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Author Fears, J. Wayne, 1938- author.

Title The scouting guide to survival : more than 200 essential skills for staying warm, building a shelter, and signaling for help / J. Wayne Fears.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2018]

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  613.69 FEA    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Children's Department  J613.69 FE    Check Shelf
Description xi, 155 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Rescue is usually quick -- Before you go -- Be equipped for unexpected weather -- This two-pound survival kit could save your life -- Survival priorities -- Managing fear -- Survival first aid -- Seek or construct a shelter -- Build a survival fire -- Signal for help -- Safe water is essential -- Food: not a necessity -- Importance of getting sleep -- Dealing with insects and spiders -- Potential dangers -- Survive a vehicle stranding -- Downed aircraft survival -- Surviving various environments -- When a member of your group is missing.
Summary In The Scouting Guide to Survival, current Scouts, Scout alumni, and readers interested in the outdoors are provided with time-tested advice on emergency preparedness. Some practical tips include: how to build a fire, how to purify water, how to identify common edible plants and mushrooms, how to signal for help, how to build simple shelters, practical navigation skills and so much more!-- Amazon.
Subject Boy Scouts of America -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Survival -- Juven.
Survival -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre/Form Handbooks, manuals, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423877
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Handbooks and manuals.
Added Author Boy Scouts of America.
Added Title More than two hundred skills for staying warm, building a shelter, and signaling for help
ISBN 9781510737747 (softcover)
151073774X (softcover)
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