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Jacket Description/Back: The ultimate guide to surviving anywhere, now updated with more than 100 pages of additional material, including a new chapter on urban survival "A classic outdoor manual [that] addresses every conceivable disaster scenario. Don't leave home without it"--Outside magazine Revised to reflect the latest in survival knowledge and technology, and covering new topics such as urban survival and terrorism, the multimillion-copy worldwide bestseller SAS Survival Handbook by John "Lofty" Wiseman is the definitive resource for all campers, hikers, and outdoor adventurers. From basic campcraft and navigation to fear management and strategies for coping with any type of disaster, this complete course includes: Being prepared: Understanding basic survival skills, like reading the weather, and preparation essentials, such as a pocket survival kit. Making camp: Finding the best location, constructing the appropriate shelter, organizing camp, staying warm, and creating tools. Food: What to eat, what to avoid, where to find it, and how to prepare it. First aid: A comprehensive course in emergency/wilderness medicine, including how to maximize survival in any climate or when injured. Disaster survival: How to react in the face of natural disasters and hostile situations--and how to survive if all services and supplies are cut off. Self-defense: Arming yourself with basic hand-to-hand combat techniques. Security: Protecting your family and property from intrusion, break-ins, and theft. Climate & terrain: Overcoming any location, from the tropics to the poles, from the desert to the mountains and sea. Marc Notes: Includes index.;The ultimate guide to surviving anywhere, now updated with more than 100 pages of additional material. Revised to reflect the latest in survival knowledge and technology, and covering new topics such as urban survival and terrorism, the internationally bestselling SAS Survival Handbook is the definitive resource for all campers, hikers, and outdoor adventurers. From basic campcraft and navigation to fear management and strategies for coping with any type of disaster, this complete course includes: being prepared: understanding basic survival skills, like reading the weather, and preparation essentials, such as a pocket survival kit. Making camp: Finding the best location, constructing the appropriate shelter, organizing camp, staying warm, and creating tools. Food: what to eat, what to avoid, where to find it, and how to prepare it. First aid: A comprehensive course in emergency/wilderness medicine, including how to maximize survival in any climate or when injured. Disaster survival: how to react in the face of natural disasters and hostile situations--and how to survive if all services and supplies are cut off. Self-defense: arming yourself with basic hand-to-hand combat techniques. Security: protecting your family and property from intrusion, break-ins, and theft. Climate & terrain: overcoming any location, from the tropics to the poles, from the desert to the mountains and sea. Review Quotes: "This step-by-step survival bible has... prepared [me] for anything. ... This edition's most valuable lessons arrive in its new 'Urban Survival' section, which features tactics for countering espionage and dealing with urban animal attacks." - Washington Post "A classic outdoor manual. ... Written by John Wiseman, former survival instructor for Britain's elite Special Air Service (an all-conditions strike force considered by some to be tougher than the U.S. Navy SEALs), the book addresses every conceivable disaster scenario. ... Don't leave home without it." - Outside magazine Publisher Marketing: "A classic outdoor manual [that] addresses every conceivable disaster scenario. Don't leave home without it"--Outside magazine The ultimate guide to surviving anywhere, now updated with more than 100 pages of additional material, including a new chapter on urban survival Revised to reflect the latest in survival knowledge and technology, and covering new topics such as urban survival and terrorism, the multimillion-copy worldwide bestseller SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition by John "Lofty" Wiseman is the definitive survival guide for all campers, hikers, and outdoor adventurers. From basic campcraft and navigation to fear management and strategies for coping with any type of disaster, this complete course in disaster preparedness includes: Being prepared: Understanding basic survival skills, like reading the weather, and preparation essentials, such as a pocket survival kit and other prepper supplies. Making camp: Finding the best location, constructing the appropriate shelter, organizing camp, staying warm, and creating tools. Food: What to eat, what to avoid, where to find it, and how to prepare it. First aid: A comprehensive course in emergency/wilderness medicine, including how to maximize survival in any climate or when injured. Disaster survival: How to react in the face of natural disasters and hostile situations--and how to survive if all services and supplies are cut off. Self-defense: Arming yourself with basic hand-to-hand combat techniques for total self reliance. Security: Protecting your family and property from intrusion, break-ins, and theft. Climate & terrain: Overcoming any location, from the tropics to the poles, from the desert to the mountains and sea. Review Citations:
Contributor Bio:Wiseman, John 'Lofty' 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. |
Author: Wiseman, John 'Lofty'
Publisher: Mariner Books
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: November 11, 2014
BISAC: Sports & Recreation|Camping|Self-Help|Safety & Security|Survival & Emergency Preparedness|Sports & Recreation|Outdoor Skills|Sports & Recreation|Mountaineering|Health & Fitness|First Aid|Health & Fitness|Reference|Nature|Plants|General|Nature|Natural Disasters|Crafts & Hobbies|Nature Crafts|History|Women|Medical|History|Nature|Natural Resources|Sports & Recreation|History|Social Science|Disasters & Disaster Relief
Subjects: Survival
ISBN: 9780062378071
ASIN: B09GCL8NWJISBN
SKU: SP-9780062378071
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