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Mother Nature is Not Trying to Kill You: A Wildlife & Bushcraft Survival Guide (Camping & Wilderness Skills, Natural Disasters)

Mother Nature is Not Trying to Kill You: A Wildlife & Bushcraft Survival Guide (Camping & Wilderness Skills, Natural Disasters)


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Skills and Knowledge to Survive in the Wilderness“Having this book in your backpack just may save your life one day.” ―Jesse Weiland, National Park Service ranger #1 Bestseller in Safety & First Aid, Hiking & Camping, Natural Disasters, and Reference Prepare for all the worst-case scenarios mother nature might throw at you with Mother Nature is Not Trying to Kill You―the only survival guide you need in your backpack. Survive the unexpected. Statistically, you’re more likely to die from a vending machine than a shark. But, Rob Nelson knows many shark survivors. His college girlfriend was attacked by a crocodile and his roommate by a grizzly bear. His wife was sucked by a wave down a blowhole, he was left stranded at sea after a storm sank his sailboat, and the list goes on and on. To Rob, these “improbable” altercations are “random acts of nature,” and he’s learned how to survive them. Confront the natural world with skill and confidence.  An excellent resource for anyone who wants to learn more about living and surviving in the great outdoors, this comprehensive survival guide is your year-long crash course for ultimate disaster management. Learn bushcraft skills including building shelters, starting fires, and wilderness navigation. Get tips on surviving wildlife encounters (bears, snakes, sharks, moose). And, learn how to deal with natural distasters including earthquakes, hurricanes, and wildfires. Inside find: Real-life stories of survivors 52 challenges and exercises to develop your wilderness survival skills Step-by-step instructions, diagrams, survival tips, and more! If you enjoyed books like Bushcraft 101, The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs, The Ultimate Prepper’s Survival Bible, or SAS Survival Handbook, then you should own Mother Nature is Not Trying to Kill You.

Table of Contents:
● Introduction - Note that we have 52 Things, one a week helps give you the skills you might need in case the improbable happens. - Why I’m doing this - Examples of some things I’ve had happen to me - How this book is different - it’s according to the best science we have. - Pop culture examples like Jaws and The Revenant Briefing 1. It may happen one day ▪ It happened to me ▪ It happened to a friend ▪ Luck meets preparedness 2. Your Directive ▪ daily practice, learn, change your mindset, get outside 3. Your basic kit ▪ Diagrams with a short explanation. ▪ Cutting tool / shelter / rope / navigation / first aid 4. How to proceed ▪ ie. How to use the book ▪ Guidebook plus stories (according to science) Know This before Starting 1. Advanced Gear Knowledge a. Knifes b. Rope c. Extra Kit 2. Primitive Fire Starting 3. Basic Shelter 4. Key Knots a. Clove Hitch b. Bowline c. Trautline d. Overhand Knot e. Trucker’s Hitch f. Square Knot How to Survive... Random Wildlife 1. Sharks 2. Venomous Snakes 3. Brown Bears 4. Constrictor Snakes 5. Crocodiles 6. Portuguese Man-o-War 7. Box Jellyfish 8. Piranha 9. African Killer Bees 10. Wolves 11. Eating Insects 12. Poisonous Frogs 13. Cougars 14. Tigers 15. Polar Bears 16. Lions 17. Moose Attack 18. Yellow Jackets 19. Electric Eels 20. Hippos 21. Mosquitos (The deadliest of them all) 22. Black Death : Bubonic Plague 23. Elephant Stampede 24. Eating a Deadly Mushroom 25. Toxic Plants Random Natural Events 26. Nuclear Fallout (the only man-made disaster here) 27. Avalanches 28. Tornados 29. Tsunami 30. Hurricane 31. Lightning 32. Giant River Crossing 33. Flash flooding 34. Stranded at Sea 35. Rip Current 36. Giant Waves 37. Quick Sand 38. Dust Storms 39. Cave Collapse Random Extremes 1. On a tropical island 2. In the desert 3. In the snow 4. On a mountain 5. In the Rainforest Your Mission is Never Over (Conclusion)

About the Author :
Rob Nelson is a biologist, host, and online content creator. He’s hosted documentaries like Secrets of the Underground, Life After Chernobyl, and Man Eating Python and received an Emmy Award for his work on the documentary film Mysteries of the Driftles. Rob runs the non-profit Untamed Science and currently lives in North Carolina. Haley Chamberlain Nelson is a science host on television and online. She has been a writer, producer and host with StoneAgeMan and Untamed Science for over 10 years, making science content viewed by over half the classrooms in the US and over 100,000 views per month online. She is driven by the intersection of science and the arts, finding ways to creatively explore and share the natural world. Her happy place is doing this work and play as a family with her two sons and husband. She also really loves sneakers. Her most recent credits include Smithsonian Channel's hit series Bug Bites, 4 years hosting JASON Live! Events, and 6 Seasons of Science Channel's What On Earth? She co-wrote the award-winning documentary Decoding the Driftless, currently gaining acclaim on the festival circuit and winning "Best Picture" in the Los Angeles International Film Festival. 


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781642503210
  • Publisher: Mango Media
  • Publisher Imprint: Mango Media
  • Height: 215 mm
  • No of Pages: 212
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 139 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1642503215
  • Publisher Date: 24 Dec 2020
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A Wildlife & Bushcraft Survival Guide (Camping & Wilderness Skills, Natural Disasters)


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