Wilderness Survival For Dummies, 2nd Edition

go site Cover Title Page Copyright Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go From Here Part 1: Stayin’ Alive: Basic Wilderness Survival Principles Chapter 1: Staying Safe in the Great Outdoors Being Prepared and Proactive Keeping the Right Attitude Applying Survival Basics Navigating in the Wild Surviving Injury Avoiding Common Causes of Survival Situations Chapter 2: Preparing Yourself for a Survival Situation Being Weather Aware Carrying Survival Equipment Chapter 3: The Psychology of Survival: Gaining the Upper Hand Developing a Survivor’s Mindset Being Aware of Your Emotions Improving Morale Chapter 4: Survival Style: Keeping Warm or Cool Regulating Body Temperature Relying on Layering for Warmth Improvising Cold-Weather Clothing Using Other Ways to Keep Warm Cool Threads: Clothing for Staying Cool Chapter 5: Making Fire in the Wilderness Fire Building 101 Got a Light? Exploring Methods for Starting a Fire Battling the Elements: Making Fire in Wet Conditions Safely Extinguishing a Fire Chapter 6: Home, Sweet Hut: Simple Survival Shelters Grasping the Importance of Shelter Before Making Camp: What to Do Using Natural Shelters Putting a Roof over Your Head: Building Simple Shelters Chapter 7: Liquid Capital: Finding Drinking Water Taking Steps to Conserve Water Avoiding Certain Liquids Finding Bodies of Water Catching Rain Collecting Condensation Extracting Water from Plants Filtering and Purifying Water Chapter 8: Gathering and Hunting to Stay Alive in the Wilderness Managing Food and Energy in the Wild Prioritizing Plants in Your Wilderness Diet Hunting and Trapping Food Getting Your Hands on Freshwater Fish The Wilderness Café: Preparing Food Outdoors Part 2: Exploring Advanced Survival Techniques Chapter 9: Finding Your Way with Basic Navigation Tools Getting Your Bearings with Navigation Basics Maps Made Easy Navigating with a Map Getting Acquainted with Your Compass Navigating with a Map and Compass Navigating with Electronics and Cellphones Chapter 10: Looking Up to the Sky: Celestial Navigation Determining Direction with the Sun Finding Direction with the Stars Finding West and East by Moonlight Chapter 11: Trekking over Land Understanding Trail Travel Getting Back on Course When You’re Disoriented What to Do When You’re Lost Blazing Your Own Trail Crossing Rivers and Streams Chapter 12: Signaling for Rescue Signaling Basics Learning the Language of Signaling Signaling with Signaling Tools Signaling with Electronics Getting a Lift: What to Do When the Helicopter Comes Chapter 13: Administering First Aid Prioritizing First Aid Basics Controlling Bleeding Treating Shock Handling Breaks and Sprains Cleaning and Covering Wounds Treating Burns Treating Hypothermia Treating Bites, Stings, and Poisonings Chapter 14: Survive or Thrive? Advanced Methods and Tools Keeping It Together: Ropes and Knots Crafting Your Own Tools Making Natural Remedies Part 3: Surviving in Extreme Land Environments Chapter 15: Special Considerations for Forests and Jungles Identifying Hazardous Wildlife in Dry Forests Laws of the Jungle: Surviving in the Tropics Chapter 16: The Big Chill: Enduring in Snowy Places Staying Warm in Extreme Cold Cold Comfort: Making Your Shelter in a Snowy Environment Lighting a Fire in Cold, Snowy Environments Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow: Safe-to-Drink Snow and Ice Steering Clear of Cold-Environment Terrain Hazards Making Wearable Tools for Cold-Weather Survival Chapter 17: Staying Alive under the Desert Sun Dangers Posed by Sun and Heat Wearing Sun Shields Securing Shelter in the Desert Finding Water in the Desert Foraging for Food in Dry Places Avoiding Dangerous Desert Animals Wind and Water: Watching Out for Desert Weather Finding Your Way in the Desert Crossing Desert Terrain Part 4: Surviving on the Seas, Oceans, and Great Lakes Chapter 18: Staying Afloat and Warm Recognizing When Your Vessel Is in Trouble Knowing What to Do If Your Vessel Starts to Sink Staying Warm as You Float with a Life Jacket Floating without a Life Jacket Chapter 19: The Great Drift: Aboard Life Rafts and Disabled Vessels Getting from Ship to Life Raft Adjusting to Life Afloat Controlling Drifting Vessels Chapter 20: Finding Food and Drink at Sea On the (Drinking) Water Front: Surviving On the Salty Sea Making Fresh Water on the Ocean Fishing at Sea Bringing in Your Catch Preparing and Eating Fish at Sea Identifying Other Safe Things to Eat while at Sea Chapter 21: Emergency Travel and Navigation at Sea Swimming Back to Land Improvised Open-Sea Navigation for Life Rafts Coming Ashore: A Dangerous Ordeal Chapter 22: First Aid on the Water Responding to Water Casualties Treating Common Ailments while Afloat Treating Bites and Stings at Sea Part 5: The Part of Tens Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Practice Wilderness Survival Skills Start a Fire with Two Matches Light a Fire with a Magnifying Glass or Eyeglasses Fire Up the Flames with a Bow Turn Your Pants into a Flotation Device Find North with Help from the Sky Build a Tripod Download and Experiment with a Plant Identification App Use a Transpiration Bag to Collect Water Use a Reflective Surface to Practice Signaling Practice CPR Chapter 24: Ten Quick Escapes Getting Out of a Sinking Car Escaping a Small Plane Upside Down in Water Surviving a Small Boat or Canoe Capsize Escaping a Forest Fire Evading a Bee Swarm Surviving a Bear Encounter Encountering a Mountain Lion Surviving an Avalanche Waiting Out a Whiteout Getting Out of Quicksand Index About the Authors Connect with Dummies End User License Agreement