Outdoor Skills category: 1281 books
Backpacker Magazine's Outdoor Knots
The Knots You Need To Know
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Backpacker's Outdoor Knots provides readers step-by-step instructions for tying the most useful knots and hitches, splices and lashings for the outdoors; info on the best type of rope and knot for each task at hand; how to properly prepare, coil, and maintain ropes for durability and reliability....
Coleman The Outdoor Adventure Cookbook
The Official Cookbook From America's Camping Authority
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
As you'd expect from the experts at Coleman, this useful volume is full of essential camping information, including menu and packing guidance, expert camping tips, campsite safety, and equipment advice. But at the heart of this gorgeously photographed book are the 100 delicious campsite recipes that...
by Johnny Molloy
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Outward Bound Canoeing Handbook is a handy, illustrated resource on the fundamentals of canoeing, including solid, sound instruction on all aspects of canoeing, from types of canoes to equipment choices, paddle and on-the-water techniques, safety tips, and more. In partnership with outdoor leader...
by Gipsy Petulengro
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Originally published in the 1930s. The author was a Romany who spent many years of his life under the open sky and living off the land. This book will prove of great interest to hunters, ramblers, and campers. Contents Include: General Hints Clothing Pitching Camp Hammocks Equipment Food and Outdoor...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
The keystone of the NOLS library, the Cookery has been a trusted and reliable resource used in the field by NOLS students and instructors for 50 years. First published by Stackpole in 1991, NOLS Cookery is in its 7th edition with 125,000 copies in print.
Whether you’re a first-time backpacker or...
The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide
The Classic Handbook, Revised and Updated
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
The classic backpacker’s handbook—revised and updated—providing expert guidelines for anyone who loves the outdoors.
The Wilderness Guide brings the savvy of the world's most famous and respected outdoor organization to everyone—from the sixteen million backpacking Americans to the...
The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs
Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals—and Other Forgotten Skills
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2015
Turn Every Walk into a Game of Detection
When writer and navigator Tristan Gooley journeys outside, he sees a natural world filled with clues. The roots of a tree indicate the sun’s direction; the Big Dipper tells the time; a passing butterfly hints at the weather; a sand dune reveals prevailing...
How to Stay Alive
The Ultimate Survival Guide for Any Situation
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
The ultimate survival guide from Bear Brylls, former Special Forces soldier and #1 world-renowned "King of Survival" (Outside)
For more than a decade, Bear Grylls has introduced TV viewers to the most dramatic wilderness survival situations, through his hit shows such as Man Vs. Wild....
The Hunting and Fishing Camp Builder's Guide
A Complete Guide to Building Your Own Outdoor Lodge
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
There cannot be a hunter and angler who has not, at some time or other, daydreamed about building his or her own camp. Hunting & Fishing Camp Builder’s Guide provides the concepts, plans, and know-how to turn a daydream into a reality. Monte Burch applies decades of how-to skills to describe the...
Mountaineering First Aid
A Guide to Accident Response and First Aid Care
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2004
* Meets the current standards of first aid care by the American Red Cross and the Wilderness Medical Society * Updated figures and drawings that illustrate essential first aid skills * Includes quick-reference boxes that summarize recognition and treatment of many first-aid problems This fifth edition...
SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition
The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
The ultimate guide to surviving anywhere, now updated with more than 100 pages of additional material, including a new chapter on urban survival
**"A classic. ... Addresses every conceivable disaster scenario. Don’t leave home without it” —Outside
Revised to reflect the latest...
by John Traynor
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2013
Practical in its focus, this guide offers detailed information and advice on getting the most out of camping light - on foot or by bike, canoe or car. It explores the many varieties of lightweight tent life and travel including all the skills required and the essential equipment. From picking a campsite...
Advanced Bushcraft
An Expert Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2015
Trek deeper into the wilderness with New York Times bestselling author Dave Canterbury!
In this valuable guide, survivalist Dave Canterbury goes beyond bushcraft basics to teach you how to survive in the backcountry with little or no equipment. Using the foundation you learned in Bushcraft...
Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook
The Portable Guide to Getting Out Alive
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
U.S. Special Forces Captain and outdoor survival expert Mykel Hawke provides the most practical and accessible survival skills and information necessary to survive in the outdoors.
These methods are based on Hawke's 25-year career as a Captain in the U.S. Army, as founder of the survival training...