Desert Survival Tips, Tricks, & Skills

Filled with pragmatic, field-tested skills and tips from the authors 23 years of teaching survival skills in the deserts of North America. Includes: How to cope with heat stress and methods for acclimating your body to extreme heat, Locating water in seemingly arid regions, Current information on scorpion stings and snakebites along with current treatments, Equipping your vehicle for offroad travel and leading causes of breakdowns in the heat, Desert shelters for heat and cold, and Improvised signaling devices. Contains over 30 detailed photos and informative sidebars. This book is the second in the Practical Survival series.