Rich Johnson’s guide to wilderness survival : how to avoid trouble and how to live through the trouble you can’t avoid

Cover --
Copyright --
Dedication --
Contents --
Preface --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
1 Survival Strategy --
It's All in Your Head: The Psychology of Survival --
Assessing the Situation --
Setting Priorities --
Survival Is in the Details --
Basic Survival Strategies --
Stay or Go? --
2 Surviving the Elements --
The Shelter You Wear --
The Shelter You Carry --
The Shelter You Make --
Wet-Weather Survival --
Surviving Cold Weather --
Surviving Hot Weather --
3 Fire --
Types of Fires --
Building a Fire --
Fire Without Matches --
Fire Starters --
Campfire Lessons --
Don't Set the World on Fire --
4 Water --
Water Purification --
Solar Still and Other Water Collection Methods --
Water Capture --
Dig a Hole --
Water Pockets --
5 Food --
Become a Hunter-Gatherer --
Trail Snacks --
Food Safety: Bears, Bacteria, and More --
6 Signaling --
Visible Signals --
Audible Signals --
Electronic Signals --
7 Medical Emergencies --
Hypothermia: Death from the Inside --
Frostbite: Death on the Outside --
Surviving Cold-Water Immersion --
Hot-Weather Injury --
Stop the Bleeding! --
Sprains and Breaks --
Altitude Sickness --
Heart Attack --
Carbon Monoxide: The Silent Killer --
8 Navigation --
The Art of Not Getting Lost --
Finding Your Way Without a Compass --
Map and Compass --
Rules of Land Navigation --
Crossing Water --
9 Equipment --
Survival Kits --
For the Vehicle --
Proficiency --
The Survival Knife --
Ropes and Knots --
Stoves: A Step Up from Campfire Cooking --
10 Wildlife --
Rules Regarding Baby Animals --
Rules Regarding Small Animals --
Rules Regarding Big Animals --
Venomous Critters --
Your Animal Attitude --
11 Weather --
Lightning Safety --
Flash Flood --
Epilogue --
Index.