Urban Survival Guide (Outdoor Life)

by Outdoor Life Magazine, Editors of

• ISBN13: 9781616284589
• ISBN10: 1616284587
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-10-23
• Publisher: Weldon Owen

Summary

This hands-on guide to making it out of modern conflicts is jam-packed with crucial survival tips and tricks for today's urban life. Readers will learn how to discern is someone is armed, throw a proper punch, foil a pickpocket, escape kidnappers, repel modern-day pirates, prevail in a raging riot, shoot a gun correctly, and improvise weapons. This how-to manual also includes informative, surprising statistics on likely crimes and dangerous situations, as well as first-hand, real-life accounts of perilous scenarios and what you can learn from them. Throughout the book, lively photographs pique interest and helpful illustrations guide readers to urban survivalist master status.

Author Biography

Rich Johnson and the Editors of Outdoor Use have been there, seen it, done it, and come home safe. Here, they show you the tricks you need to handle anything from a riot to identity theft to being attacked by piratesand more!

Table of Contents

Intro

Survival Strategies

Assemble a Home Survival Kit

Stock an Office BOB

Gear Up with a To-Go BOB

Make a Kit in a Can

Stop Bleeding

Disinfect a Wound

Build a First-Aid Kit

Bandage a Wound

Deal with Blood Loss

Immobilize an Arm Injury

Make a Splint

Set a Bone

Save with CPR

Perform the Heimlich Maneuver

Fake a Sling

Identify and Treat Burns

Treat for Shock

Sense Your Surroundings

Foil a Pickpocket

I Create a Survival Gear Keychain

Drop a Decoy Wallet

Hit Where It Counts

Defend with Pepper Spray

Find Pepper Spray Alternates

Make a Serious Fist

Master Basic Fighting Technique

Clutch a Roll of Quarters

Defend Yourself with Your Keys

Disarm an Attacker

Handle an Intruder

Secure Your Home

Figure Out If Someone Is Armed

Conceal a Weapon

Improvise a Weapon

Wield a Tactical Flashlight

Stash Valuables in a Book

Make a DIY Alarm

Build an Outlet Safe

Avoid Identity Theft

Pick a Lock

Learn If Your Home Is Bugged

Lose a Tail

Beware Common Poisons

Save a Poisoning Victim

Soak Up Poison

Install Smoke Detectors

Make Your Home Fire-Safe

Prevent Home Electrical Fires

Fight a Fire

Use a Fire Extinguisher

Escape a Burning House

Stock Fire Safety Gear

Smother a Fire

Steer with Blown Tires

Deal with Brake Failure

Get Out of a Skid

Drive on Black Ice

Stop Hydroplaning

Live Through a Cliffhanger

Survive Cubing into the Water

Put Out a Car Fire

Pack a Lifesaver in Your Car

Avoid a Carjacking

Play It Safe in a Parking Garage

Signal from a Car Trunk

Escape from a Car Trunk

Outsmart Your Kidnappers

Free Yourself from Ropes

Deduce Where You're Being Held

Survive an Abduction

Live Through a Hostage-Taking

Take a Blow

Know Basic Maritime Laws

Safeguard Against Pirates

Send Out a Distress Signal

Repel Boarders from Your Boat

Get to Know the Customs

Hide Money in Your Clothes

Use the Buddy System

Avoid Counterfeit Cops

Be a Smart Traveler

Blend In for Safety

Exit a Tunnel Safely

Stay Safe on Mass Transit

Survive a Human Stampede

Be Alert to the Risk of Terrorism

Prevail in a Riot

Know the Weapons of a Mob

Deal with Tear Gas

Evade IEDs

Escape a Dirty Bomb

Avoid Sniper Fire

Slip Past Enemy Forces

Survive a Workplace Shooting

Stock Your Gun Safe

Clean a Firearm

Lockup Your Weapons

Shoot with the Proper Stance

Treat a Powder Burn

Deal with a Gunshot Wound

Help Someone Who Has Been Impaled

Silence Your Gun

Modify Your Shotgun

Make the Most of a Shotgun Shell

Shoot a Crossbow

Sharpen n Knife

Pick Your Blade

Throw a Knife

Build a Better Bola

Make a Shank

Make a Bow and Some Arrows

Index

Contributors

Credits and Acknowledgments

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