With concise explanations and detailed illustrations, survival expert Gregory Davenport covers the five basic elements of survival—personal protection, signaling, finding food and water, travel, and health—providing the reader with complete information on how to stay calm and alive until rescue arrives.
With concise explanations and detailed illustrations, survival expert Gregory Davenport covers the five basic elements of survival - personal protection, signalling, finding food and water, travel, and health - providing the reader with complete information on how to stay calm and alive until rescue arrives. It is completely updated with information on keeping yourself safe and healthy in the wilderness. It is a comprehensive, well-organised, and user-friendly guide to staying alive in the backcountry.
Gregory Davenport, a former USAF Survival Instructor, is the founding member of Simply Survival, a wilderness education program based in Stevenson, Washington. He has consulted or appeared on 48 Hours, BBC, NBC Nightly News, CBS News, ABC PrimeTime Thursday, and Outdoor Life Network.
Introduction; Climates of the Globe; Weather; Gear; Survival and Medical Kits; Pre-departure Survival Plan; Three Steps to Wilderness Survival; Health; Personal Protection; Sustenance; Signalling; Travel and Negotiation; Improvising; Children and Survival; Index.
"A must-read for anyone who goes outdoors. Informative and captivating. It covers the principles of survival better than any book I have read..." -- Captain Scott O'Grady, Survivor, Bosnia.
With concise explanations and detailed illustrations, survival expert Gregory Davenport covers the five basic elements of survival - personal protection, signalling, finding food and water, travel, and health - providing the reader with complete information on how to stay calm and alive until rescue arrives. It is completely updated with information on keeping yourself safe and healthy in the wilderness. It is a comprehensive, well-organised, and user-friendly guide to staying alive in the backcountry.
"A must-read for anyone who goes outdoors. Informative and captivating. It covers the principles of survival better than any book I have read..." -- Captain Scott O'Grady, Survivor, Bosnia.
"A must-read for anyone who goes outdoors. Informative and captivating. It covers the principles of survival better than any book I have read."--Capt. Scott O'Grady, Survivor--Bosnia