{"product_id":"9781465317049","title":"A Source of Wilderness Novice Survival Skills","description":"\u003cp\u003e Modern  man, or woman for that matter, from city, town, or farm  has\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elittle knowledge of the real wilderness.  Many hunters, fisherfolk, joggers,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebackpackers, hikes and adventures know how to handle a prepared path,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplanned campsite or landscaped  trail but the real woods  were every  thing,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand I mean every thing is 'natural' they are lost. They have  never seen any\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efood walking around  or any plants out of a plastic package.  Thus off the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplanned path they hit the panic button and may needlessly  die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e       A considerable number of people lost in the wilds die  every year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejust because they did not have  the basic knowledge to survive.  A recent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexample from the Western states was a group of people perished in the woods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith a host of good food all around.  They just didn't know what to eat as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethey had never seen it growing in the ground.         Few of  today's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecitizen  realize  they are never more than  a few seconds  from trouble as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir car rolls to a stop  many miles from civilization  with  a dead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eengine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e       Every year many people buy a gun and  become hunters.  They know they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare hunters, they now have a hunting license.  The license gives them  no\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eknowledge of the woods, but they don't realize this until they get lost on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe first trip.   Some die. Some  get themselves out with just dumb luck and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efear to  ever  return, to  the  woods again   many hours of true fun have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeen lost forever. This book could have helped save a life or made their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrip a fun adventure to be enjoyed again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e      This  book is full of basic information and  how to for the novice,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut the experienced outdoors person will find a wealth of useful information\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehere as well.  There are details on many different ways to live in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoutdoors with little   professional 'equipment'  some  may be new or a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elittle different to other books on the subject, to build a fire, break  in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eboots, walk,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eapproach game, travel, finding  food, water, shelter,  how to cook without\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epots or pans, tell  coming weather, what works in many places and what doesn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e't.  How to make the things you need with only what tools you can devise  or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emay have with you at the time is stressed  as is outdoor first aid and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econfidence.  All subjects very different to what you will experience in town\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor in a formal camping, backpacking or hiking situation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e       This book is different in that everything  here has been tested  over\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand over all over the country to be sure everything  will work for the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enovice as well as the experienced outdoors  person.  This is not a table top\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor book shelf  book it is a book to put in  your pocket and take with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt  may well save a life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129751126256,"sku":"9781465317049","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781465317049_p0.jpg?v=1763683104","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781465317049","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}