Canterbury is legit, that said this is not enough to survive if you got dropped in the middle of nowhere with nothing.

Purchase, test, and familiarize yourself with the best equipment you can afford before venturing out into "The Sticks".If you think that maybe Raisinettes grow in the woods, this primer might prove useful as it touches on pretty much everything to which the title refers. Once you have a basic kit sorted, the second half the book launches into a basic overview of wilderness skills including, camp craft, fire lighting and navigation.

I also recommend When Technology Fails by Matthew Stein and Tom Brown's Guide to Wilderness Survival by Tom Brown, Jr. Für die nachfolgend beschriebenen Schnitttechniken gibt es leider keine Zeichnungen, nur sehr umständliche Beschreibungen.Summary of my view on book's parts: 1) Chapter 1 to 10, Appendix A: In its own way, a "Good sum up". The reason I really like it is because it is full of things that we can try out during out camping trip next month.

Ein kleineres Kapitel über Jagd und ein größeres Kapitel über essbare Pflanzen wäre meiner Ansicht nach sinnvoll gewesen. Dave Canterbury is a self-reliance expert and survivalist in the outdoors, Dave Canterbury is also the co-owner of one of the top 12 survival schools in the United States. I recommend this book to any man that thinks only they can survive the wild and that are also born in 1910. Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival is an introduction to key skills that all good outdoorsman should know. If you already have a decent amount of experience in the woods, I would check out the sequel to this book; Advanced Bushcraft.

The way I think this book differs from others is the author's focus on life skills essential to thrive in the wilderness in tune with nature; not just emergency survival skills and gadgets to get you out of a jam. I also got a good laugh concerning the wild varmint recipes in the back of the book, even though they are probably serious. Because, in my opinion, it's a good, basic, bushcraft/wilderness survival book written by an author with the credentials, experience, knowledge, and the chops for relevant information and content. This book comes from many other books written by Dave Canterbury about survival in the outdoors, this is probably the best one for beginners in bushcraft. Yes, Dave, walnut and hickory trees are great if you can find them and the nuts are in season, and so are raspberry bushes, but they're not ubiquitous and the fruiting season for berries is very short.

I'm no expert survivalist, nor am I a novice, but the author's observations, insights, and bushcrafting methods in this book have taught me a great deal about things I hadn't realized and thought of before. The descriptions mostly served to confuse me -- I feel these would be better learned by watching a demonstration or video.The ultimate resource for experiencing the backcountry written by survivalist expert Dave Canterbury, Bushcraft 101 gets you ready for your next backcountry trip with advice on making the most of your time outdoors. Ganz nett, allerdings werde ich nicht in der Wildnis dieses Buch aus der Tasche ziehen, um nachzugucken, wie ich aus einer Schnappschildkröte eine Mahlzeit zubereite. It is easily understandable and has plenty of drawings to clarify how things need to look, from fire pits to notches and knots. The whole book is packed full of tips and tricks that are clearly born out of a lot of real-world experience.