firestarting tools and methods,
lastditch, 112–13, 117–22, 132–33
(see also fire bow)
primary, 112, 114–16, 335
first aid, 24–25, 301–2, 303–4, 348, 355.
See also injuries
fish, 187–89, 272–73
fishing equipment, 25, 32, 187–89, 334
fishing techniques, 190–92
flag trees, 239
flares, 25, 34, 58
flashlights, 25, 34, 58, 334
flint and steel, 120
flint strikers, 23, 115, 116
flowers, 239
food. See also starvation; specific topics
critters and creepy crawlies, 185–87
dried, 22, 205–6
group vs. solo survival and, 211–12
importance of research, 181
and managing your energy, 182
Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), 35
myth of wild edibles, 182–84
natural disasters and, 345
preserving, 205–6
regional considerations, 208–12
survival concerns, 181
footwear, 224, 296
forests, temperate
fire considerations in, 136
food in, 208
hazards in, 270
shelter in, 168–69
survival kit for, 31
water considerations in, 90
fractures, 308–9
friction, fire by, 120
frostbite, 268, 271, 305, 306
frustration, 48, 50
fuel, 34, 335
game, 193–201. See also specific topics
garbage bags, 25–26
Garner, Thomas and Tamitha, 219–20
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gas leaks, 347
gear
carrying, 220
choosing appropriate, 11–13
traditional vs. hightech, 291–92
Getgood, David, 162
glass, 335, 347
Glass, Hugh, 50
global positioning system (GPS), 25, 242
goggles, 247, 334
GoreTex, 291
grasses, dried (used for fire), 108
ground signals, 61–62
group vs. solo survival, 52, 65, 211–12, 274,
317, 340
guide, relying on yourself vs. the, 9
gum, fishing with, 334
hand lens, 26
hand sanitizer as fire starter, 335
hanging shelter, 164
hazards, 251–52. See also specific topics
headache, 312
health problems, 10. See also disease
heat exhaustion and heat stroke, 269, 310,
312
herbal medicines, 302
Holladay, David, 7
home survival kit, 357–58
hunting, 32, 203, 334
hunting tools, making, 203–4
hurricanes, 281
hygiene, importance of, 302–3. See also
clothing, maintaining
hypothermia, 268, 269, 305–6
ice
crossing, 228
eating, 76–77, 90, 91
sea, 91
weak, 228
infections, 316
injuries, 304, 312–16. See also first aid