Wilderness Survival For Dummies

Your one-stop guide to surviving and enjoying the Great Outdoors Want to know how to stay alive in extreme situations? This practical, accurate guide gives you all the expert, field-tested tools and techniques you need to survive. Whether you find yourself lost in the woods, adrift on a life raft, bitten by a snake, or needing shelter in cold weather, this hands-on resource teaches you how to stay safe (and sane), find rescue, and live to tell the tale! Know the basics of survival – perform life-saving first aid, make fire and shelter, and find water and food Manage your emotions – cope with panic and anger, get the «survivor's attitude,» and foster cooperation and hope w…