Outdoor category: 2147 books
The Essential Guide to Taxidermy - From Trap to Trophy
How to Trap, Skin, Prepare, Mount and Stuff Animals, Birds, Reptiles, Fish and Insects
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
This expertly written guide to taxidermy delivers a strong understanding of all stages of the process.
Compiled by Dalton Harriott, a committed outdoorsman of over three decades standing, we witness in this encompassing text detailed explanations vital to the aspiring taxidermist. Elements...
by John Vivian
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2014
Rustic and charming or stately and proud, a well-built stone wall can add personality and beauty to your property. John Vivian’s lively approach and step-by-step instructions encourage you to transform a pile of rocks into an enduring landscape feature with gates, retaining walls, or stiles to suit...
Prepper's Survival Navigation
Find Your Way with Map and Compass as well as Stars, Mountains, Rivers and other Wilderness Signs
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
An easy-to-understand primer on time-tested navigation techniques that work when your GPS fails
When disaster strikes and your GPS is useless, ancient navigation techniques will ensure your survival. With this book, you can easily travel through even the farthest, remotest places. Utilizing tips from...
by Dueep J. Singh
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2014
A Beginner’s Guide to Campfires - Campfire Tips and Techniques, Safety and Cooking
Table of Contents
Introduction
Building a Campfire
Picking the Right Spot
Building a Fire Pit
How much Fuel Do You Need
Keeping Your Fire Going in the Rain
What to Do with Limited Fuel?
Lighting the Fire Safely
Fire...
by Dueep J. Singh
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2015
A Beginner’s Guide to Forest Survival
Table of Contents
Introduction
Quo Vadis?
Finding the Direction without A Compass
Finding Your Direction at Night
Survival gear
Communication Means
STOP acronym for Survival
Learn How to Read Directions
Why Staying Put Is Best?
Building a Fire
Signaling...
Bicycle Commuter's Handbook
* Gear You Need * Clothes to Wear * Tips for Traffic * Roadside Repair
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
As sensible as it may seem in an era when fuel prices are skyrocketing in tandem with environmental consciousness, a switch to bicycle commuting doesn’t necessarily happen overnight. Certain questions arise: Do I really need that $1,500 bike? Are Lycra shorts necessary? What about traffic rules?...
Backyard Farming: Composting
How to Plan, Build, and Maintain Your Own Compost System for a Healthy and Vibrant Garden
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2019
Your Backyard Farming Experience Begins Here!
Give Back to Your Garden by Composting!
Backyard Farming: Composting is your all-in-one guide for creating your own homestead composting plan and adding rich, nourishing humus to your garden. This guide reviews every important topic from...
Becoming Wild
Living the Primitive Life on a West Coast Island
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Nikki van Schyndel is not your typical grizzled survivalist. She is a contemporary, urban young woman who threw off modern comforts to spend nineteen months in a remote rainforest with her housecat and a virtual stranger.
Set in the Broughton Archipelago—a maze of isolated islands near northern...
Fundamentals of Mantracking
The Step-by-Step Method: An Essential Primer for Search and Rescue Trackers
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
Revised and updated with color photographs, the classic guide to search and rescue.
In 2012, there were 661,000 missing person cases opened in the United States. While the majority of missing person cases that get opened are closed quickly, by the end of the year over 2,000 remained unresolved....
SAS and Elite Forces Guide Ropes and Knots
Essential Rope Skills From The World's Elite Units
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
SAS & Elite Forces Guide to Using Ropes and Knots draws on the skills of the world's
best soldiers to teach you how to use these essential tools in the wilderness. Tried and
tested techniques used by the world's special forces give you field-tested advice on
issues such as: how...
Gun Trader's Guide, Thirty-Fourth Edition
A Comprehensive, Fully-Illustrated Guide to Modern Firearms with Current Market Values
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Gun Trader*'*s Guide is the original reference guide for gun values. For more than half a century, this book has been the standard reference for collectors, curators, dealers, shooters, and gun enthusiasts. Now in a completely updated edition, it remains the definitive source for making informed decisions...
Home Tree Home
Principles of Treehouse Construction and Other Tall Tales
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1997
Remember the view from atop a tree? You could survey the landscape like a monarch, escape your parents' watchful eye, and let your imagination run wild. Well, just because you've grown up, it doesn't mean you can't enjoy the sense of liberation a tree provides. Here is the most comprehensive guide...
Black & Decker The Complete Guide to DIY Greenhouses, Updated 2nd Edition
Build Your Own Greenhouses, Hoophouses, Cold Frames & Greenhouse Accessories
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to DIY Greenhouses contains building plans, information, and tips to help you build and run your own greenhouse from the ground up.
Laser-focused on building greenhouses for the home gardener, it's the most complete title on DIY greenhouses you'll find anywhere....
Little Free Libraries & Tiny Sheds
12 Miniature Structures You Can Build
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Expand the sharing movement to your community with Little Free Libraries and Tiny Sheds—your complete source for building tiny sharing structures, including plans for 12 different structures, step-by-step photography and instructions, inspirational examples, and maintenance.
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