Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780060734343
ISBN: 0060734345
Label: HarperTorch
Languages: Array
Manufacturer: HarperTorch
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2004-11-01
Publisher: HarperTorch
Release Date: 2004-10-26
Studio: HarperTorch

A Wealth of Information on Being Prepared for Any Contingency or Catastrophe

This is the definitive survival guide and essential resource for all travelers, campers, hikers, and outdoor adventurers. Already a worldwide million-copy bestseller, The Ultimate Survival Guide covers everything from basic first aid to disaster preparedness, from setting up camp to making it through a hurricane -- an absolute must-have volume for anyone who has ever placed him or herself at the mercy of Mother Nature.

• What to pack, carry, and wear in hostile environments
• First aid and rescue
• Finding food, water, shelter, and making fire
• Dealing with wild animals, snake bites, and fierce climatic hazards
• Surviving flood, avalanche, tornado, and other violent natural catastrophes
• Fully illustrated and easy to use

Customer Rating:
Summary: More practical in most extreme situations and environments
Comment: Many diagrams and step-by-step instructions for what to do in different situations. This book is probably more useful for the more adventurous type folks, frequent outdoor campers and hikers. About 1/10 of the information in the book can be used for everyday emergencies, like how to carry someone safely over your shoulder. The rest of the book covers things like how to make a raft, making ropes for capturing small animals, and making arrows are fun to read but only useful if you purposely put yourself in that kind of environment. Basically this book targets the die-hards of jungle exploration, mountain climbing, and cross-country camping. Might be useful if you have this book on the plane when it crashes, that's assuming that you're close to land and able to swim to it, because most pilots will do their best to land in water.

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