How to Send Smoke Signals, Pluck a Chicken & Build an Igloo. Michael Powell

SURVIVE A BEAR ATTACK

       SURVIVE AN AVALANCHE

       SURVIVE A FOREST FIRE

       BUILD A CORACLE

       SAVE YOURSELF FROM DROWNING

       TIE A HANGMAN’S NOOSE

       TRACK ANIMALS

       START FIRE WITH ICE

       FORECAST THE WEATHER

       BOIL WATER IN A CABBAGE LEAF

       MAKE AN ANTLER FISHING HOOK

       STEAM BEND WOOD

       OPEN A COCONUT WITH A STONE

       MAKE A BONE FLUTE

       BUILD A DRY STONE WALL

       TAN AN ANIMAL HIDE TO MAKE LEATHER

       MAKE PINE PITCH

       CATCH, SKIN, AND COOK A RABBIT

       MAKE AND THROW A LASSO

       LOAD AND FIRE A MUSKET

       MAKE ANIMAL GLUE

       MAKE A CAVE PAINTING

       BLOW GLASS

       THROW A POTTERY JUG

       KNOT TWO ROPES TOGETHER

       CROSS A DESERT

       TREAT A SNAKE BITE

       CATCH AN EEL

       COLLECT SAP AND MAKE MAPLE SYRUP

       SHARPEN A KNIFE

       START A FIRE IN THE RAIN

       COPPICE FOR FIREWOOD

       REMOVE A STONE FROM A HORSE’S HOOF

       NAVIGATE USING STICKS AND SHADOWS

       TREAT HYPOTHERMIA

       READ A COMPASS

       FORAGE FOR FOOD

       WORK THE LAND WITH A HORSE AND PLOW

       MAKE TEA AND FLAVORED HONEY FROM PINE NEEDLES

       CARVE A WOODEN BOWL

       MAKE A BIRCH BARK CONTAINER

       PREVENT AND TREAT MOSQUITO BITES

       STORE FOOD WITHOUT A FRIDGE

       Introduction

      The vast majority of people enjoy the natural world, but many of us are unaware just what an incredible natural resource awaits beyond our front doors, or we are intimidated by our lack of knowledge of the wild places. However, everyone is capable of learning traditional skills to tame the wilderness and to deepen their understanding and enjoyment of nature. We would all benefit from a crash course in outdoor living.

      Most of us haven’t got the first clue about the easiest al fresco tasks, let alone how to track animals or build a dry stone wall. But nothing is more important than getting back to basics! Nothing! That’s why you’ll love this book. It’s an indispensable collection of practical, straightforward advice—everything you need to start facing the challenges of the great outdoors.

      It is a pocket compendium of more than seventy wilderness skills to boost your open-air basics, from plucking a chicken and collecting maple syrup to shoeing a horse and opening a coconut with a stone.