Being Your Own Wilderness Doctor (Stackpole Classics, BRADFORD A)
by Bradford Angier and Dr Kodet
Being your own wilderness doctor for the security of knowing what to do for the best--in case of the worst--a more than first-aid companion that's always there when a doctor may be too far away. Angier who knows the outdoors, and Dr. Kodet who knows people--inside and out--team up to present life-saving, panic-preventing information for times when making the right decision is most vital. Here are trip-saving ways to handle the sometimes painful but rarely serious accident-health problems that ca...
Cowboy Skills is a fascinating, practical guide to the skills that have made the cowboy famous worldwide as both an outdoorsmen and rancher. Readers can replicate outdoor living by trying a hand at rounding up cattle, breaking horses to saddle, and living off the land. Learn key skills like: Handling a stampede Using the proper saddle and tack Proper ways to use a lasso and lariat Classic songs and lingo And much more! Whether you're an avid outdoorsman or a wannabe cowboy, Cowboy Skills is y...
The Preppers Apocalypse Survival Guide To Bug Out Bags (The Preppers Apocalypse Survival Guide, #1)
by Steve Rayder
Seventy-five hikes from Banff and Jasper National Parks to Lesser Slave Lake and Cypress Hills Provincial Parks.
A splendid book . . . I can't think of anyone I know who wouldn't benefit from reading it' - Marcus Berkmann, Daily Mail'A brilliant, brilliant book' - Chris Evans, Virgin RadioNow including a new chapter on coping with a pandemic.What is the connection between crawling through a jungle and your 'to do' list? What can ejecting out of a stealth bomber teach you about the getting through a pandemic? What can surviving in extreme situations teach us about surviving everyday life?John Hudson, Chief...
American Alpine Journal, 1991, Vol. 33
He grew up in the Georgia woods, played football for the New Orleans Saints, spent a few years as a ski bum, put in his time as a Vermont farmer, and eventually sold his farm to take a desk job. Through all this, writer Paul Fersen has never lost his sense of humor or appreciation for a good hunting dog. These are tales of becoming a New Englander while remembering a strange and distant life in the rural South, of building one's own home and raising a family, of finding the best dog ever, of cat...
A new, limited, 5th edition, this book was originally commissioned by Land Rover. Widely used by instructors, including those of the UK and US Special Forces, it sidelines the bling-and-bloat brochure presentation and concentrates on what matters for practical 4x4 operation on- and off-road: the driveline and the ergonomics. If you swoon over pop-out door handles, mini-icon touch-screens, leather seats, 22-inch wheels and 500w audio this may not be your book. But there is detailed guidance on wh...
'For as long as I stay here, I know I will have to also get to the wild places.' Robert Macfarlane This pocket-sized miscellany, packed with tips on equipment, food, surviving bad weather and finding the right campsite, and with facts and stories from the world of camping, is perfect for anyone who knows the incomparable joy and adventure of pitching their tent under an open sky.
FEMA Incident Action Planning Guide
by Federal Emergency Management Agency
Legendary canoeing guide, conservationist in the 1800s, and one of the first proponents of the popular "ultralight" camping style, George Washington Sears (who used the pen name "Nessmuk") was a true American mountain man. Using a 9 foot long, 10 1/2 pound canoe, he successfully completed a 266 mile journey through the central Adirondacks. His classic treatise on American camping, Woodcraft, is definitive proof that he was the most capable and intelligent woodsman of his time. First published i...