Luxury hardback gift edition of the bestselling survival guide.
This is the original and best survival handbook, now in an exclusive package. Lofty's extensive survival experience and tried and tested techniques are the choice of both survival expert and novice, and the text is specially crafted to prepare you for any and every situation, wherever you are in the world. Lofty imparts his much sought-after knowledge in a new illustrated format, wonderfully packaged as a hardback covered with camouflage cloth, filled with informative and attractive photography. All the advice is firmly rooted in the training techniques of the world's most elite fighting force, the SAS.
Covers all you'd ever want to know about the essentials of surviving in climates such as: the polar region, mountains, seashores, islands, tropical regions, or even at sea. Here's few of the many topics the book covers:
-food, what you can and can't eat
-animal tracking with numerous pics
-color pics of edible plants
-pictures of traps and how to trap things
-how to handle animals you've killed for food
-how to make a camp and various shelters
-knot tying pics
-first aid
-color pics of medicinal plants
-picures of dangerous/poisonous critters
-things to have in a survival kit
Whether you are on land, at sea, trekking in mountainous, desert or arctic regions, or in the midst of an unforeseen disaster, Lofty will teach you how to survive.
NEW CONTENTS INCLUDE: Step-by-step photography showing you such fundamental survival skills as shelter building, lighting a fire, signalling for rescue, basic first aid, setting up and furnishing a camp, setting up traps. Also includes photography of plants, animals and trees you might be likely to encounter in various climates, to enable easy recognition when you're foraging for food. Case studies form an important part of the text, giving the reader real-life stories to learn from, and test their knowledge against.
Author Biography
John 'Lofty' Wiseman served for 26 years with the SAS. After serving in various theatres of operation he became their Chief Survival Instructor. He remains the foremost authority on SAS training techniques for civilians. His knowledge, skills and experience are unrivalled and he is deeply respected in survival circles. Recently, he has launched a instrustional DVD, 'Survival Skills' in conjunction with the Trueways Survival School.
