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The Complete Outdoor Handbook is a book of discovery, explaining the everyday skills you need to live in and enjoy the natural world without violating it. Season by season, this unique, fully illustrated guide describes the resources and materials available in the wild and how to use them.
Clear, step-by-step instructions and diagrams show how to master all kinds of techniques and projects:
Construct a warm, waterproof natural shelter at any time of the year
Build a good fire in all weathers
Gather, prepare and cook wild foods for tasty and Nutritious meals
Identify medicinal herbs
Collect and purify water
Track and identify animals
Orienteer, using map, compass and natural navigation aids
Make tools and equipment from natural materials -pots, baskets, ropes and much more.
Whether you want to spend a day, a week or a month out of doors. The Complete Outdoor Handbook will help you enjoy it to the full. Packed with practical tips, insight into nature and respect for...
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Fülszöveg
The Complete Outdoor Handbook is a book of discovery, explaining the everyday skills you need to live in and enjoy the natural world without violating it. Season by season, this unique, fully illustrated guide describes the resources and materials available in the wild and how to use them.
Clear, step-by-step instructions and diagrams show how to master all kinds of techniques and projects:
Construct a warm, waterproof natural shelter at any time of the year
Build a good fire in all weathers
Gather, prepare and cook wild foods for tasty and Nutritious meals
Identify medicinal herbs
Collect and purify water
Track and identify animals
Orienteer, using map, compass and natural navigation aids
Make tools and equipment from natural materials -pots, baskets, ropes and much more.
Whether you want to spend a day, a week or a month out of doors. The Complete Outdoor Handbook will help you enjoy it to the full. Packed with practical tips, insight into nature and respect for traditional knowledge, this is a book for families, groups and individual hikers and climbers - for everyone, in fact, who enjoys the outdoor life.
Raymond Mears grew up near the North Downs in England. A master of primitive technology and a speciaHst in Native American living skills, he regularly teaches and lectures on the outdoors to private groups, schools and societies.
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