The Pocket Outdoor Survival Guide: The Ultimate Guide for Short-Term Survival (Skyhorse Pocket Guides)
Fears' book can give the reader the knowledge to survive, and that knowledge can give one the will to live....the book makes an excellent stocking stuffer for any outdoors person. --Tom Mitchell, The Leader Times, November 23, 2007If it's basic survival techniques you need to survive a short-term  crisis, read this book - then keep it close at hand. J. Wayne Fears is a  search and rescue official trained in survival skills in the military, so  his tips are backed by Army training. From preparing for local weather and  emergency signaling to avoiding hypothermia and dressing for the  unexpected, any planning a camping trip or outdoors venture must have THE  POCKET SURVIVAL GUIDE: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR SHORT-TERM SURVIVAL in the  backpack. --Midwest Book Review, January 2007J. Wayne Fears has some potential life-saving advice for anyone  who finds himself lost in the woods: "Stop, sit down, think, remain calm,  don't panic and plan to stay put." It's not as easy as it sounds, but after reading Fear's "The Pocket  Survival Guide" you'll at least know what to do. This handy 128-page  booklet is packed with information and tips on how to keep safe and  relatively comfortable during an unexpected night in the woods. This is a bare bones pocket manual written on the premise that most people  reported missing are found within 72 hours or less. So Fears, who once was  stranded in the Alaskan backcountry when his fly-in outfitter failed to  return, keeps each of his chapters short and direct. There's no flowery prose, no "this happened to me" survival stories. Just  he basics, including: How to Assemble Your Own Survival Kit, Prepare Your  Signals, Construct a Shelter and Build a Survival Fire, Avoid Hypothermia  and, most important, Dealing With Fear. Fears is trained in search and rescue. --Gary Garth, Courier Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), September 23,  2004This pocket guide provides vital information dealing with  short-term survival situations for hikers, campers, backpackers, canoeists,  hunters and anglers. In fact, this book is great for anyone who spends time  in the wilderness. Every year some outdoor enthusiasts find themselves  faced with unexpected emergencies. They get lost, injured or stranded and  suddenly find themselves depending on survival skills. This compact book  covers skills and gear you need to stay alive until help arrives.  This crucial resource covers everything from shelter and building a fire to  finding water and the survival supplies you should always carry. If you  find yourself facing that unplanned night in the woods, this little book  can prepare you to stay comfortable...and survive. --Mike Roux, Outdoor Guide MagazineYou've finally embarked on your Colorado elk hunt and now you're  in the thick of it, at dark, and your GPS batteries are dead. You're going  to be spending at least one night on the mountain. Do you know what to do?  According to survival-training expert J. Wayne Fears, you should reach in  your pack for his new book to replace panic with comforting knowledge. From  building a shelter to surviving off the land until rescued, Fears gives all  the tricks he's learned from a career of search-and-rescue missions in this  pocket-sized manual. --American Hunter, November 2004--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.