Longtime wilderness educator Mors Kochanski has dedicated his life to learning and teaching about the lore of the forest. With clear instructions, extensive use of diagrams and a color photo supplement, this comprehensive reference includes all the practical skills and knowledge essential for you to survive and enjoy the wilderness:
• Lighting and maintaining a fire
• Chopping wood and felling a tree
• Creating a shelter and keeping warm
• Safe use of the axe and bush knife
• Plants and animals important for survival
• Food, water and outdoor cooking
• Wilderness first aid.
• This bestseller should be required reading for hikers, campers, hunters, foresters, backwoods adventurers, scouts, youth groups--anyone with a passion for the outdoors.