Title: Wilderness Survival For Dummies
Description: 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
Subjects: Nonfiction, Sports & Recreations, Wilderness survival