• Author: Ray Mears
• ISBN/EAN: 0091878861 / 9780091878863
• Format: Paperback - 240 pages, 8pp b&w halftones
• Dimensions: 234 x 156 mm, 430 grams

The Outdoor Survival Handbook is a book of discovery, explaining the everyday skills you need to live in and enjoy the natural world without violating it. Season by season, this unique, fully illustrated guide describes the resources available in the wild and how to use them. Clear step-by-step instructions and diagrams show how to master all kinds of techniques and projects: construct a warm, waterproof natural shelter at any time of the year; build a good fire in all weathers; track and identify animals; orienteer, using map, compass and natural navigation aids; make tools and equipment from natural materials - pots, baskets, ropes, and much more. Packed with practical tips, insights into nature and respect for traditional knowledge, this is a book for families, groups and individual hikers and climbers - for everyone who enjoys the outdoor life. A master of primitive technology and a specialist in native living skills, Ray Mears regularly teaches and lectures on the outdoors and stars in his own BBC2 series, Ray Mears World of Survival. Look inside the book (requires flash).