Outdoors category: 5873 books

  Survival Kit Ideas This booklet assists in developing the rationale in compiling a "survival" kit, specifically the 2 kg. kit. It requires a good read and is of no real use to you in the field. Written by Mors Kochanski

With the Robertson clan’s flair for down-home wisdom and wit, this 365-day devotional reveals the heart and faith of this much-loved family from A&E®’s hit show Duck Dynasty®. Loyal fans of the Duck Dynasty family will relish this collection of inspirational messages for each day of the...

Basic Wilderness Survival in Cold Lacking Snow This is a concise training booklet that would require at least a three day course to cover the skills involved. It is the most important booklet of the series and the information in the other booklets is supplementary to it. Fire and shelter...

Basic Wilderness Survival in Deep Snow This training booklet involving shelters that incorporate snow, the safe use and construction of the Roycraft snowshoe, the concise coverage of dressing for the cold which supplements "Basic Wilderness Survival in Cold Lacking Snow". Written by Mors Kochanski

  Map Use With a topographic map in front of you and the basic information in this booklet to augment it you may get more out of using the map. Written by Mors Kochanski

Make the most of your time in the fieldWhether heading into the field after a favorite game animal or pursuing a species for the first time, hunters want as much information as possible to make the hunt successful. This book provides tips and techniques for hunting more than 28 species of big game,...

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...

A guide so thorough it will send you packing... Backpacking remains one of the most popular, and inexpensive, outdoor activities in America. The Complete Idiot's Guide (r) to Backpacking and Hiking helps anyone prepare and plan for a rewarding adventure. Covers planning, training, shopping and packing...

“Revelatory . . . With every chapter, you get a history lesson, a hunting lesson, a nature lesson and a cooking lesson. . . . Meat Eater offers an overabundance to savor.”—The New York Times Book Review Steven Rinella grew up in Twin Lake, Michigan, the son of a hunter who taught his...

**A New York Times Bestseller A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite’s El Capitan “The rarest of adventure reads: it thrills with colorful details of courage and perseverance but it enriches...

One Simple Tip Can Bring You a Trophy!This book gives whitetail hunters exactly what they're always looking for: that extra edge--whitetail hunters are always looking for that extra edge in outsmarting their prey. Short and to-the-point tips are just what many of them are looking for; 500 in one book...

Destined to become a classic of adventure literature, The Last Season examines the extraordinary life of legendary backcountry ranger Randy Morgenson and his mysterious disappearance in California's unforgiving Sierra Nevada—mountains as perilous as they are beautiful. Eric Blehm's masterful work...

In the first hours there was nothing, no fear or sadness, just a black and perfect silence. Nando Parrado was unconscious for three days before he woke to discover that the plane carrying his rugby team, as well as their family members and supporters, to an exhibition game in Chile had crashed...

How to survive in almost any outdoor environment with little or no purchased equipment, relying only on what nature provides.