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

by Akkermans, Anthonio; Drake, Peter G.; Mattos, Bill; Middleton, Andy

• ISBN13: 9781780191034
• ISBN10: 1780191030
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-16
• Publisher: Southwater

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

Introduction	p. 6
Campcraft and Travel	p. 10
Off the beaten track	p. 12
Planning & Preparation	p. 14
Planning your trip	p. 16
First thoughts	p. 18
Getting your team together	p. 20
Planning the budget	p. 22
Money and insurance	p. 23
Risk assessment	p. 24
Personal paperwork	p. 26
Vehicle-related paperwork	p. 28
Medical preparations	p. 30
Medical and first-aid kits	p. 32
Physical fitness	p. 34
Travelling as a group	p. 38
Travelling with young people	p. 40
Travelling alone	p. 42
Basic Equipment	p. 44
Choosing your equipment	p. 46
Clothing for temperate climates	p. 48
Clothing for hot and dry climate	p. 50
Clothing for hot and wet climates	p. 52
Clothing for cold and dry climates	p. 54
Clothing for cold and wet climate	p. 56
Footwear	p. 58
Personal camp kit	p. 60
Basic survival kit	p. 64
Group camp kit	p. 66
Choosing a tem	p. 68
Sleeping bags	p. 72
Other sleeping equipment	p. 76
Backpacks and carrying equipment	p. 78
Cooking stoves	p. 82
Cooking equipment	p. 84
Additional gear	p. 86
Tools	p. 88
Caring for your equipment	p. 90
Preparing your equipment	p. 92
Packing your gear	p. 94
Navigation & Signalling	p. 96
Reading a map	p. 98
The compass	p. 100
Using a map and compass	p. 102
Navigation by the sun, moon and stars	p. 104
Other natural signposts	p. 108
Signalling	p. 110
Signalling while on the move	p. 114
Gelling Around & Adventure Sports	p. 116
Planning your day's travel	p. 118
Walking; what you need	p. 120
Walking technique	p. 122
Daily walking routine	p. 124
Cycling: what you need	p. 126
Cycle training	p. 128
Dairy cycling routine	p. 130
Rock climbing what you need	p. 132
Rock climbing warming up	p. 134
Rock climbing technique	p. 136
Rock climbing: using your feet	p. 138
Rock climbing: using your hands	p. 140
Rock climbing' basic moves	p. 142
Kayak and canoe touring: what you need	p. 144
Kayaking warming up	p. 146
Getting into the kayak	p. 147
Capsize drill in a kayak	p. 148
Holding the paddle	p. 150
Forward paddling	p. 151
Backward paddling	p. 152
Stopping	p. 153
Canoeing getting in and posture	p. 154
Capsize drill in a canoe	p. 155
Holding the paddle	p. 156
Forward paddling in tandem	p. 157
Forward paddling alone	p. 158
Backward paddling and stopping	p. 159
Daily routine on a paddling trip	p. 160
Travelling by horse what you need	p. 162
Daily routine on horseback	p. 164
Travelling with pack animals	p. 166
Travelling by camel	p. 168
Vehicle transport	p. 170
Public transport	p. 172
Campcraft	p. 174
Choosing a campsite	p. 176
Camp layout	p. 178
Electing tents	p. 180
Base camps	p. 184
lightweight camping	p. 186
Camp safety and hygiene	p. 188
Personal hygiene	p. 190
Camp fires	p. 192
Alternative shelters	p. 195
Useful knots	p. 196
Using an axe	p. 202
Using a saw	p. 203
Striking camp	p. 204
Nutrition & food	p. 206
Nutritional needs	p. 208
Planning your food	p. 210
Local foods	p. 212
Dry foods	p. 214
Canned arid pouch foods	p. 215
Packing your food	p. 216
Planning your outdoor kitchen	p. 218
Food hygiene and storage	p. 220
Cooking over a fire	p. 222
Cooking on stoves	p. 224
Lightweight camp menus	p. 226
Hue camp cooking	p. 228
Base camp sample recipes	p. 230
Cooking without utensils	p. 232
Clean water	p. 234
Nature & the environment	p. 236
Personal safety	p. 238
Looking after the environment	p. 240
Natural hazards: vegetation	p. 242
Natural hazards: wildlife	p. 244
Surviving wild animal attacks	p. 246
Understanding the weather	p. 250
Hot weather	p. 252
Cold weather	p. 254
Hot-weather effects	p. 256
Cold-weather effects	p. 258
Dehydration	p. 260
Surviving acts of nature	p. 262
Natural hazards: landscapes	p. 268
Surviving arctic conditions	p. 270
Wilderness Skills	p. 272
Adapting to extreme territory	p. 274
Shelter	p. 176
Choosing a place to shelter	p. 278
Building a debris hut	p. 280
Building a sacked debris wall	p. 282
Building a long-term shelter	p. 284
Snow shelters	p. 288
Building a quinze shelter	p. 290
Snow caves and other shelters	p. 292
Finding shelter in the desert	p. 294
Building a desert shelter	p. 296
Building a jungle shelter	p. 298
Hygiene and waste disposal	p. 300
Making soaps and toiletries	p. 302
Maintaining health and safety	p. 304
Fire	p. 306
Fire for survival	p. 308
Firelighters and fuels	p. 310
Lighting fires using friction	p. 312
The bow drill	p. 314
The hand drill	p. 318
The pump drill	p. 320
Jungle fire	p. 322
Arctic lire	p. 323
Building a fire	p. 324
Keeping a fire going	p. 325
Building a fire for cooking	p. 326
Using hot rocks for cooking	p. 328
Cooking food in a covered pit	p. 329
Water	p. 330
The importance of water	p. 332
Finding a safe water supply	p. 334
Natural sources of water	p. 336
Filtering and purifying water	p. 338
Further ways to find and treat water	p. 340
Bush tucker	p. 342
Edible places	p. 344
Wildlife food sources	p. 346
Tracking animals	p. 348
Sulking animals	p. 350
Setting animal traps	p. 354
Fishing techniques	p. 356
Making and using a throwing stick	p. 358
Skinning and butchering an animal	p. 360
Preserving men and other animal products	p. 362
Making buckskin for clothes	p. 363
Tools & Equipment	p. 366
Basic food bowls and containers	p. 368
Weaving a basket	p. 370
Crafting simple pottery	p. 372
Making a bow for hunting	p. 374
Making arrows	p. 376
Making basic stone tools	p. 378
Working with bones and sticks	p. 380
Working with natural resins and oils	p. 382
Making cordage	p. 384
The Urban Landscape	p. 386
Minimizing risk at home and abroad	p. 388
Defending yourself	p. 390
Identifying the risk of attack	p. 392
Attacks on women	p. 394
Learning to defend yourself	p. 396
Using improvised weapons	p. 400
Frontal attack	p. 402
Attack from behind	p. 404
Attacks with knurs and other weapons	p. 406
Strangulation	p. 410
Head bun	p. 413
Bag snatching	p. 414
Sexual assaults	p. 416
Survival in the home	p. 420
Safety in the home	p. 422
Safety for children and the infirm	p. 424
Making your garden safe	p. 426
Guarding against break-ins	p. 428
Enhancing your security	p. 430
Dealing with an intruder	p. 432
Fire m the home	p. 434
Gat leaks	p. 436
Flooding	p. 437
Emergency escape	p. 438
Emergency home shelter	p. 440
Surviving on the move	p. 442
Safeguarding yourself and your possessions	p. 444
Surviving city streets	p. 445
Coping with dangerous road situations	p. 446
Dealing with mechanical failure	p. 448
Getting out of a skid	p. 450
Fire in a vehicle	p. 452
Drivers' survival strategies	p. 453
Choosing a sale seat	p. 454
Transport accidents on land	p. 456
When things go wrong in the air	p. 458
Surviving an air emergency	p. 460
Abandoning ship	p. 462
Survival at sea	p. 464
Survival at the seashore	p. 466
Travelling abroad	p. 468
Surviving terrorism & conflict	p. 470
Being street smart	p. 472
Being taken prisoner or hostage	p. 474
Survival in capacity	p. 476
Transport hi pets	p. 478
Bombs and explosives	p. 480
Toxic gases and poison	p. 482
War zones	p. 484
Survival in the workplace	p. 486
Life-saving first aid	p. 488
First-ltd essentials and assessment	p. 490
Rescue and resuscitation	p. 492
Moving an injured person	p. 404
Dressing wounds	p. 496
Bone fractures	p. 498
Managing spinal and neck injuries	p. 500
Burns, shock and extreme temperatures	p. 502
Treating alcohol and drug poisoning	p. 504
Treating the victims of road accidents	p. 506
Index	p. 508
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