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9781780191034

Survival: The Ultimate Practical Guide to Staying Alive in Extreme Conditions and Emergency Situations Essential guidance on the skills needed to experience the outdoors safely: how to survive disasters on land, at sea, and in the air; how to be streetwis

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  • ISBN13:

    9781780191034

  • ISBN10:

    1780191030

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-01-16
  • Publisher: Southwater
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $18.99

Summary

Essential guidance on the skills needed to experience the great outdoors: how to survive disasters on land, at sea, and in the air, and how to preserve personal and family safety in the everyday urban environment and when abroad

Author Biography

While every care has been taken in compiling the information in this book, Anness Publishing or any other persons who have been involved in working on this publication, cannot accept responsibility for any injuries, loss or damage that may result m the use or misuse of following the instructions or text contained herein, nor be liable for legal prosecutions or proceedings that may arise as a result of following these instructions. Be aware that laws and regulations vary from country to country, and state to state, and the publishers wish to state that nothing in this book should be construed or interpreted as infringing on the rights of other persons or violating criminal statutes with regard to property, animal and plant life, the use of firearms and other weapons.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 6
Campcraft and Travelp. 10
Off the beaten trackp. 12
Planning & Preparationp. 14
Planning your tripp. 16
First thoughtsp. 18
Getting your team togetherp. 20
Planning the budgetp. 22
Money and insurancep. 23
Risk assessmentp. 24
Personal paperworkp. 26
Vehicle-related paperworkp. 28
Medical preparationsp. 30
Medical and first-aid kitsp. 32
Physical fitnessp. 34
Travelling as a groupp. 38
Travelling with young peoplep. 40
Travelling alonep. 42
Basic Equipmentp. 44
Choosing your equipmentp. 46
Clothing for temperate climatesp. 48
Clothing for hot and dry climatep. 50
Clothing for hot and wet climatesp. 52
Clothing for cold and dry climatesp. 54
Clothing for cold and wet climatep. 56
Footwearp. 58
Personal camp kitp. 60
Basic survival kitp. 64
Group camp kitp. 66
Choosing a temp. 68
Sleeping bagsp. 72
Other sleeping equipmentp. 76
Backpacks and carrying equipmentp. 78
Cooking stovesp. 82
Cooking equipmentp. 84
Additional gearp. 86
Toolsp. 88
Caring for your equipmentp. 90
Preparing your equipmentp. 92
Packing your gearp. 94
Navigation & Signallingp. 96
Reading a mapp. 98
The compassp. 100
Using a map and compassp. 102
Navigation by the sun, moon and starsp. 104
Other natural signpostsp. 108
Signallingp. 110
Signalling while on the movep. 114
Gelling Around & Adventure Sportsp. 116
Planning your day's travelp. 118
Walking; what you needp. 120
Walking techniquep. 122
Daily walking routinep. 124
Cycling: what you needp. 126
Cycle trainingp. 128
Dairy cycling routinep. 130
Rock climbing what you needp. 132
Rock climbing warming upp. 134
Rock climbing techniquep. 136
Rock climbing: using your feetp. 138
Rock climbing: using your handsp. 140
Rock climbing' basic movesp. 142
Kayak and canoe touring: what you needp. 144
Kayaking warming upp. 146
Getting into the kayakp. 147
Capsize drill in a kayakp. 148
Holding the paddlep. 150
Forward paddlingp. 151
Backward paddlingp. 152
Stoppingp. 153
Canoeing getting in and posturep. 154
Capsize drill in a canoep. 155
Holding the paddlep. 156
Forward paddling in tandemp. 157
Forward paddling alonep. 158
Backward paddling and stoppingp. 159
Daily routine on a paddling tripp. 160
Travelling by horse what you needp. 162
Daily routine on horsebackp. 164
Travelling with pack animalsp. 166
Travelling by camelp. 168
Vehicle transportp. 170
Public transportp. 172
Campcraftp. 174
Choosing a campsitep. 176
Camp layoutp. 178
Electing tentsp. 180
Base campsp. 184
lightweight campingp. 186
Camp safety and hygienep. 188
Personal hygienep. 190
Camp firesp. 192
Alternative sheltersp. 195
Useful knotsp. 196
Using an axep. 202
Using a sawp. 203
Striking campp. 204
Nutrition & foodp. 206
Nutritional needsp. 208
Planning your foodp. 210
Local foodsp. 212
Dry foodsp. 214
Canned arid pouch foodsp. 215
Packing your foodp. 216
Planning your outdoor kitchenp. 218
Food hygiene and storagep. 220
Cooking over a firep. 222
Cooking on stovesp. 224
Lightweight camp menusp. 226
Hue camp cookingp. 228
Base camp sample recipesp. 230
Cooking without utensilsp. 232
Clean waterp. 234
Nature & the environmentp. 236
Personal safetyp. 238
Looking after the environmentp. 240
Natural hazards: vegetationp. 242
Natural hazards: wildlifep. 244
Surviving wild animal attacksp. 246
Understanding the weatherp. 250
Hot weatherp. 252
Cold weatherp. 254
Hot-weather effectsp. 256
Cold-weather effectsp. 258
Dehydrationp. 260
Surviving acts of naturep. 262
Natural hazards: landscapesp. 268
Surviving arctic conditionsp. 270
Wilderness Skillsp. 272
Adapting to extreme territoryp. 274
Shelterp. 176
Choosing a place to shelterp. 278
Building a debris hutp. 280
Building a sacked debris wallp. 282
Building a long-term shelterp. 284
Snow sheltersp. 288
Building a quinze shelterp. 290
Snow caves and other sheltersp. 292
Finding shelter in the desertp. 294
Building a desert shelterp. 296
Building a jungle shelterp. 298
Hygiene and waste disposalp. 300
Making soaps and toiletriesp. 302
Maintaining health and safetyp. 304
Firep. 306
Fire for survivalp. 308
Firelighters and fuelsp. 310
Lighting fires using frictionp. 312
The bow drillp. 314
The hand drillp. 318
The pump drillp. 320
Jungle firep. 322
Arctic lirep. 323
Building a firep. 324
Keeping a fire goingp. 325
Building a fire for cookingp. 326
Using hot rocks for cookingp. 328
Cooking food in a covered pitp. 329
Waterp. 330
The importance of waterp. 332
Finding a safe water supplyp. 334
Natural sources of waterp. 336
Filtering and purifying waterp. 338
Further ways to find and treat waterp. 340
Bush tuckerp. 342
Edible placesp. 344
Wildlife food sourcesp. 346
Tracking animalsp. 348
Sulking animalsp. 350
Setting animal trapsp. 354
Fishing techniquesp. 356
Making and using a throwing stickp. 358
Skinning and butchering an animalp. 360
Preserving men and other animal productsp. 362
Making buckskin for clothesp. 363
Tools & Equipmentp. 366
Basic food bowls and containersp. 368
Weaving a basketp. 370
Crafting simple potteryp. 372
Making a bow for huntingp. 374
Making arrowsp. 376
Making basic stone toolsp. 378
Working with bones and sticksp. 380
Working with natural resins and oilsp. 382
Making cordagep. 384
The Urban Landscapep. 386
Minimizing risk at home and abroadp. 388
Defending yourselfp. 390
Identifying the risk of attackp. 392
Attacks on womenp. 394
Learning to defend yourselfp. 396
Using improvised weaponsp. 400
Frontal attackp. 402
Attack from behindp. 404
Attacks with knurs and other weaponsp. 406
Strangulationp. 410
Head bunp. 413
Bag snatchingp. 414
Sexual assaultsp. 416
Survival in the homep. 420
Safety in the homep. 422
Safety for children and the infirmp. 424
Making your garden safep. 426
Guarding against break-insp. 428
Enhancing your securityp. 430
Dealing with an intruderp. 432
Fire m the homep. 434
Gat leaksp. 436
Floodingp. 437
Emergency escapep. 438
Emergency home shelterp. 440
Surviving on the movep. 442
Safeguarding yourself and your possessionsp. 444
Surviving city streetsp. 445
Coping with dangerous road situationsp. 446
Dealing with mechanical failurep. 448
Getting out of a skidp. 450
Fire in a vehiclep. 452
Drivers' survival strategiesp. 453
Choosing a sale seatp. 454
Transport accidents on landp. 456
When things go wrong in the airp. 458
Surviving an air emergencyp. 460
Abandoning shipp. 462
Survival at seap. 464
Survival at the seashorep. 466
Travelling abroadp. 468
Surviving terrorism & conflictp. 470
Being street smartp. 472
Being taken prisoner or hostagep. 474
Survival in capacityp. 476
Transport hi petsp. 478
Bombs and explosivesp. 480
Toxic gases and poisonp. 482
War zonesp. 484
Survival in the workplacep. 486
Life-saving first aidp. 488
First-ltd essentials and assessmentp. 490
Rescue and resuscitationp. 492
Moving an injured personp. 404
Dressing woundsp. 496
Bone fracturesp. 498
Managing spinal and neck injuriesp. 500
Burns, shock and extreme temperaturesp. 502
Treating alcohol and drug poisoningp. 504
Treating the victims of road accidentsp. 506
Indexp. 508
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