Skills for Taming the Wilds: a Handbook of Woodcraft Widsom

by Bradford Angier

For the camper, hunter, fisherman and backpacker, SKILLS FOR TAMING THE WILDS offers the complete lowdown on civilizing the wilderness while traveling light and making do with little. Packed into this campside handbook are valuable tips for living hand in hand with nature getting the most out of fires; dressing for woodland comfort; learning nature's weather forecasting service; what to do when the wilds bite back; building a home in the woods; and skills with woodsman's tools.

Genres: Outdoors

Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

Reviews

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simplistic manual of outdoor skills conducive to outdoor survival. Everything is described in simple language and their are numerous illustrations.

[Wm · Rating 4 out of 5]

My father gave me this when I was a child, I've kept it my entire life. My copy is an old hard bound edition from a library sale.