Outdoor Life: The Ultimate Survival Manual: 333 Skills that Will Get You Out Alive

When disaster strikes, time is of the essence. The people who survive are those who know what to do . . . they have their earthquake kits packed, their travel essentials saved, their family prepared, and their cars gassed up and ready to go. Everyone wants to believe that they are that person—the one who would prevail whether they found themselves facing a tornado, an angry bear, or a revolution in a third-world country. Filled with clear, concise instructions, helpful diagrams, essential checklists, and inspirational first-person stories, this book is a fascinating armchair read that might just save the reader’s life. Sprinkled throughout are real-life “extreme survival” stories of amazing feats (“I Punched a Tiger in the Face!”) that inform and entertain. Even if the most terrifying thing you’ve ever survived is a traffic jam on the 205, this book is a must-read. This book will feature disaster survival scenarios in a number of international situations. Sample TOC: Urban Survival 1. Situational Awareness Basics 2. What They Did Right: 9/11 Survival Stories, America’s Heroes 3. Street Smarts: Stay Safe in the Big City 4. It Happened to Me: I Fought Off a Madman 5. Hand-to-Hand Combat Techniques 6. Assault Prevention Essentials 7. By the Numbers: Don’t be a Crime Statistic 8. What They Did Wrong: Bad-News Bar Fight 9. Disarm a Gunman 10. Burglarproof Your Home 11. Keep Your Family Safe 12. Gear Essentials: Home Safety 101 13. What to Bring on the Road—Any Road 14. Basic Car Safety 15. Checklist : Travel Smart Anywhere 16. Third World Smarts, First World Streets 17. It Happened to Me: Caught in a Armed Insurrection 18. Threat Level Index: When Do You Leave? 19. Emergency Auto Repairs MacGyver Would Envy 20. Worst Case Scenario: When Civilization Falls Disaster Survival 1. Wild Weather: What to Watch For 2. Terrifying Twisters: Survive a Tornado 3. By the Numbers: How Safe is Your City from Extreme Weather 4. When the Floodwaters Are Rising 5. Sandbag Essentials 6. It Happened to Me: Swept Away in a Raging River 7. Hurricaine! When to Evacuate 8. What They Did Wrong: Katrina Disasters 9. Fire Watch: Dealing with Urban Fires 10. When the Woods Burn 11. Wall of Water: Ride Out a Tsunami 12. It Happened to Me: Surviving the Indonesian Tsunami 13. What They Did Right: Fukushima Survival Stories 14. Make It through a Blizzard 15. Checklist: Ensure Winter Survival 16. When the Big One Hits: Earthquake Survival 17. Threat Level Index: Stay or Go After a Quake? 18. Handling Looters 19. Gear Essentials: Your Ultimate Go bag 20. Worst Case Scenario: Nuclear Meltdown Wilderness Survival 1. Make It Through a Night in the Woods 2. Signal Rescuers the Right Way 3. What they Did Wrong: The Kim Family Tragedy 4. Basic Tracking Skills 5. By the Numbers: The Most Dangers Places on Earth 6. Survive an Avalanche 7. When Animals Attack 8. It Happened to Me: The Soldier Who Punched a Tiger in the Face 9. Build a Fire Anywhere 10. Ice Storm Survival 11. Threat Level index: Assess Bad Weather 12. Find and Eat Wild Plants Safely 13. Make It in the Jungle 14. What They Did Right: The Teenage Girl Who Survived the Amazon 15. Make a Basic Animal Snare 16. Skin and Cook Your Catch 17. Gear Essentials: Wilderness Survival Kit 18. Get Out of Quicksand 19. First Aid on the Fly 20. Worst Case Scenario: Stranded and Alone for Weeks This comprehensive guide is full of the strategies, skills, and gear you need to survive any catastrophe—from natural disasters to the collapse of society. All over America, families are transforming spare rooms into long-term storage pantries, planting survival gardens, unplugging from the grid, converting their homes to alternative sources of energy, taking self-defense courses, and stocking up on everything from canned food to ammunition. So what are these people preparing for? In our increasingly unstable world, there are a whole host of catastrophic event that could throw civilization into turmoil. Outdoor Life: Prepare for Anything takes you through these potential threats and explains how to be prepared for them. From having the right equipment to considering your actions in the wake of a disaster, or acquiring the skills needed for self-sufficiency, this guide is full of hands-on hints, easy-to-use checklists, and engaging first-person stories. This volume includes vital information on: • Necessary skills in a time of a natural disaster, economic collapse, or societal restructuring. • What should be in your house, pantry, basement, bunker, and go-bag. • How to handle yourself and your family in the wake of disaster, from creating a plan to leading your neighborhood watch. The Special Forces expert presents the ultimate guide for surviving anything with skills, info and scenarios from natural disasters to armed insurrection. In an increasingly unstable world, anticipation and preparation are crucial to your survival chances. Whether you find yourself facing a sudden quarantine, an armed assailant, or a deadly tornado, The Ultimate Survival Guide has you covered. This comprehensive guide is packed with practical tips, crucial skills, devastating scenarios, and real-life survival stories that could help save you and your family in case of an emergency. A frequent contributor to Outdoor Life magazine, Richard Johnson is a former special forces soldier, EMT, volunteer firefighter, and US Coast Guard instructor. Now he shares his considerable knowledge and experience on the subject of survival whether it's out in the wild, during a disaster, or in the midst of an urban crisis. With this guide, you'll learn how to avoid airborne diseases, clean chemical spills and treat poisoning victims. And you'll have detailed instructions on things like making your own bow and arrow, harvesting Aspirin from tree bark, generating your own power, and starting a car with a screwdriver. Whether youre lost in the woods, facing an armed insurrection, or preparing for a hurricane, the experts at Outdoor Life magazine are the people you want on your side. This book is the one you need if you want to protect your family, save yourself, and prevail over any danger.Your Go-To Guide for Surviving Anything GET READY, GET SET, SURVIVE! You're lost in the woods without food or water. Confronted by an armed assailant in the dead of night. Forced to outrun a deadly tornado. Don't worry - The Ultimate Survival Manual has you covered. Out in the Wild From navigating with a compass to fending off a mountain lion, learn to prevail in the forests, deserts, and open oceans like an expert outdoorsman. During a Disaster Whether it's a towering tsunami or a blazing wildfire, bad things happen every day. Know what to do when the going gets tough. In an Urban Crisis Arm yourself with the latest self-defense moves, weapons tips, and home-protection tactics, plus crucial strategies for handling bad guys and bad situations at home and abroad. Contains 333 survival tips including basic first aid, and tips for surviving in wilderness, disaster, and urban situations