Introduction 1 Tools and Gear Tent Types Sleeping Bags and Pads Clothing Footwear Stoves Cookware Knives Axes and Hatchets Saws Flashlights and Lanterns Cordage and Binding Preparing a Survival Kit How to Pack 2 Water How to Find Water How to Produce Water How to Collect Water Carrying Water Making Water Safe to Drink 3 Food Meal Planning Pre-trip Food Preparation Keeping Food Safe Cooking Food Hunting and Gathering How to Hunt by Hand How to Hunt with a Spear Trapping How to Catch Fish Preparing Caught Food 4 Fire Preparing a Fire How to Lay a Fire How to Light a Fire How to Keep a Fire Going How to Chop Firewood Using a Fire for Warmth Using a Fire for Signaling 5 Shelter Ethics of Camping Where to Camp Survival Shelters Creating a Latrine Creating a Kitchen Area Breaking Camp 6 Finding Your Way Planning Your Trip How to Navigate Using a Compass Maintaining a Course in the Field What to do if You're Lost Dealing with Different Terrain Winter Travel 7 Useful Skills How to Hold a Knife Safely Basic Knife Cutting Techniques How to Fell a Tree How to Sharpen a Knife How to Use Axes and Hatchets Safely How to Make Useful Tools How to Make Camp More Comfortable Using Birch Bark How to Make Rope Knots Reading the Weather 8 Traveling by Boat Options for Boatbuilding Boat Propulsion How to Load a Boat 9 Hazards Dealing with Animals Recognizing Poisonous Plants Natural Disasters 10 First Aid Illnesses and Injuries First Aid Kit Glossary Index Credits.