Wilderness Survivor's Guide: A Manual of Basic Survival Techniques for Scouts, Hunters, Campeers, Hikers, Canoeists, Pilots, and All Others Unprepa

Survival topics include winter survival, constructing traps and snares, poisonous and edible plant distinction, fire making, locating and purifying water, building shelter, protecting your feet, tool construction, fishing, and getting full use of your knife. Almost 300 hand drawn illustrations provided that wil help you identify plants and fungi as well as demonstrate various techniques to be used in the outdoors. Hamper's guide will help you avoid common mistakes and will provide practical advice so that you can make use of sticks, leaves, nails, string, feathers, shells, and even buttons. AUTHORBIO: The late Stan Hamper enjoyed the Scouting program as a young boy, earning the rank of Eagle Scout with Silver Palm and as an adult was the recipient of the Silver Beaver. His hobbies included watercolor portraiture, pen and ink, wood carving, and model design and building, as well as collecting early American lighting. His first book on wilderness survival was sold nationally and served as a textbook by the National Camping Association and the Colorado Outward Bound School. REVIEW: Scouts, hunters, campers, hikers, canoeists, pilots, and all others unprepared to meet the challenge of the wilderness will survive with the help of this book. Originally published in 1963 as Wilderness Survival, the manuscript has been expanded by the author. Sections on protecting your feet, making shelters & beds, finding survivor-friendly plants, enduring outdoor weather, constructing traps & snares, and using fire and your knife are included, as well as much more.