This carefully curated anthology brings together a broad selection of timeless works in one digital edition. Readers can discover essential voices, memorable stories and enduring ideas across a rich variety of literary styles. Prepared for comfortable continuous reading, this collection is ideal for exploring classic literature or returning to lasting favorites.

“Campfire Musings - Life and Good Times in the Woods” is a collection of notes and anecdotes written by WM. C Gray on the subject of nature. These beautiful and profound writings are recommended for all lovers of the Great Outdoors, and they are not to be missed by the discerning collector of allied literature. Contents include: “The Camp-fire”, “The Michigan Brule”, “Nameless Lake”, “The National Park”, “Spirit Lake”, “Island Lake”, “Island Lake”, “A Camp-fire Love Song”, “Fishing”, “Wood...

Craft Gilds is a comprehensive historical study by Lewis Francis Salzman, exploring the origins, development, and significance of craft gilds in medieval Europe. The book delves into the intricate organization and regulation of these associations, which played a crucial role in shaping the economic, social, and political landscape of the Middle Ages. Salzman meticulously examines the structure of craft gilds, their rules and customs, and the ways in which they governed the training, conduc...

Tools of Survival and Survival TrainingThis is a training booklet that applies to all walks of life, including the sharpness of the knife one chooses to use in survival. The time taken to master knife sharpening is highly variable. Once you know what to do the fast learner takes about 4 accumulated hours to put a shaving edge on his or her knife the first time, after which it takes moments to re-establish your edge.Written by Mors Kochanski

In a survival situation, life really does hang in the balance, and a wrong decision could spell the difference between life and death. No one knows this better than Les Stroud, who has survived everywhere from the sun-scorched sands of the Kalahari to the snake-infested jungles of the Amazon. In Will to Live, Les examines a host of famous and less well-known (but no less compelling) survival stories, and he not only explains what happened and why but also offers perspective on wha...

Survival Kit IdeasThis booklet assists in developing the rationale in compiling a "survival" kit, specifically the 2 kg. kit. It requires a good read and is of no real use to you in the field.Written by Mors Kochanski

A Survival Kit Shelter, The Super Shelter and Some of It's VariantsThe topic of bush survival shelters can be extensive and complex. To some, shelter simply means a roof over one's head, a place to get in out of the rain or more generally, something that provides protection from the various discomforts imposed by the environment. This article covers the physics behind shelter design and useage and the super shelter and some of it's variants.Written by Mors ...

Fire Skills for the Northern ForestKnowledge Helpful in Lighting FiresMany factors participate in the process of combustion. If these factors are identified and understood firelighting may be less of a challenge and skills may be acquired more quickly.Written by Mors Kochanski

Map UseWith a topographic map in front of you and the basic information in this booklet to augment it you may get more out of using the map.Written by Mors Kochanski

The Lean-To and It's Variants Used in Survival and Bush Bough BedsOpen Fronted Lean-to Principles, The Simple Open-Fronted Lean-to, Thermal Mass Version, Insulation Version, The Open-Fronted Lean-to Made of Flexible Materials, More Than One Occupant, Bough Beds, The Simple Bed, The Standard Mat, The Deluxe Bed, Larger Beds, Making a Winter Snow-Based Bed are all covered.Written by Mors Kochansk

Outback Survival is a timeless, practical run down on everything you need to know to survive in the outback.Bob Cooper's incredible bushcraft skills have been developed through more than 25 years of experience in Australia's harsh outback. He has picked up tools of survival from the experiences of living with traditional Aboriginal communities, instructing with Special Forces Units, lecturing with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Service on desert survival in ...

It’s the feisty third edition of How to Shit in the Woods, jam-packed with new information for outdoor enthusiasts of every stripe. Hailed in its first edition as “the most important environmental book of the decade” by Books of the Southwest, and in its second as “the real shit” by the late, great, outdoor photographer Galen Rowell, this bestselling guide is often called the “backpacker’s bible” and has sold more than 2.5 million copies in eight language...