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# The Essential Skills of Wilderness Survival: A Guide to Shelter, Water, Fire, Food, Navigation, and Survival Kits

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Review: The PERFECT resource for wilderness survival education. - As someone who enjoys spending time in the outdoors and teaches an outdoor adventures class to high school students, I approach this resource through both a personal and professional lens. Personally, for the time I spend in the wilderness, I value having the knowledge and preparation to deal with whatever may come my way. Since I am someone who can get overwhelmed with too much information, I appreciate how this survival guide lays out perfectly just what I need to know without overwhelming me with more than I need. It is simple, direct, and easily digestible. As a teacher, this book is an incredible resource for outdoor survival as it is very accessible to all levels of learners. I appreciate the clarity from the get go, starting on page 3 with "How to Use this Book", to the engaging chapter introductions infused with personal stories, clear outline of objectives, and straightforward summary in each chapter. The content within each section is clearly laid out with concise step by step instructions, while simultaneously keeping the information engaging with language that allows the author's voice and passion to show through ("And that's the magic of friction fire starting!" pg 82). This makes you feel like you are in person with him teaching alongside you! The way the information is presented is encouraging rather than intimidating, allowing the reader to recognize that gaining these skills is truly attainable. The visual learner in me (and my students) appreciates the clear graphics and photographs that support the content along with the crisp layout of the entire survival manual. This survival manual is not only informative, but also very visually appealing, which is a large part of what makes the information so approachable, especially for my students. Another wonderful aspect of the book is that Jason supplies resources throughout the chapters for those who would like to seek further information, in addition to providing a chapter specific resource list provided at the end. This list is especially thoughtful in how he provides a quick annotation of the resource and how or why it might be useful to the reader. Moreover, this list is followed by an extensive general resource list, which I find as an unselfish gift to people who would like to explore these wilderness survival skills further, and I appreciate how he highlights his current and past instructors and other colleagues in this field. Whether you are into day-hiking, backpacking, car camping, bushcrafting, teaching, or simply interested in learning new skills, this is the survival manual for you. I can't recommend it enough!
Review: The Essential Skills of Wilderness Survival - Truly is Essential! - I attended Alderleaf Wilderness College in 2008. When I heard that Jason Knight, co-founder and lead instructor at Alderleaf, had written a book on wilderness survival skills, I had to check it out. After purchasing and then reading the digital copy I have decided to invest in the paperback. Here’s why It has been 14 years since I attended AWC with very little time for ongoing survival training. I am now retired and ready to get back at it. Having forgotten so many details over the years I felt a bit overwhelmed. Of the many survival handbooks and field guides I have on my book shelves, each being packed with detailed and necessary information, I had nothing to help me put it all together into one organized process. A set of instructions so to speak which could easily help me get started again. In his book, Jason has organized in six chapters a wide-ranging training for outdoor survival; shelter, water, fire, food, navigation, and survival kits, in such a way that the book is the perfect "take along how to guide". The step-by-step instructions in each of these six disciplines are easy to follow, efficient, but thorough. Jason also covers the four survival priorities (shelter, water, fire, and food) based on the Rule of Threes. He then explains how to correctly priorities them in order of importance according to your unique set of circumstances. It’s brilliant! I enjoyed the interesting personal stories Jason tells of himself and friends creating their own real life wilderness peril situations to hone their survival skills. He then uses those as a point of reference for some very practical dos and don’ts for creating your own survival training scenarios. The bibliography pages contain a list of other great books from bush crafting to foraging to edible and medicinal wild plants and many others that you may like to add to your wilderness survival library. There are also links to online companion information for each of the six chapters in the book. Excellent photos, charts and drawings are also included to enhance your learning experience. The Essential Skills of Wilderness Survival by Jason Knight provides basic to advanced training but it is written in such an organized way that it makes learning the skills and understanding the content easy. It literally could help save your life. I highly recommend this book not only as a read through, but a serious training companion to keep with you in your ongoing outdoor survival learning experiences. Well Done Jason! Thank You

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B0BFHGTP38 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #72,347 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #14 in Outdoor Survival Skills #68 in Survival & Emergency Preparedness #104 in Hiking & Camping Instructional Guides |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (258) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 0.39 x 9 inches |
| ISBN-13  | 979-8985691801 |
| Item Weight  | 11 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 164 pages |
| Publication date  | September 15, 2022 |
| Publisher  | Alderleaf Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The PERFECT resource for wilderness survival education.
*by S***M on October 17, 2022*

As someone who enjoys spending time in the outdoors and teaches an outdoor adventures class to high school students, I approach this resource through both a personal and professional lens. Personally, for the time I spend in the wilderness, I value having the knowledge and preparation to deal with whatever may come my way. Since I am someone who can get overwhelmed with too much information, I appreciate how this survival guide lays out perfectly just what I need to know without overwhelming me with more than I need. It is simple, direct, and easily digestible. As a teacher, this book is an incredible resource for outdoor survival as it is very accessible to all levels of learners. I appreciate the clarity from the get go, starting on page 3 with "How to Use this Book", to the engaging chapter introductions infused with personal stories, clear outline of objectives, and straightforward summary in each chapter. The content within each section is clearly laid out with concise step by step instructions, while simultaneously keeping the information engaging with language that allows the author's voice and passion to show through ("And that's the magic of friction fire starting!" pg 82). This makes you feel like you are in person with him teaching alongside you! The way the information is presented is encouraging rather than intimidating, allowing the reader to recognize that gaining these skills is truly attainable. The visual learner in me (and my students) appreciates the clear graphics and photographs that support the content along with the crisp layout of the entire survival manual. This survival manual is not only informative, but also very visually appealing, which is a large part of what makes the information so approachable, especially for my students. Another wonderful aspect of the book is that Jason supplies resources throughout the chapters for those who would like to seek further information, in addition to providing a chapter specific resource list provided at the end. This list is especially thoughtful in how he provides a quick annotation of the resource and how or why it might be useful to the reader. Moreover, this list is followed by an extensive general resource list, which I find as an unselfish gift to people who would like to explore these wilderness survival skills further, and I appreciate how he highlights his current and past instructors and other colleagues in this field. Whether you are into day-hiking, backpacking, car camping, bushcrafting, teaching, or simply interested in learning new skills, this is the survival manual for you. I can't recommend it enough!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Essential Skills of Wilderness Survival - Truly is Essential!
*by D***L on October 7, 2022*

I attended Alderleaf Wilderness College in 2008. When I heard that Jason Knight, co-founder and lead instructor at Alderleaf, had written a book on wilderness survival skills, I had to check it out. After purchasing and then reading the digital copy I have decided to invest in the paperback. Here’s why It has been 14 years since I attended AWC with very little time for ongoing survival training. I am now retired and ready to get back at it. Having forgotten so many details over the years I felt a bit overwhelmed. Of the many survival handbooks and field guides I have on my book shelves, each being packed with detailed and necessary information, I had nothing to help me put it all together into one organized process. A set of instructions so to speak which could easily help me get started again. In his book, Jason has organized in six chapters a wide-ranging training for outdoor survival; shelter, water, fire, food, navigation, and survival kits, in such a way that the book is the perfect "take along how to guide". The step-by-step instructions in each of these six disciplines are easy to follow, efficient, but thorough. Jason also covers the four survival priorities (shelter, water, fire, and food) based on the Rule of Threes. He then explains how to correctly priorities them in order of importance according to your unique set of circumstances. It’s brilliant! I enjoyed the interesting personal stories Jason tells of himself and friends creating their own real life wilderness peril situations to hone their survival skills. He then uses those as a point of reference for some very practical dos and don’ts for creating your own survival training scenarios. The bibliography pages contain a list of other great books from bush crafting to foraging to edible and medicinal wild plants and many others that you may like to add to your wilderness survival library. There are also links to online companion information for each of the six chapters in the book. Excellent photos, charts and drawings are also included to enhance your learning experience. The Essential Skills of Wilderness Survival by Jason Knight provides basic to advanced training but it is written in such an organized way that it makes learning the skills and understanding the content easy. It literally could help save your life. I highly recommend this book not only as a read through, but a serious training companion to keep with you in your ongoing outdoor survival learning experiences. Well Done Jason! Thank You

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ These are the essentials, broken down into an easy to read and understand format
*by C***6 on October 10, 2022*

The Essential Skills of Wilderness Survival book by Jason Knight is a exactly that, it contains the “essential” skills needed to survive in the outdoors. I had the privilege of attending one of Alderleaf’s week-long outdoor survival classes back in 2010. This course, along with the great instructors, literally propelled me to a degree focused on wildlife and now a profession in wildlife management. For my skill level, this book was a great refresher course on the wilderness survival training and bushcraft skills I obtained at Alderleaf almost twelve years ago. One of the many areas in which the book excels is it’s clear, concise and focused approach to conveying the essential outdoor skills and mindset needed to survive in the outdoors. Each topic is clearly identified by priority and then explained in detail. The book will walk you through exactly how to construct your shelter, purify water and create fire from materials obtained from your surroundings. It will also explain which shelter to use for specific situations and what water purification method is best given your circumstances. It does this for each important area to ensure as many scenarios are covered as possible. Overall, the book is a well written and easy to understand outdoor survival handbook. It is a great addition to the collective knowledge on wilderness survival and bushcraft. If you want the essentials clearly explained, this book is for you.

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