sawdust, 107
scissors, 26–27
scorpions, 187
sea and open water
clothing for, 298
food in, 209
hazards in, 271
survival kit for, 32
travel and navigation in, 248
water considerations on, 91–92
sea ice, old vs. new, 91
seasickness, 271
selfreliance, 8
sendansos.com, 14
shadow stick, 237
sharks, 258–59, 272
sharpening stone, 22
shelter construction basics
bed, 147–49
frame, 150
wind and waterproofing, 151
shelters, 141–43
creating, 32
fire in, 152–53
frame, 150
heated ground, 153
importance of site selection, 144–46
longterm, 154, 156–65
natural disasters and, 345
regionspecific considerations, 166–78
shortterm, 154–58
shingling a shelter, 151
shock, 307
shoulder dislocation, 310, 311
sickness, 312–13
signal fires, 59. See also fires, size of
making, 60–61
signaling for rescue, 45, 55, 344
signal mirrors, 28, 56, 57–58
signals, 55. See also SOS messages
making your own, 58–59, 335
readytouse, 56–58
simple, 61
targeted, 55–63
technological, 55, 63–64
simplicity, thinking, 322
skinning game, 204
sky, watching, 75, 281
sleep, 157, 168, 266
slush, eating, 76–77, 90
smoke, 59. See also signal fires
smoking food, 205–6
snakebites, 314
snakes, 248. See also creepy crawlies
snares, 194–97
snare wire, 29
snow. See also avalanches
eating, 76–77, 90, 91
sheltering with, 171
snowblindness, 246, 271
snow cave, making a, 172–73
snowshoes, 337–38, 339
snow shovel, 36
solar blanket, 247
solar still, making a, 80–81
Sonoran Desert of Arizona, 136
SOS messages, 14. See also signals
sound. See audio signals
spears, making, 335–37
spiders. See creepy crawlies
splints, 308–9
SPOT satellite messenger, 29, 63–64
sprains, 310
squirrel snare, 197
stars as navigation tools, 240
starvation, 266–67. See also food
steel wool, 132
stings, 313–14
Stolpa, Jennifer and James, 13–14, 33–34
streams. See water
stress and stressors, 41. See also calm
stretcher, makeshift, 222, 223
sunglasses, 247, 337
surgical blades, 25
survival, vi, 18. See also specific topics
survival guilt, 51
survival kits, vi, 17
carrying case, 21, 34
complete, 21–30, 354
disadvantages of prefab, 18–19
home, 357–58
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