Wilderness Survival For Dummies

Cameron M. Smith, John F. Haslett

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Year: 2009
• ISBN:
  9780470542316
• Edition: 1

Learn to:

• 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