regionspecific, 245–48
using natural features for, 239–42
needles, for compass
magnetized, 231, 236
magnetizing, 27
nighttime travel, 224
noose, 195
notebook, 28
Ontario, 144, 217
packs, making, 337–38
painkillers, 24
Paiute deadfall, 200, 201
panic, 46–47
parachute cord, 27–28
parasites, 70
pencil, 28
Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs), 27, 63
physical fitness, 9–10
planning and preparation, 3, 4
informing others of your plans, 13–14
natural disasters and, 344
for survival, 3–5, 45
for survival travel, 218
for the worst situation, 11, 18, 45
plants. See also edibles, wild
healing, 302
water from, 82–83
plastic bottle, purifying water with a, 334
“playing dead,” 256
poisonous animals, 186, 272–73
poisonous plants, 264–66. See also edibles,
wild
polar regions
food in, 209
hazards in, 271
shelter in, 171
survival kit for, 32
travel and navigation in, 246–47
water considerations in, 90–91
weather in, 283
potassium permanganate, used to make
fire, 132, 133
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predators and dangerous animals, 253, 261
accidental predators, 253–56
creating an early warning system for, 260
securing your shelter from, 259–60
tips on dealing with, 260–61
true predators, 256–59
prescription medicine, 24
prioritizing, 41–43, 45
quinzee, making a, 171, 174–75
quuliit (seal oil lamp), 108, 109
rabbit snare, 196
rafts, making, 226
rags signals, 61
rain, 25–26
rainwater, collecting and drinking, 77,
91–92
Ralston, Aron, 39–40
rapids, swimming in, 227
rawhide, 324
rescuers, 64–65
research, doing your, 4–8, 10–11. See also
specific topics
rivers, rising, 272. See also water
Robertson, Dougal and Linda, 91
rock(s)
making knives from, 330
splitting, to make an edge, 331
water from, 85
root bed, 169–70
rope
as part of safety kit, 27–28
making, 324, 326, 335
twisting, 325
route, knowing your, 5–6
safety pins, 28
salt, as preservative, 206
sandstorms, 283
sanitizer, hand, 335
satellite phones, 64
saw, folding, 28