Survival

U.S. Air Force Survival Handbook

U.S. Air Force Survival Handbook

A comprehensive manual of proven wilderness survival tactics for every situation. Written for use in formal United States Air Force survival training courses, the U.S. Air Force Survival Handbook is the bible for pilots who want to stay alive-no matter what. Assuming, as the Air Force does, that flight personnel may be faced at any time with a bailout or crash landing in hostile territory without supplies, the advice here is superlatively practical, but also surprisingly readable and interesting. Detailing specific survival threats at sea, in the tropics, in the desert, in Arctic conditions, and the psychological perils of imprisonment and torture, this handbook is replete with fascinating and useful (if unsettling) information. Precisely written, profusely illustrated, and completely authoritative, this is an essential book for anyone-soldier or civilian-looking for knowledge that could prove to be the difference between life and death in a dangerous situation. 1000 black-and-white illustrations

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The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook

The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook

The worst of the worst, all in one place! This deluxe desk reference includes a hardbound volume of the most popular scenarios from all 11 Worst-Case Scenario handbooks, plus the entire contents of all the books on a fully searchable CD. Avoid the perils of mountain lions and blind dates, avalanches and teenage driving lessons, runaway golf carts and Christmas turkeys on firea remedy for every crisis the worst-case experts have anticipated is now only a click away. The CD also contains newly created extra features: screensavers, e-cards, wallpaper, and more. Boasting more than 500pages, this sturdy addition to the Worst-Case Scenario library could stop a bulletjust one more way to be prepared for the worst.

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Primitive Skills and Crafts: An Outdoorsman’s Guide to Shelters, Tools, Weapons, Tracking, Survival, and More

Primitive Skills and Crafts: An Outdoorsman’s Guide to Shelters, Tools, Weapons, Tracking, Survival, and More

  • ISBN13: 9781602391482
  • Condition: New
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Anyone eager to master survival skills for outdoor vacations, or simply to find a fun new family activity for a Saturday afternoon, will be educated and inspired by the practical advice presented here by archaeologists, anthropologists, primitive practitioners, craftsmen, and artisans. These experts help modern readers rediscover the skills that have served humanity for millennia: fire-making, camp cooking, basket weaving, pottery making, animal tracking, and much more. You can even learn how to turn seashells into arrowheads or make glue from yucca plants. Plus, there’s intriguing information on the benefits of a hunter-gatherer diet. More than just a how-to, this handbook provides inspiration to live life to the fullest.

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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook

Danger! It lurks at every corner. Volcanoes. Sharks. Quicksand. Terrorists. The pilot of the plane blacks out and it’s up to you to land the jet. What do you do? The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook is here to help: jam-packed with how-to, hands-on, step-by-step, illustrated instructions on everything you need to know FAST-from defusing a bomb to delivering a baby in the back of a cab. Providing frightening and funny real information in the best-selling tradition of the Paranoid’s Pocket Guide and Hypochondriac’s Handbook, this indispensable, indestructible pocket-sized guide is the definitive handbook for those times when life takes a sudden turn for the worse. The essential companion for a perilous age. Because you never know…

How to Wrestle Free from an Alligator: 4. If its jaws are closed on something you want to remove (for example, a limb), tap or punch it on the snout.

Though it’s being marketed as a humorous title–after all, it’s unlikely you’ll be called upon to land a plane, jump from a motorcycle to a moving car, or win a swordfight–the information contained in The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook is all quite sound. Authors Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht consulted numerous experts in their fields (they’re cited at the end of the book) to discover how to survive various and sundry awful events. Parachute doesn’t open? Your best bet for survival is to hook your arms through the straps of a fellow jumper’s chute–and even then you’re likely to dislocate both shoulders and break both legs. Car sinking in water? Open the window immediately to equalize pressure, then open the car door and swim to the surface. Buried in an avalanche? Spit on the snow–it will tell you which direction is really up. Then dig as fast as you can.

Each survival skill is explained in simple steps with helpful illustrations. Most stress the need to be prepared–both mentally and physically. For example, to escape from quicksand, you will need to lay a pole on the surface of the quicksand, flop on your back atop the pole, and pull your legs out one by one. No pole? No luck. “When walking in quicksand country, carry a stout pole–it will help you get out should you need to.”

Hopefully you’ll never need to know how to build a fire without matches, perform a tracheotomy, or treat a bullet wound. But in the words of survival evasion resistance escape instructor “Mountain” Mel Deweese, “You never know.” –Sunny Delaney

SAS Survival Guide 2E (Collins Gem): For any climate, for any situation

SAS Survival Guide 2E (Collins Gem): For any climate, for any situation

Includes new case studies and survival scenarios

The experts’ survival techniques, based on John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman’s 26 years in the SAS

Practical, easy-to-follow advice with diagrams and color illustrations

*Visit the Apple iTunes store to be fully equipped with the SAS Survival Guide iPhone App.

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Wilderness Survival: 2nd Edition

Wilderness Survival: 2nd Edition

“A must-read for anyone who goes outdoors. Informative and captivating.” — Capt. Scott O’Grady, survivor, Bosnia

  • Completely updated with information on keeping yourself safe and healthy in the wilderness
  • A comprehensive, well-organized, and user-friendly guide to staying alive in the backcountry

    With concise explanations and detailed illustrations, survival expert Gregory Davenport covers the five basic elements of survival–personal protection, signaling, finding food and water, travel, and health–providing the reader with complete information on how to stay calm and alive until rescue arrives.

  • Survival Wisdom & Know How: Everything You Need to Know to Thrive in the Wilderness

    Survival Wisdom & Know How: Everything You Need to Know to Thrive in the Wilderness

    • ISBN13: 9781579127534
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    Survival Wisdom is a large-scale practical guide, jam-packed with information on every aspect of outdoor life and adventure.

    Survival Wisdom & Know-How is the most complete, all-in-one volume on every aspect of outdoor adventure and survival ever, from orienteering to campfire cooking to ice climbing and beyond. Culled from dozens of respected books from Stackpole, the industry’s leader in outdoor adventure, this massive collection of wilderness know-how leaves absolutely nothing to chance when it comes to surviving and thriving in the wilderness—and appreciating every minute of it.

    Topics include Building Outdoor Shelter, Tracking Animals, Winter Camping, Tying Knots, Orienteering, Reading the Weather, Identifying Edible Plants and Berries, Surviving in the Desert, Bird Watching, Fishing and Ice Fishing, Hunting and Trapping, Canoeing, Kayaking, and White Water Rafting, First Aid, Wild Animals, Cookery, and much more. Useful illustrations and photos throughout make it easy to browse and use. With contributions by the experts at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) as well as the editors of Stackpole’s Discover Nature series, Survival Wisdom & Know-How is the definitive, must-have reference for the great outdoors.

    Camping & Wilderness Survival: The Ultimate Outdoors Book

    Camping & Wilderness Survival: The Ultimate Outdoors Book

    Here is the ultimate outdoors book, it contains 31 chapters of well researched camping and survival techniques, covering everything from fire making to first aid, building shelters, winter travel and much more. New 2nd Edition ,Now with color photo’s.

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    SAS Survival Handbook, Revised Edition: For Any Climate, in Any Situation

    SAS Survival Handbook, Revised Edition: For Any Climate, in Any Situation

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    For Any Climate, in Any Situation.

    Newly updated to reflect the latest in survival knowledge and technology, the internationally bestselling SAS Survival Handbook is the definitive resource for all campers, hikers, and outdoor adventurers. From basic campcraft and navigation to fear management and strategies for coping with any type of disaster, this complete course includes:

    Being prepared: Understanding basic survival needs and preparing essentials, such as a pocket survival kit.

    Making camp: Finding the best location, constructing the appropriate shelter, organizing camp, and creating tools.

    Food: What to eat, what to avoid, where to find it, and how to prepare it.

    First aid: A comprehensive course in emergency/wilderness medicine, including how to maximize survival in any climate or when injured.

    Disaster survival: How to react in the face of increasingly frequent natural disasters and hostile situations—and how to survive at home if all services and supplies are cut off.

    Tool Logic SVC1B Survival Card Tool With 1/2 Serrated Knife, Fire Starter, Whistle, Compass and Magnification Lens, Translucent Blue

    Tool Logic SVC1B Survival Card Tool With 1/2 Serrated Knife, Fire Starter, Whistle, Compass and Magnification Lens, Translucent Blue

    • A complete ultralight survival tool with Premium Swedish magnesium alloy fire starter
    • Razor sharp 1-inch serrated blade with ergonomic grip
    • Compass and 8x power lens
    • Loud emergency signal whistle
    • Tweezer, toothpick and inch/cm rulers

    This is one credit card that could literally save your life. The new Tool Logic Survival Card is packed with lifesaving features. Features include: 2 Serrated Blade, Loud Signal Whistle, Tweezer & toothpick, Lanyard hole, Compass, and 8x Power Lens.