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Survival Skills 101: Overcome Any Situation You Might Face in the Wild
Survival Skills 101: Overcome Any Situation You Might Face in the Wild
Survival Skills 101: Overcome Any Situation You Might Face in the Wild
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Survival Skills 101: Overcome Any Situation You Might Face in the Wild

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A complete guide to survival in any situation! Stuck in the car during a snowstorm! Lost in the wilderness! How to make fire without matches, how to purify water, how to build a shelter with whatever, what plants are safe to eat! How to overcome fear and focus on survival! You never know what will happen, but why not be prepared? Get and read this book today for the tips and strategies inside!

LanguageEnglish
PublisherBT Elite
Release dateJan 13, 2011
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    Survival Skills 101 - Steve Stoud

    Survival Skills 101

    Overcome Any Situation You Might Face In The Wild

    Steve Stoud

    Published by BT Elite Publishers LLC., at Smashwords

    Copyright 2011 Steve Stoud

    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    Chapter 1 – Getting Started

    Survival Skills Basics

    Size up the Situation

    Size up your Surroundings

    Size up your Own Physical Condition

    Size up your Tools and Equipment

    Utilize All of your Senses

    Recall Where you Are

    Vanquish Panic and Fear

    Improvise

    Value Surviving

    Adapt to your Environment

    Learn Basic Skills

    Understanding your Natural Reactions

    Fear

    Anxiety

    Frustration and Anger

    Depression

    Boredom and Loneliness

    Chapter 2 – Survival Planning

    Survival Kits

    The Importance of Planning

    Survival Kits How To

    Basic Survival Medicine

    Basic Requirements to Maintain Health

    Water

    Symptoms of Dehydration

    Food

    Plant Foods

    Animal Foods

    Personal Hygiene

    Caring for your Teeth

    Caring for your Feet

    Chapter 3 – Shelters

    Types of Shelters

    Selecting a Shelter Site

    Different Types of Shelters

    Poncho Lean-To

    Poncho Tent

    3 Hole Parachute Tepee

    Field Lean-To

    Creating a Natural Shelter

    Beach Shade Shelter

    Desert Shelter

    For Rock Outcroppings

    In Sandy Areas

    Chapter 4 – Water Procurement

    Water Sources

    How to Purify Water

    Chapter 5 – Building a Fire

    Basic Principles of Building a Fire

    Site Selection and Preparation for Building a Fire

    Building an Underground Fireplace

    Selecting Fire Material

    Tinder

    Kindling

    Fuel

    Steps for Building a Fire

    Tepee Method

    Lean-to Method

    Cross-Ditch

    Pyramid

    Lighting a Fire

    Modern Ignition Methods

    Primitive Methods

    Tips for Building a Fire

    Chapter 6 – Procuring Food

    Animals for Food

    Insects

    Worms

    Crustaceans

    Mollusks

    Fish

    Amphibians

    Reptiles

    Birds

    Mammals

    Using Plants to Survive

    Identifying Plants

    Using the Universal Edibility Test

    Tips and Guidelines

    Temperate Zone Food Plants

    Tropical Zone Food Plants

    Desert Zone Food Plants

    Seaweeds

    Conclusion

    Introduction

    If you want to survive dangerous situations, you need to know some basics about how to survive in the wild or in other such situations. You need to understand many principles that will surely increase the likelihood that you will survive—these include obtaining water and food, lighting fires and building your shelter.

    We'll be exploring the basics here in this guide. We will cover stuff like building your survival kit—one that's well-stocked so that you can survive all sorts of situations. Are you ready to know how you can survive in dangerous situations?

    It's time to start!

    Chapter 1: Getting Started

    Survival Skills Basics

    To survive dangerous scenarios, your best bet is to make sure that you are always prepared and informed about basic skills in survival. In the next section, we'll be tackling some of the must-have basic skills you'll need to survive

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