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796.54/Angier
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Published
Guilford, Conn. :
Lyons Press
[2002]
Language English
Main Author
Bradford Angier
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Other Authors
Lamar Underwood
(-)
Item Description This volume combines three earlier books, all published by Stackpole Books: Skills in taming the wilds, 1967. The master backwoodsman, 1979. Bradford Angier's Backcountry basics, 1983.
Physical Description xxiv, 440 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes index.
ISBN 9781585742264
Foreword
Introduction: The Call of the Trail
Part 1. Some Basics: Skills, Tools, Gear
Chapter 1. Using the Woodsman's Basic Tools
Chapter 2. Backpacking Basics
Chapter 3. Outfitting for the Outdoors
Part 2. The All-Important Survival Essentials: Fire, Shelter, Water
Chapter 4. Fire and Firemaking
Chapter 5. Shelter
Chapter 6. Water: The Essence of Life
Part 3. Staying Found: Knowing Where You Are and How to Get Back to Civilization
Chapter 7. Always Knowing Where You Are
Chapter 8. Getting Out and Getting Help
Part 4. Weather or Not: Nature's Weather Signs and Coping with Extremes
Chapter 9. Learning Nature's Weather Signs
Chapter 10. Coping with Heat and Cold
Part 5. Canoe Trips and Pack Trains: Wilderness Travel on Your Own
Chapter 11. Paddling Your Own Canoe
Chapter 12. Handling Your Own Pack Train
Part 6. Survival Skills: Finding Food and Being Your Own Doctor
Chapter 13. Down to Nothing: Finding Food When You're Desperate
Chapter 14. The Wilderness Doctor: You!
Chapter 15. Let Nature Set the Table
Chapter 16. Tips and Tricks for Great Wilderness Cooking
Part 7. Wilderness Cooking: Skills, Tools, Recipes
Chapter 17. Basic Wilderness Cooking Recipes
Chapter 18. Preparing and Cooking Fish and Game
Part 8. Your Wilderness Home
Chapter 19. Building a Cabin
Index