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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.
Publisher : Lone Pine Publishing
Publication date : March 15, 2016
Edition : 3rd
Language : English
Print length : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 1772130079
ISBN-13 : 978-1772130072
Item Weight : 1.05 pounds
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.69 x 8.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #172,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #159 in Mountain Climbing #341 in Hiking & Camping Instructional Guides #605 in Hiking & Camping Excursion Guides (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,254 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) { if (dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction !== true) { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative( ‘acrLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault”: true }, function (event) { if (window.ue) { ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });
Customers say
Customers appreciate the book’s information quality and consider it the best on bushcraft, with well-documented diagrams and easy-to-read illustrations. Moreover, the book is considered a must-have for outdoor libraries, with one customer noting it’s particularly useful for those in the boreal forest. However, the illustrations receive mixed reviews, with some customers finding them great while others say they’re not well done.