Pocket Outdoor Survival Guide: The Ultimate Guide for Short-Term Survival Skyhorse Pocket Guides |
| Author | J. Wayne Fears |
| Edition | unabridged |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 2011 |
| ISBN | 1626366802, 9781626366800 |
| Length | 134 pages |
| Subjects | › Reference / Personal & Practical Guides Sports & Recreation / Camping Sports & Recreation / Health & Safety Sports & Recreation / Hiking Sports & Recreation / Outdoor Skills |
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