The Ultimate Bushcraft Survival Manual by MacWelch, Tim -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Front Cover Title Page Contents GO WILD BARE NECESSITIES

Preparation

001 Begin with the Basics 002 Get Your Priorities Straight 003 Stay Positive 004 Deal with Danger 005 Dress for the Occasion 006 Keep the Cold at Bay 007 Build Your Bushcraft Survival Kit 008 Bring the Bare Minimum 009 Go Really Old School 010 Know Your Knife Types 011 Recognize Basic Blade Styles 012 Check the Tang 013 Get to the Edge 014 Cut Safely 015 Sharpen with a Rock 016 Make an Emergency Bone Knife 017 Wet Your Whetstone 018 Grab the Right Saw 019 Chip a Shell Saw 020 Build Your Own Survival Bucksaw 021 Saw Safely 022 Keep It Cutting 023 Stay Sharp 024 Pack a Backup 025 Maintain Your Axe 026 Sharpen That Axe 027 Hang an Axe Head 028 Be Axe Aware 029 CAVEMAN’S CORNER Hack It with a Hand Axe 030 Pick the Right Axe 031 Feel Trees with Care 032 Look for the Lean 033 Cut Cautiously 034 Plan Your Escape 9 BUSHCRAFT USES FOR TREE BARK 035 Know Your Knots 036 Learn Square Lashing 037 Take the Diagonal

Shelter

038 Find the Right Location 039 Make Any Shelter Better 040 Assess Your Assets 041 Build a “Sasquatch” Bed 042 Make a Leaf Hut 043 Learn the Lean-To 044 Make a DIY Tarp Tent 045 Waterproof Canvas 046 Carve Out a Micro-Cabin 047 Make Tree Bark Flour 048 Feel Welcome in the Jungle 049 Build Your Own Tree House 050 Make a Hammock and Rain Fly 051 Survive the Desert 052 Make a Wickiup 053 Craft a Mini-Earth Lodge 054 Make a Two-Tarp Shelter 055 Climb Every Mountain 056 Build a Stone Hut 057 Build a Diamond in the Rough 058 Dig a Hot Rock Heating Pit 059 Sculpt a Snow Cave 060 Use a Tree Well Shelter 061 Craft a Quinzee 062 Don’t Eat Snow 9 BUSHCRAFT USES FOR A HOT ROCK 063 Test Your Rocks

Water

064 Plan to Provide 065 Find Your Water 066 Harvest Precipitation 067 Dig for a Drink 068 Get Water from Plants 069 Drink or Die 070 Know Your Dangers 071 Try Hot Rocks 072 Do Some Rock Boiling 073 Disinfect with Tablets 074 Buy the Right Filter 075 Dig a Gypsy Well 076 Try a Tripod

Signaling

077 Pick the Right Path 078 Use Sound to Signal 079 CAVEMAN’S CORNER Keep It Simple 080 Mind Your Mirror 081 Hit the Survival Store 082 Spark a Signal Fire 083 Build It and They Will Come 084 Get Noticed 085 Find a Way 086 Assess Your Rescue Options 087 Go with the Flow

FINER THINGS

Fire

088 Pick a Safe Fire Site 089 Respect the Fire 090 Gather Your Tinder Learn the Formula 092 Go Global 093 Know What Not to Burn 094 Know the 3 Rules of Tinder 095 Pick the Perfect Process 096 Build a Bird’s Nest 097 Fold a Tinder Taco 098 Give Tinder Super Power 099 Get the Right Kindling 100 Try the Twigs 101 Split Some Splinters 102 Put Dead Vines to the Torch 103 Go Barking Mad 104 Make the Perfect Fire Lay 105 Know Your Options 106 Strike a One-Match Fire 107 Double Your Match Supply 108 Light It Up 109 Make Your Own Waterproof Matches 110 Start a Fire with Flint and Steel 111 Spin a Bow Drill 112 Use a Hand Drill 113 Push a Fire Plow 114 Work a Fire Saw

Plants

115 Count Your Calories 116 Skip the Fungus 117 Choose Wisely 118 Forage Safely 119 Be a Good Steward 120 Make Sure It’s Safe 121 Know Your Nuts 122 Process Acorns Properly 123 Dine off a Pine 124 Don’t Eat These 125 Use Everything but the Squeal 126 Go Green 127 Dig Some Roots 128 CAVEMAN’S CORNER Get the Stick 129 Learn Berries Inside and Out 130 Browse Nature’s Grocery Store 131 Work with Birch 132 Handle Hickory 133 Make Something from Mulberry 134 Pick a Persimmon

Animal Foods

135 Be a Realist 136 Go with a Pro 9 BUSHCRAFT USES FOR ANTLERS 137 Rattle Antlers 138 Weigh Your Options 139 Lose the Smell 140 Know the Law 141 Work Toward Success 142 Avoid Your Own Traps 143 Dial Up Your Deadfall 144 Bait a Stick Snare 145 Trap with a Tree 146 CAVEMAN’S CORNER Grab Some Wild Bait 147 Go Bait-Free 148 Build a Survival Fishing Kit 149 Cut a Fishing Pole 150 Find Your Own Bait 151 Improvise a Fish Weir 152 Use Your Bare Hands 153 Go All Natural 154 Knit a Net 155 Hit the Spot 156 Dope Up the Water 157 Carve a Bow 158 Don’t Break It! 159 Fletch Some Arrows 160 Fire Harden a Spear 161 Have a Javelin 162 Make an Atlatl 163 Try Spear Fishing 164 Make a Sling 165 Use the Thing 166 Add Some Snap 167 Build a Bola 168 Go Out for Dinner 169 Avoid Common Mistakes 170 Process Small Game 171 Clean a Fish 172 Skin a Snake 173 Be Safe! 174 Butcher a Bird 175 Carve Up Big Game 176 Know Your Cuts

LONG TERM LIVING

Cooking

177 Stay Safe by the Fire 178 Watch Out for These 179 Roast on the Coals 180 Bake Bread in the Ashes 181 Set Spits and Skewers 182 Put It on a Stick 183 Build a Green Wood Grill 184 Try These Grill Tips 185 Grill with a Snowshow 9 BUSHCRAFT USES FOR TRIPODS 186 Tie Tripod Lashing 187 Learn to Rock Boil 188 Make a Hot Rock Stir Fry 189 Set Up a Rock Frying Pan 190 Give Big Animals a Boost 191 Build a Stone Oven 192 Bake Like a Champ 193 Cook in a Clay Pot 194 Dig a Steam Pit 195 Mound Up a Meal 196 Build a Bamboo Steamer 197 Dig an Earth Oven 198 Pick the Best Foods 199 Work with Wild Seasonings 200 Use a Dutch Oven 201 Build a Cooking Crane 202 Reflect on the Past 203 Try These Cooking Tips 204 Fry in a Pan 205 Test a Cast Iron Griddle 206 Dry It—You’ll Like It 207 Get Smoked 208 Build an Ice Cache 209 Make Pemmican

Containers

210 Pick a Style 211 Weave a Basket 212 Chop a Bowl 213 Carve a Bowl 214 Burn a Bowl 215 Choose Wisely 216 Finish the Job 217 CAVEMAN’S CORNER Hack Out a Hollow 218 Get to Know Soapstone 219 Shape Soapstone 220 Make a Clay Pot 221 Get Fired Up 222 Peel Some Bark 223 Bend a Berry Bucket 224 Make a Coolamin 225 Build a Bark Trough 226 Prep Your Hide 227 Soften a Pelt 228 Stitch Up a Bag 9 BUSHCRAFT USES FOR MUD 229 Waterproof Your Basket

Primitive Skills

230 Make Quick Stone Blades 231 Use the Simplest Tools 232 Source Some String 233 Make Your Own String 234 Use Hide Glue 235 Brew Some Pitch Glue 236 Test Out a Torch 237 Make a Candle 238 Grab a Grease Lamp 239 Fire up the Fatwood 9 BUSHCRAFT USES FOR FATS 240 Render Animal Fat into Lard 241 Track a Person 242 Follow the Steps 243 Track with These Tricks 244 Branch Out 245 Learn Some Patterns 246 Check the Signs 247 Know Your Compass Parts 248 Find True North 249 Make Your Own Compass 250 Read a Map 251 Set Up Shadow Sticks 252 Find Your Way with the Moon 253 Don’t Believe the Moss 254 Follow the North Star 255 Look to the Southern Cross

Health & Hygiene

256 Wash Up 257 Lighten Your Load 258 Get Dolled Up 259 Don’t Forget Dental Care 260 Say Hi to Aunt Flo 261 Build a Medkit 262 Make Some Medicine 263 Create a Cast 264 Fight the Cold 265 Go Without Water 266 Skip Some Meals 267 Stop Bleeding 268 Know Your Strengths 269 Adjust Your Attitude 270 Mind Your Mental Toughness 271 Stay Motivated 272 Embrace Adaptability

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