Outdoor Survival Guide

'You'll be a veritable Indiana Jones after reading this' - "Independent Traveller". Get back to basics with this practical guide to mastering survival skills from the man who's done it all, Hugh McManners. Be ready for the great outdoors: find out the basics from what equipment to pack to how to stay warm and dry in the elements, to where you'll find water and food. Learn to survive in adverse conditions: easy-to-follow techniques from testing plants for poison to making your own compass to splinting a broken arm and surviving in a blizzard. All you need to answer the call of the wild with confidence. With updated text and illustrations, this is a practical guide to mastering outdoor skills and staying alive in challenging environments, the "Outdoor Survival Guide" enables everyone - expert and novice alike - to answer the call of the wild with confidence.