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 Wilderness Survival :: 0811729850
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| 15 b/w photos 100 drawings 5 x 8Authoritative information presented by a certified USAF Survival School instructor Concise explanations and illustrations of the five critical survival elements Organized and indexed for easy reference Anyone who has hiked the wrong path into the woods can appreciate the importance of making the best of a bad situation. In this easy-to-use guide, USAF instructor Greg Davenport explains, in clearly written text and detailed diagrams, the most efficient ways to ensure personal safety in the wild. Creating shelter and heat, procuring food and water, and navigating unfamiliar territory are just a few of the survival basics Davenport examines as he describes the most efficient ways to maintain health and well-being in an unfamiliar environment. Greg Davenport was an instructor at the USAF Survival School and has trained aircrew members, other survival instructors and international military personnel. He has been featured by 48 Hours and the BBC for his role as a survival instructor during the Gulf War.15 b/w photos 100 drawings Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
Although it would be nice to have everything you needed for a survival situation, that isn't always the case. Davenport's book teaches you how to think through a survival situation and promotes the art of improvising when things go wrong. His book is straight forward--helping the reader identify survival needs while showing a myriad of methods in which to meet them.
It is a textbook! One I highly recommend!
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Author: Guest
This is aninformative read on how to survive while apart from all of our societal comforts. The diagrams, while somewhat crude, are helpful in identifying exactly what Davenport is talking about in his descriptions. My largest qualm is that what he writes nearly necessitates being prepared for the unforseen via many of the materials needed for your wilderness survival experience. That being the case, make sure you back a flameless lighter, a lightweight and weather ready sleeping bag (or bivy tent), and some flares instead - it's a lot easier that way. A lot of help is provided in food identification and fuel, but if you've any measure of great sense while lost then you just die to your fears and eat the bugs, right? In any case, it's a quasi-interesting read that reminds you to "be prepared" for the unexpected.
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Author: Guest
I've read many wilderness outdoors and survival books for different country (mountain, forest, desert), and Wilderness Survival is one of my all-time favorites, along with Mountaineering The Freedom of the Hills by Don Graydon and The Ultimate Desert Handbook by Mark Johnson (both of which I also highly recommend).
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Author: Guest
I am very impressed with Davenport's book. It covers the essentials (he lists five) of survival without adding a bunch of stuff you don't need to know. I carry it in my backpack as a reference. Mr. Davenport has also written an excellent book on primitive survival skills called "Wilderness Living" and has a series of books out under the series title "Greg Davenport's Books for the Wilderness." I like his clear and concise writing style and his basic approach to survival in the various global climates. I urge all those who explore the wilderness to pick up his books. All of them.
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Author: Guest
Thie Wilderness Survival book put out by Davenport is a great book. The SAS Survival Guide is more exhaustive, but this concise book has all the essentials for survival, plus I trust the author, since he trained people to survive for a living. I have alot of respect for SERE instructors and all they do to help train our military for the worst case scenarios.I would recommend this book as a first book on wilderness survival, to anyone in the military, boy scouts, or anyone who is a member of one of those militias who own property in Montana.
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