روی زمین: مهارت‌های جنگل‌نوردی از جنگل‌های شمال

'Fifty years into my life journey I realise that, while I love remote wild places and the peoples I meet there, it is in forests that I find the greatest joy. Of all the forests that I have explored, it is the great circumpolar Boreal forest of the North that calls to me most. Here is a landscape where bush knowledge really counts and where experience counts even more ... This book has been thirty years in the making.' Out on the Land is an absorbing exploration of, and tribute to, the circumpolar Boreal forest of the North: its landscape, its people, their cultures and skills, the wilderness that embodies it, and its immense beauty. The book is vast in scope and covers every aspect of being in the wilderness in both winter and summer (clothing, kit, skills, cooking, survival), revealing the age-old traditions and techniques, and how to carry them out yourself. It also includes case studies of early explorers, as well as modern-day adventurers who found themselves stranded in the forest and forced to work out a way to survive. So much more than a bushcraft manual, this book goes deeper, to the traditions and cultures that gave us these skills, as well as focusing on the detail itself. Ray and Lars's practical advice is wound around a deep love for the forest, respect and admiration for the people who live there and sheer enjoyment of the stunning scenery. Cover Half-title Copyright Title Dedication Contents Picture Credits and Acknowledgements The Authors Introduction The Boreal World Life in the forest Outfit and Clothing Getting organised Shouldering responsibility What to pack? Cold Injury Safety in the cold environment How we lose heat Liquid fuel at low temperatures Alcohol at low temperatures How we are affected by the cold Acclimatisation to cold Teamwork and organisation Hygiene Injury in the cold environment Basic Forest Skills How to pitch a tarp How to use a knife How to use an axe How to use a saw How to suspend a cooking pot How to tie knots How to make a withe How to make a spoon How to dry clothing Navigation How to be a good navigator Bearings Other measurements and navigational techniques Fire Tinder Kindling Sources of ignition How to light a fire How to extinguish a fire The nying fire The 3-log fire The star fire The Raappanan fire Summer Travel Preparing the mind, body and spirit Practical considerations Winter Travel Special tools for winter Moving on snow Ice How to live in a tent in the winter Food in the Wild Utensils and the wanigan The importance of salt Fishing How to prepare fish Willow grouse Drying meat Beverages Breads Dessert Foraging Survival Survival mentality Living from the land Signalling Your ‘Guardian Angel’ Communication equipment Shelter Water Survival fire-lighting Survival food Long-range Bushcraft Communication Pocket first-aid kit Crooked knife Repair kit Bucksaw Axe repair Repair The forest as our friend Index