Wilderness Survival For Dummies (eBook)
480 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-54229-3 (ISBN)
* Use survival techniques to stay alive on land or at sea
* Understand basic navigation
* Find enough water and food
* Signal for help and get rescued
Your one-stop guide to surviving and enjoying the Great Outdoors
Want to know how to stay alive in extreme situations? This practical, accurate guide gives you all the expert, field-tested tools and techniques you need to survive. Whether you find yourself lost in the woods, adrift on a life raft, bitten by a snake, or needing shelter in cold weather, this hands-on resource teaches you how to stay safe (and sane), find rescue, and live to tell the tale!
* Know the basics of survival -- perform life-saving first aid, make fire and shelter, and find water and food
* Manage your emotions -- cope with panic and anger, get the "survivor's attitude," and foster cooperation and hope with others
* Increase your chances of rescue -- signal for help and navigate using a compass or the sky
* Practice expert survival methods -- tie essential knots, craft your own weapons and tools, and make natural remedies
* Gain wisdom for water emergencies -- stay afloat when your ship or boat sinks, avoid dehydration and starvation, and make it to shore
Open the book and find:
* Common survival scenarios you may encounter
* Tried-and-tested advice for individuals or groups
* The items you need to stay alive
* Basic orientation skills
* Ways to keep warm or cool
* The best methods for building a fire in any environment
* What you can (and can't) eat and drink in the wild
* True stories of survival
John Haslett is a veteran expedition leader and adventure writer whose articles have been featured in National Geographic Adventure. Cameron M. Smith is an archaeologist at Portland State University. He has traveled the world's wildernesses in some of the most unreasonable ways imaginable.
Introduction 1
Part I: Stayin' Alive: Basic Wilderness Survival
Principles 7
Chapter 1: Surviving the Wilderness 9
Chapter 2: Preparing Yourself for a Survival Situation 19
Chapter 3: The Psychology of Survival: Gaining the Upper Hand
33
Chapter 4: Survival Style: Keeping Warm or Cool 45
Chapter 5: Making Fire in the Wilderness 63
Chapter 6: Home, Sweet Hut: Survival Shelters 75
Chapter 7: Liquid Capital: Finding Drinking Water 87
Chapter 8: Gathering and Hunting to Stay Alive in the Wilderness
105
Part II: Eyeing Advanced Survival Techniques 141
Chapter 9: Finding Your Way with Tools: Basic Wilderness
Navigation 143
Chapter 10: Looking Up to the Skies: Celestial Navigation
167
Chapter 11: Trekking over Land 177
Chapter 12: Signaling for Rescue 195
Chapter 13: Administering First Aid 219
Chapter 14: Survive or Thrive? Advanced Methods and Tools
249
Part III: Surviving in Extreme Land Environments 269
Chapter 15: Special Considerations for Forests and Jungles
271
Chapter 16: The Big Chill: Enduring in Snowy Places 289
Chapter 17: Staying Alive under the Sun 313
Part IV: Surviving on the Seas, Oceans, and Great Lakes
337
Chapter 18: Staying Afloat and Warm 339
Chapter 19: The Great Drift: Aboard Life Rafts and Disabled
Vessels 357
Chapter 20: Food and Drink at Sea 373
Chapter 21: Emergency Travel and Navigation at Sea 397
Chapter 22: First Aid on the Water 413
Part V: The Part of Tens 423
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Practice Wilderness Survival Skills
425
Chapter 24: Ten Quick Escapes 433
Index 441
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.7.2009 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Schlagworte | Allg. Sport u. Spiele • lifestyle • lifestyles • Sports & Games (general) |
| ISBN-10 | 0-470-54229-2 / 0470542292 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-470-54229-3 / 9780470542293 |
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