How to Stay Alive in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Food, Shelter and Self-Preservation Anywhere

by Bradford Angier

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A practical and indispensable guide for anyone venturing into the outdoors and backcountry, this classic resource by wilderness expert Branford Angier is packed with illustrated core survival skills and timeless advice. Broken down into four essential sections, Sustenance, Warmth, Orientation and Safety, this useful manual reveals time-tested outdoor skills, including how to catch game without a gun, what plants to eat (full-color illustrations of these make identification simple), how to build a warm shelter, make clothing, protect yourself and signal for help. Pioneering survivalist Bradefore Angier helps you master the great outdoors without modern gear. Detailed illustrations and clear instructions offer crucial information at a glance, making How to Stay Alive in the Woods is truly a lifesaver.… (more)

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When I was young, several years ago, and an avid hiker, climber, and backpacker, this book was an integral part of my essential gear. Highly recommended for anyone spending time in the back country. (

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awisdom01 | Jul 28, 2021 |

This is a great book. It's practical, straight-forward and useful and yet it can be read cover-to-cover and enjoyed as a kind of armchair survival adventure.

Worth owning.

Helcura | Nov 5, 2013 |

I am so glad to find this at the library booksale. My dad used to have this, and it was very influential.

Honeysucklepie | Aug 21, 2013 |

kyool. read this if you want to know how to impale things and cook a wallet (

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To my friend
COLONEL TOWNSEND WHELEN
who early began making some marginal notes on the
book of nature, some of whose most valuable chapters
he is still writing.

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Anyone at anytime can suddenly find himself dependent on his own resources for survival.

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A practical and indispensable guide for anyone venturing into the outdoors and backcountry, this classic resource by wilderness expert Branford Angier is packed with illustrated core survival skills and timeless advice. Broken down into four essential sections, Sustenance, Warmth, Orientation and Safety, this useful manual reveals time-tested outdoor skills, including how to catch game without a gun, what plants to eat (full-color illustrations of these make identification simple), how to build a warm shelter, make clothing, protect yourself and signal for help. Pioneering survivalist Bradefore Angier helps you master the great outdoors without modern gear. Detailed illustrations and clear instructions offer crucial information at a glance, making How to Stay Alive in the Woods is truly a lifesaver.

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