Read free. The Ultimate Bushcraft Survival Manual, Tim MacWelch and the Editors of Outdoor Life, 2017.
Excerpt
Ever wondered if you could hack it in the wild, with just a few well-chosen tools or nothing at all? It can be done and we are the living proof. If our ancestors didn’t succeed at the task of surviving in the wilderness, we wouldn’t be here talking about it—but it’s never been easy. It takes knowledge, skill, and talent to live off the land. This is a book about that kind of survival, but it’s also a blend of history and philosophy. Here you’ll learn about primitive survival techniques for their historical value and as a set of last-ditch plans for survival when your gear is gone. And we’ll explore the philosophy of the bushcraft movement. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, don’t worry. It’s not witchcraft or “arts and crafts.” Bushcraft is all about thriving in your native environment: the great outdoors.
The basic components of bushcraft are familiar enough. Fire-making and shelter-building are part of the overall skill set. So are foraging and water procurement. And cooking over the open fire is a big deal to many bushcrafters. But the whole point of the bushcraft mindset is a little bit different from the typical mentality of wilderness survival enthusiasts. In wilderness survival, you learn and practice skills that will keep you alive during an emergency in the wilderness-and the end goal is to get out of the wilderness. But in bushcraft, you’ll develop and use skills that aren’t just helping you survive. They are fun and fulfilling heritage skills that just happen to be helpful in an outdoor emergency. The goal of the bushcrafter isn’t to get out of the wilderness, but to venture deeper into it. Bushcraft is more than just avoiding death in the wild. It is the art of being at home (and comfortable) in the wild!
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