Sas Survival Handbook By Wiseman J. (Book)
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This is the definitive survival guide and essential resource for all campers, hikers, and outdoor adventurers. From basic first aid and campcraft to strategies for coping with any type of disaster, this complete course includes:
• Being Prepared. Understanding basicsurvival needsand preparing essentials such as a pocket survival kit.
• Strategy. Handling every type of situation, from dealing with accidents to adapting to different climates and terrain such as mountains, deserts, islands, or the open water.
• Making Camp. Finding the best location, constructing the appropriate shelter, organizing camp, and creating tools.
• Food. What to eat, where to find it, how to prepare it including making fire and techniques for hunting and trapping.
• Hiking. Skills to assess a variety of routes and how to tackle them, including making a compass and tips forfording rivers and building rafts.
• First Aid. A comprehensive course in emergency/wilderness medicine, including the natural treatment of medical disorders, tropical diseases, or cold climate hazards, as well as advice on the dangers of poisonous animals and plants.
• Disaster. What to do if confronted with natural disasters such as fire, drought, flood, lightning, earthquakes, or nuclear and chemical accidents, as well as surviving at home if all services and supplies are cut off.
John ''Lofty'' Wiseman served in the British Special Air Service (SAS) for twenty six years. The SAS-Survival Handbook is based on the training techniques of this world famous elite fighting force.
INTRODUCTION
1. ESSENTIALS
2. STRATEGY
3. CLIMATE & TERRAIN
4. FOOD
5. CAMP CRAFT
6. READING THE SIGNS
7. ON THE MOVE
8. HEALTH
9. SURVIVAL AT SEA
10. RESCUE
11. DISASTERS
POSTSCRIPT
INDEX
Specification
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9780060578794 |
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135 x 210 mm, 576 pp, many hundreds of ill., partly in colour |
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