Outdoor Skills category: 1281 books
The Family Preparedness Buyer's Guide
The Best Survival Gear, Tools, and Weapons for Your Skills and Budget
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
The essential guide to survival plan essentials!
The key to being prepared is to have the things you need ahead of time--before an emergency happens. During these uncertain times, there is no such thing as being over prepared. With the huge range of potential disasters to prepare for, it can...
The Ultimate Hunting Dog Reference Book
A Comprehensive Guide to More Than 60 Sporting Breeds
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
Find and train the perfect hunting dog with this expansive reference book.
For centuries, man has hunted with dogs. Today there are dozens of purposefully bred sports dogs to choose from. The Ultimate Hunting Dog Reference Book delves into the various breeds that exist, offering information...
Fly-Tying
An Essential Guide from One of the Greatest Instructors of All Time
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
No book has taught-or retaught-more serious fly tiers the basic skills of fly tying than Helen Shaw’s Fly-Tying. Shaw’s simple and logical prose throughout and more than 250 life-size tying sequences make the various processes easy to understand, follow, and apply.
Readers of Fly-Tying...
Surfing Illustrated
A Visual Guide to Wave Riding
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
Expert instruction you need to take your skills from kook to boss
Author John Robison uses hundreds of pictures-- comical, cartoon-like drawings--to clearly illustrate every aspect of surfing: wave dynamics, riding techniques, etiquette, logistics, and more. This entertaining, easy-to-understand...
by E. C. Gregg
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2015
This classic fishing title from 1940 is finally available in ebook format. Authored and illustrated by E.C. Gregg, it shows any beginner the basics of fly tying terminology and skills. From tools to materials, it makes this technical subject seem much more straight-forward to the novice.
Chapters...
Wilderness Medicine
Beyond First Aid
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
Now fully revised and updated, Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid is essential reading for any trail user, from trip leaders and guides to EMTs and paramedics.
You’ll learn vital skills, such as:
How to survey, assess, and stabilize the victim and the medical situation
How to manage...
by Alexander Bessemer
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2013
This book covers several topics including:
Chapter 1: Paintball 101: The Importance Of Stealth Chapter 2: Paintball Anyone? Chapter 3: Make Retreating In A Paintball Game An Advantage Chapter 4: The Secrets To Winning At Paintball Chapter 5: Paintball Home Videos Chapter 6: Stay Safe While...
by David Villanueva
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2016
DOWSING for TREASURE: THE NEW SUCCESSFUL TREASURE HUNTER'S ESSENTIAL DOWSING MANUAL reveals secrets known only to a few amazingly successful treasure hunters.If you want to find all the treasure you can handle — gold, silver, coins, jewels or anything else you call treasure — real...
Living Ready Pocket Manual - First Aid
Fundamentals for Survival
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
Skills to Save A Life
Whether you are miles from help or immersed in an urban disaster situation, every second counts during a medical emergency. This book will help you take quick, effective action to stabilize the situation.
The easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction in this book will help...
by Lyle Brotherton
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Due to the level of detail, the images are best viewed on a tablet. All the techniques you need to become an expert navigator. The Ultimate Navigation Manual is a unique guide to finding your way on land – from the basic principles right up to the advanced technology of GPS. Designed to allow even...
Stay Alive - The Survivor Mentality eShort
Learn how to control fear in situations by using the survival mindset.
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
In this excerpt from Stay Alive! Survival Skills You Need, John D. McCann tells you what types of fears you may feel in a survival situation and how to control those fears.
by Anne Strahovski
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
This book covers several topics including: Chapter 1: Discover The Different Types Of Rock Climbing Chapter 2: Biggest Mountain Peaks Chapter 3: Bouldering Techniques Chapter 4: History Of Rock Climbing Chapter 5: Climbing Quickdraws - How To Use Them Properly Chapter 6: Information On The Safety...
by James Carron
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2010
Walking is the best exercise there is. It’s great for your health, cheaper than joining a gym and a fantastic way to explore the British countryside.
Drawing on expert advice and many years of hiking experience, this book offers a step-by-step guide to help get you started. You don’t...
The Tactical Knife
A Comprehensive Guide to Designs, Techniques, and Uses
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Tactical knives are the fast-growing field of American bladesmithing. Now, in one groundbreaking volume, tactical knife expert James Morgan Ayres shares more than four decades of real-world experience with purpose-designed knives. You’ll find it all in The Tactical Knife: fixed blades, folders,...