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Wilderness Survival For Dummies
2. Aufl.
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12,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Wiley |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 17.02.2023 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781394159895 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 464 |
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<p><b>Be prepared for anything, so you can explore where others fear to tread</b> <p><i>Wilderness Survival For Dummies</i> takes a practical approach to teaching you the skills you need to stay alive outside. Learn survival skills the Dummies way, with helpful diagrams and illustrations, step-by-step instructions, and tips from the pros. With expert tips and easy-to-follow instructions in this book, you’ll know what to do to survive in the wild. Stay calm, deal with the elements, make fire, find drinking water, and navigate your way to safety, thanks to your newfound survival skills. <ul> <li>Enjoy the great outdoors with the confidence to take the path less traveled</li> <li>Gain knowledge that will help you stay safe if the unexpected happens</li> <li>Deal with extreme weather events, make shelter, learn to signal for help </li> <li>Learn navigation skills so you can find your way home if you get lost</li></ul><p>You’re ready to take your love of nature to the next level and explore the wilderness. From forests and jungles to deserts, cold weather climates, and everything in between, you need this <i>Dummies </i>guide to stay safe while backpacking, sailing, camping, and adventuring …wherever.
<p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part 1: Stayin’ Alive: Basic Wilderness Survival Principles 5</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Staying Safe in the Great Outdoors 7</p> <p>Chapter 2: Preparing Yourself for a Survival Situation 17</p> <p>Chapter 3: The Psychology of Survival: Gaining the Upper Hand 35</p> <p>Chapter 4: Survival Style: Keeping Warm or Cool 49</p> <p>Chapter 5: Making Fire in the Wilderness 65</p> <p>Chapter 6: Home, Sweet Hut: Simple Survival Shelters 83</p> <p>Chapter 7: Liquid Capital: Finding Drinking Water 95</p> <p>Chapter 8: Gathering and Hunting to Stay Alive in the Wilderness 111</p> <p><b>Part 2: Exploring Advanced Survival Techniques 145</b></p> <p>Chapter 9: Finding Your Way with Basic Navigation Tools 147</p> <p>Chapter 10: Looking Up to the Sky: Celestial Navigation 169</p> <p>Chapter 11: Trekking over Land 177</p> <p>Chapter 12: Signaling for Rescue 195</p> <p>Chapter 13: Administering First Aid 217</p> <p>Chapter 14: Survive or Thrive? Advanced Methods and Tools 245</p> <p><b>Part 3: Surviving in Extreme Land Environments 267</b></p> <p>Chapter 15: Special Considerations for Forests and Jungles 269</p> <p>Chapter 16: The Big Chill: Enduring in Snowy Places 287</p> <p>Chapter 17: Staying Alive under the Desert Sun 309</p> <p><b>Part 4: Surviving on the Seas, Oceans, and Great Lakes 333</b></p> <p>Chapter 18: Staying Afloat and Warm 335</p> <p>Chapter 19: The Great Drift: Aboard Life Rafts and Disabled Vessels 351</p> <p>Chapter 20: Finding Food and Drink at Sea 367</p> <p>Chapter 21: Emergency Travel and Navigation at Sea 385</p> <p>Chapter 22: First Aid on the Water 401</p> <p><b>Part 5: The Part of Tens 411</b></p> <p>Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Practice Wilderness Survival Skills 413</p> <p>Chapter 24: Ten Quick Escapes 417</p> <p>Index 425</p>
<p><b>John Haslett</b> is an adventure writer with decades of experience in the remote regions of Central and South America, including voyaging on primitive wooden vessels. His exploits have been featured in<i> National Geographic Adventure</i> magazine. <b>Cameron M.</b> Smith has traveled from Africa to Alaska and back using his expedition, mountaineering, and polar travel skills. His expeditions have been televised on the National Geographic Channel International and the Discovery Channel.
<p><b>Your ticket to backcountry confidence</b></p> <p>Life is never better than when it’s just you in harmony with nature. But when your aventure goes sideways, it’s important to be prepared. <i>Wilderness Survival For Dummies</i> will turn you into a capable survivor who can make it through all kinds of sticky situations. Find food and water, face off against the elements, perform first aid, navigate by the stars, and live to tell the heroic tale. This fun and practical guide—full of helpful diagrams and step-by-step instructions—gives you the knowledge you need to stay calm and make it home. <p><b>Inside...</b> <ul><li><b> The psychology of survival</li> <li> Signaling for rescue</li> <li> Making basic shelters</li> <li> Navigating on land and at sea</li> <li> Surviving in extreme climates</li> <li> Handling life rafts</li> <li> Emergency first-aid skills</li> <li> Ideas for survival practice</b></li></ul>
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