The outdoor survival expert's complete primer on traditional camping techniques—newly revised and updated with color photos and illustrations.Before the days of RVs and nylon sleeping bags, people still went camping. In this comprehensive volume, wilderness educator David Prescott explains the methods used during the golden age of camping, including woodcraft, how to set a campfire, food preparation, pitching a tent, auto camping, and canoeing.More than a sim...

The original and best survival guide for any situation in every climate. Now with added techniques for handling Urban dangers, the ‘SAS Survival Handbook’ is the complete companion for adventurers everywhere.The original and best survival guide for any situation in every climate is back. Now with added techniques for handling Urban dangers, the SAS Survival Handbook is the complete companion for adventurers everywhere. From making camp and finding food in the wild to security and s...

When You Meet a Black BearThis booklet is a rock bottom sysnopsis on what one needs to know about the black bear if you plan to spend time in their environment. The best advice is to acquire an extensive natural history of the creatures you fear, such as cougars, grizzlies and wolverines. That is, read all the books you can find on the subject until one day you have just read another book on handling any encounters and you have learned nothering new. You will then ...

Works included in this collection:Knots, Bends, Splices With tables of strengths of ropes, etc. and wire rigging by J. Netherclift JutsumKnots, Splices and Rope Work : Illustrated with 156 Original Cuts Showing How Each Knot, Tie or Splice is Formed and Its Appearance When Complete. by A. Hyatt VerrillGiving Complete and Simple Directions for Making All the Most Useful and Ornamental Knots in Common Use, with Chapters on Splicing, Pointing, Seizing, Serving, etc. Adap...

Twenty-Seven Years in Alaska is the story of one woman's adventures in the remote wilderness of the north. From canoe camping next to unnamed lakes, to kayaking in Alaska's pristine waters, she describes her many encounters with the bears, moose and other animals that make this wilderness their home. With her partner David she helped to build a cabin on a remote piece of property, off the grid and accessible only by boat. Illustrated with the photos she took along the way, her story is som...

The classic guide for beginning and intermediate cyclists is back—and it’s better than ever. With the latest on bikes, gear, and training techniques and new sections on short tours, and touring abroad, this new edition of The Essential Touring Cyclist promises to appeal to a whole new population of aspiring cyclists. Whether you’re heading out for five hours or five months, this vividly designed, heavily illustrated, and resource-rich guide delivers everything you need.

Part memoir, part travelog, this book is an entertaining look at life on the road, exploring the nooks and crannies of Europe. With their low budget, practical approach to independent travel, this couple from Kentucky have taken 13 trips, crisscrossing the Continent in 8 different camper vans. They have logged 200,000+ miles for a total travel time of nearly 9 years, turning a severe case of wanderlust into a life full of adventure. If you have ever considered taking time off to travel, AF...

You’re no idiot, of course. You know that the joy of fishing comes with skill, patience, and the right equipment. You can get yourself to the water and relax, but when it comes to baiting your hook and casting your cares away, you feel like a minnow swimming with the sharks!Don’t throw back your angling ambitions just yet! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Fishing Basics, Second Edition gives you the essentials for a successful fishing expedition—whether you’re heading for th...

History is filled with incredible stories of the mountain men, experts in survival who relied on nothing except their own skills and ingenuity. If you want to learn to be one of them, then this is the book for you. Badass Survival Secrets will introduce you to everything that you need to be a modern day mountain man. You’ll learn how to construct shelter, build fires, how to track and hunt your food, how to find clean water, and how to stay warm in brutal climates. Everything that...

Games for Scouts' is a collection of various indoor and outdoor camp-fire games designed specially for the Boy Scouts. Many of the games actively test Scout knowledge, for example how to tie knots, Scout law, first aid, etc. This timeless volume is ideal for modern Scout groups, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Contents include: 'Scout Law', 'Scout Law Game (for 11 players)', 'Scout Law Game (for 12 players)', 'Scout Law Yarn', 'Knotting', 'Knotti...

Have you always wanted to take the family out on a trip foraging wild plants they could actually eat? Do you want to learn the plants that are OKAY to eat so that you don’t get sick? Do you want to learn about ways to store them, prepare them and eat them? Do you want to learn about the AMAZING Medicinal properties of Wild Edible Plants? If you have answered YES to any of the above questions, “Foraging: The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Foraging Wild Edible Plants and Medicinal Herbs...

In the first years of the twentieth century, motoring across the vast expanses west of the Mississippi was at the very least an adventure and at most an audacious stunt. As more motorists ventured forth, such travel became a curiosity and, within a few decades, commonplace. For aspiring western travelers, automobiles formed an integral part of their search for new experiences and destinations—and like explorers and thrill seekers from earlier ages, these adventurers kept records of their e...