Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival (Spiral Bound)

Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Part 1. Gearing up -- Chapter 1. Your Pack -- The Five Cs -- Packs: An Overview -- Carrying Your Wool Blankets -- Rucksacks -- Pack Frames -- Pack Baskets -- Tumplines -- Haversacks -- Personal Carry Kit for the Traveler Afoot -- Tips and Tricks for Your Pack -- Chapter 2. Tools -- Knives -- Knife Safety/Safe Grips -- Batoning -- Notches -- Shear Cuts -- Knife Care -- Saws -- Saw Safety -- Saw Care -- Axes -- Grinds -- Safe Handling and Use -- Splitting Firewood -- Processing Firewood -- Felling -- Limbing -- Bucking and Notching -- Batoning the Axe -- Axe Care and Sharpening -- Always Carry Wedges -- Tips and Tricks for Your Tools -- Chapter 3. Rope, Cordage, Webbings, and Knots -- Cords -- Rope -- Webbing -- Mule Tape -- Making Natural Cordage -- Basic and Useful Camp Knots -- Lashings, Bindings, and Toggles -- Tips and Tricks for Rope and Cordage -- Chapter 4. Containers and Cooking Tools -- Water Bottles/Canteens -- Cups -- Pots -- Pot Hanging -- Skillets -- Meat Rotisserie -- Planks -- Tools for Food Handling -- Cooking Irons -- Stoves and Burners -- Tips and Tricks for Cooking in the Field -- Chapter 5. Coverage -- Tarps and Tarp Tents -- Polypropylene and Silnylon -- Canvas -- Oilcloth -- Ground Pads -- Browse Bags -- Emergency Thermal Blankets -- Hammocks -- Sleeping Bags -- Wool Blankets -- Natural Shelters -- Tips and Tricks for Smarter Coverage -- Chapter 6. Combustion -- Lighters -- Ferrocerium Rods -- Magnification Lens (Sun Glass) -- Knife/Axe Blades -- Friction Fire (Sticks) -- Charring Tins -- Tips and Tricks for Safe, Successful Fires -- Part 2. In the Bush -- Chapter 7. Setting up Camp -- The Four Ws -- Camp Hygiene -- Tarps and Tarp Setup -- Firecraft -- Starting Materials -- Fire Lays -- Long Fires -- Dakota Fire Pits -- Keyhole Fires -- Tips and Tricks for Your Camp -- Chapter 8. Navigating Terrain -- Compasses -- Basic Compass Use -- Understanding Terrain Features and Maps -- Orienting the Map -- Measuring Distance and Taking Bearings -- Five Navigation Methods Every Woodsman Should Know -- Reverse or Back Azimuths -- Determining Distance When Traveling -- Finding Yourself (Self Mapping) -- Obstacles -- PAUL (Positive Azimuth Uniform Layout) Method -- Figuring Daylight Hours -- Tips and Tricks for Successful Navigation -- Chapter 9. Trees: The Four-Season Resource -- Pines -- Willows and Poplars -- Black Walnut -- Sassafras -- Oaks -- Tips and Tricks for Making Use of Trees -- Chapter 10. Trapping and Processing Game -- Understanding Trap Components -- Creating Sign Posts -- Bait for Trapping -- Modern Traps -- Improvised Trapping Materials -- The Basics of Upland Trapping -- Baiting Traps -- Water Trapping -- Specialty Sets -- Primitive Trapping -- Deadfall Traps -- Bird Traps -- Small Trapping Kits -- Fishing with Improvised Rods and Tenkara -- Processing Small Game -- Processing Other Game -- Preserving Meat -- Tips and Tricks for Successful Trapping -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. The Pathfinder Concept: Conserving and Utilizing Resources -- Appendix B. Wild Edibles and Medicinal Plants -- Appendix C. Bush Recipes -- Appendix D. Glossary -- Index.

Review Quotes:
"Throughout the pages he doles out wisdom on the five Cs of survivability...covering all of the basics and then some in an easy-to-read and digestible way."

Review Citations:

• Wilson Nonfiction Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9781440579776, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:Canterbury, Dave
Dave Canterbury is the coowner and supervising instructor at the Pathfinder School, which USA TODAY named as one of the Top 12 Survival Schools in the United States. He has been published in Self Reliance Illustrated, New Pioneer, American Frontiersman, and Trapper's World. Dave is the New York Times bestselling author of Bushcraft 101; Advanced Bushcraft; and The Bushcraft Guide to Trapping, Gathering, and Cooking in the Wild.