Bushcraft: The Ultimate Guide to Survival in the Wilderness

by Richard H. Graves

Many have died in the Australian bush who might have lived had they known the appropriate survival skills. Bushcraft covers all areas of survival and camping activities: making ropes and cords, building huts, camp craft, finding food and water, making maps, starting fires, tying knots, and fashioning hunting and trapping gear—virtually every technique required to stay alive in the woods. With over 400 black-and-white illustrations and photographs, this book explains how to make use of natural materials found locally in any area, conserving instead of destroying native flora and fauna. It describes many of the skills used by primitive man, adding to these the skills necessary for modern man’s survival, such as methods for determining time and direction.

The author, who popularized the term “bushcraft,” claims its practice has many unexpected results. By developing adaptability and honing the five senses, it will also improve your self-esteem and your ability to overcome difficulties in everyday tasks. The practice of bushcraft encourages self-confidence and counters the narrowing influence of modern living by broadening your horizons. Bushcraft is a clear, accurate, and reliable resource for anyone who wishes to face nature on its own terms with just a knife and this book.

Genres: Survival, Nonfiction, Reference, Outdoors, Australia

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

Reviews

[Aleksandar · Rating 5 out of 5]

From a master of the craft, any of his books are better than modern renditions that rely on a GPS, satellite phone, and you having all the above in a convenient kit just when you need it. The old knowledge that decided who would survive is more grounding and empowering that any of the "mindfulness" meditations of today's corporate world. (by orders of magnitude)

[Cole Butler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informal! Good to know I should avoid eating any mushrooms in a survival situation.

[Ms. Mielke's Class Make sure you post how your sheets tell you to!!!! · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is definitely one to read. You will learn to read tracks, make snares, hunt, fish, tell time with no watch, and survive. This is one of the best books that has ever been written on how to survive. Have fun.HHG

[Alan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful book and guide on how to survive in the wilderness. Covers ways to make rope, cords, knots, huts, campcrafts.