The Survival Handbook New Edition

8 Introduction
BEFORE YOU GO
16 Introduction: Prepare Yourself
18 Getting into Shape
20 Mental Preparation
22 Planning Your Journey
24 Emergency Plan of Action
26 Introduction: Know Your Environment
28 Temperate Environments
30 Tropical Environments
32 Mountain Environments
34 Desert Environments
36 Cold Environments
38 Marine Environments
40 Introduction: Get the Right Gear
42 Choosing Your Gear
44 Choosing a Backpack
46 Dressing for the Outdoors
50 Extreme Survival—In the Wilderness
52 Sleeping Systems
56 Eating on the Trail
58 Camping Stoves
60 Your Survival Kit
64 Introduction: Find Your Way
66 Maps and Map Reading
68 Get Your Bearings
72 Route Finding
74 Navigating without a Compass
76 Natural Navigation
78 How Weather Works
80 Weather Phenomena
82 Understanding Local Weather
84 Introduction: Make a Move
86 Traveling on Foot
88 Crossing Rivers
90 Scrambling and Climbing
92 Extreme Survival—In the Mountains
94 Moving over Snow
98 Using Pack Animals
100 Four-Wheel Driving
104 Kayaking and Canoeing
106 Building a Raft
108 Swimming
CAMP CRAFT
112 Introduction: Camp Essentials
114 Organizing Your Site
116 Staying Clean
118 Making Fire
120 The Elements of Fire
122 Char Cloth and Fire Can
124 Types of Fires
126 Making Sparks and Flames
128 Extreme Survival—In the Desert
130 Fire by Friction
134 Introduction: Manual Skills
136 Man-Made Cordage
138 Natural Cordage
142 Tying Knots
146 Using Cutting Tools