Contents
Introduction ....................................................................... iv
Trip Planning and Preparation .............................. 1
Survival Kits ............................................................. 15
Psychological Aspects of Survival ....................... 37
Signaling .................................................................. 53
Water ......................................................................... 67
Fire............................................................................. 95
7. Shelter ..................................................................... 139
Food......................................................................... 179
Survival Travel and Navigation ......................... 213
10. Dangers and Hazards ......................................... 249
- Weather .................................................................. 275
12. Clothing.................................................................. 285
- Survival First Aid .................................................. 299
14. Essential Survival Skills ....................................... 319
- When Disaster Strikes Close to Home ............ 341
Author’s Note .................................................................
Checklists....................................................................... 351
Acknowledgments ....................................................... 359
Index ...............................................................................3 2