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Gregory J. Davenport is a nine-year member of the USAF and the creator of Simply Survival. A certified physician assistant and primary health provider, Davenport has trained military personnel from around the world in survival techniques. His work was featured on 48 Hours and the BBC. He lives in Washington

Introduction

vii

Wilderness Survival

1

(10)

The Three-Step Approach to Wilderness Survival

1

(10)

Buckskin

11

(18)

Preparing a Hide

11

(4)

Tanning a Hide

15

(11)

Cleaning a Tanned Hide

26

(1)

Making Rawhide

27

(1)

Sinew

27

(2)

Improvised Clothing

29

(16)

Buckskin Clothing

29

(16)

Shelter

45

(24)

Where to Build a Shelter

45

(1)

The Basics of Shelter Design

45

(2)

Primitive Shelters

47

(13)

Primitive Shelters: Roofs

60

(4)

The Fire Pit

64

(1)

Increasing Insulation

64

(1)

Shelter Drainage

64

(1)

Furniture

65

(3)

Fire Bed

68

(1)

Fire

69

(25)

Purpose of Fire

69

(1)

Site Selection and Preparation

69

(1)

A Review of Basic Fire Principles

70

(17)

Lighting Your Tinder

87

(1)

Fire Reflector

88

(1)

Holding a Coal/Fire

89

(5)

Water Procurement in the Wild

94

(7)

Importance of Water

94

(1)

Types of Water

95

(1)

Finding Water (Indicators)

96

(1)

Methods of Water Procurement

97

(1)

Water Filtration Systems

98

(1)

Purifying Water

99

(2)

Food: Understanding Your Options

101

(15)

Need for Food

101

(1)

Plant Foods

102

(6)

Bugs as a Food Source

108

(2)

Crustaceans

110

(1)

Mollusks

111

(1)

Reptiles

111

(1)

Fish

112

(1)

Birds

113

(1)

Mammals

114

(2)

Passive Food Procurement

116

(33)

Fishing Tackle

116

(2)

Gill Net

118

(1)

Scoop Net

119

(1)

Fish Traps

120

(1)

Fish Poison

121

(1)

Snares and Traps

122

(27)

Stones and Bones

149

(11)

Stones

149

(8)

Bone Tools

157

(1)

Hafting

158

(2)

Hunting and Hunting Tools

160

(28)

Spear

160

(2)

Bow and Arrow

162

(17)

Atlatl and Dart

179

(1)

Hunting

180

(8)

Cooking and Preserving Meat

188

(7)

Why Cook?

188

(1)

Boiling

188

(1)

Baking

189

(1)

Frying

190

(1)

Broiling

190

(1)

Methods of Storing Food

191

(1)

Methods of Preserving Meat

191

(4)

Containers and Cordage

195

(17)

Containers

195

(10)

Cordage

205

(4)

Knots

209

(3)

Glue and Soap

212

(6)

Improvised Glues

212

(2)

Soap

214

(4)

Primitive Navigation

218

(8)

Using a Stick and Shadow

218

(2)

Night Version of the Stick and Shadow (Northern Hemisphere)

220

(1)

Navigating with a Watch

221

(2)

Constellations

223

(2)

Using a Magnetized Needle

225

(1)

Index

226

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