Table of Contents

Introduction
Survival Basics
What to Pack
More to Pack
How to Pack
What to Wear
Survival Tools
Know Your Knots
 
Shelters: From Camps to Caves
Choosing a Campsite
Types of Tents
Pitching a Tarp
Shelters 101: Lean-To
Shelters 101: Debris Hut
Natural Shelters
Extreme Shelters: Cold Edition
Extreme Shelters: Hot Edition
 
Fire Facts
Fire Safety
Gathering Firewood
Building a Fire
Other Common Campfires
Lighting a Fire
Extinguishing a Fire
 
What About Water?
Finding Water
Purification
Alternative Water Sources
Solar Still
 
Plant Life: Eat and Avoid
Edible Plants
Poisonous Plants
Leaves of Three, Beware of Me
Nature’s Medicine
 
Animal Encounters
Critter-Free Campsites
Furry and Ferocious
Bear Necessities
Sinister Serpents
When Snakes Strike!
Risky Reptiles
 
Insect Intrigue
Attack of the Ants
Sting Operations
Web Warriors
Appalling Arachnids: Ticks
Infectious Insects: Mosquitoes
Bug Buffet!
 
Wild Weather
Forest Fire
Flooding
Blizzards
Avalanches
 
Lost and Found
Navigation Tools
Celestial Signposts
Follow the Stars
Time to S.T.O.P.
Sending Signals
Smoke Signals
 
Emergency!
First Aid Kit
Treating Burns
Heatstroke
Hypothermia
Broken Limbs
Drowning
Performing CPR
 
Conclusion

About the Author

Marc Sumerak is an award-nominated author who has spent the last two decades writing books, comics, and video games featuring some of the world's most popular characters. His work has explored the worlds of Marvel Comics, Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, The Walking Dead, Firefly, and many more. He currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio.