What if you were dropped in the woods with little more than a knife,
your wits, and the (hopefully warm) shirt on your back? Could you
survive? If you'd read this book, the answer is yes!
Survival! It's one of our most primal fears, most basic needs. What do
you do when everything is stripped away except your will to prevail? In
this book, survival expert Tim MacWelch examines how native peoples
around the world and throughout history have made their own shelter,
weapons, tools, and more, and well as clever MacGuyver-esque ideas for
using anything you might find in your pockets or pack. Whether your goal
is to test yourself against nature, be prepared for any catastrophe, or
learn more about traditional ways of survival, this is the one book you
need.
Packaged in a durable, wipe-clean flexicover with metallic
corner-guards, this practical manual withstands heavy-duty use indoors
and out.
CHAPTER ONE: Bare Necessities - The stuff you need to survive short
term wilderness emergencies (72 hours to one week)
The Survival Priorities (& why you need them) Shelter, water, fire,
food, first aid and signaling distress
Tools of the Minimalist Knife, Axe and Saw - use and care; Clothing
selection
Shelters Pick a safe shelter location; How to build Leaf huts,
lean-tos, jungle platforms, thatched roof, log huts, wicki-ups, pit
houses, and more (different homes for varied climates)
Water Gathering and Disinfection Finding springs, boiling w/ hot
rocks, rain and precipitation collection, water storage, primitive
filters, water from plants
Fire Tinder, Kindling, Fire Lays, Flint & Steel, Bow Drill, Hand
Drill, Bamboo Fire Saw, Fire Plow, Pump Drill, and other friction
methods
Signaling for Help and Self-Rescue How to signal and communicate w/
old school techniques; How and when to fight your way out
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CHAPTER TWO: Finer Things - Skills and techniques to collect food, and
live more comfortably in the wild (weeks to months)**
Foraging for Wild Edible Plants How to identify and use wild plant
foods; Recipes like our ancestors would have eaten
Trapping Ways to catch game with new and old school, low-tech
traps
Primitive Fishing How to catch fish with thorns and other improvised
tackle
Ancient Weapons Bow and arrow, spear, Spear thrower, Bola and sling,
primitive forging of metal
Hunting Skills and game processing; 10 things to never do on a
hunt
Primitive Tools How to make stone blades, knives, axes, stone drill
bits, mallets and wedges for wood splitting, digging sticks
Hygiene Keeping clean; Natural toilet paper; Soap from plants; DIY
latrine
CHAPTER THREE: Long Term Living - The skills of our ancestors and the
things you'd need for long term primitive living (years)
Food Storage Drying, smoking, Food Caches, Freezing
Containers How to make several different basket styles; Bark
containers; Wooden bowls; Soapstone bowls and pots; Primitive ceramics
Hides and Furs DIY buckskin, fur, rawhide and leather; Making
clothes and outerwear (moccasins, mittens, hats, etc.)
Primitive Cooking Cook in the coals; Spits and skewers; Green stick
grill; Rock for frying pan; Stone Ovens, Steam pit, Earth over
(in-ground hearth system)
Tracking Man tracking and animal tracking
Natural Navigation How to find your way by using the stars, the
landscape, the weather and many other methods
Wild Medicine Teas, compresses and poultices to help you heal
