A richly illustrated wilderness survival and safety guide for beginners This comprehensive guide combines survival know-how and wilderness savvy, with over 850 easy-to-understand, color illustrations and detailed notes. It walks you through all the basic steps and key points: How-to Basics: How to build a fire, create a hammock and tarp shelter, build a life raft and even a tree house Safe Water Collection: Filtration, sterilization, distilling seawater and tips for collecting rain and dewCooking Outdoors: Make a simple stove, a portable solar cooker or a spit-roast barbecueSafety First: Learn life-saving CPR and first aid for cuts, sprains, fractures, bites and stingsNeed a Knot? Learn to tie an array of square, sailor's, sheep bend, tegrette, bowline, double, spiral, Prussian and reef knotsAnd Much More: Tools and emergency supplies, map reading, knife skills and what to do inthe event of an emergency or natural disaster These basic techniques help you survive in the wild and be prepared for everyday challenges and extreme situations. The Ultimate Wilderness Survival Guide enables you to always be fully prepared...for fun
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