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Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Living: Surviving with Nothing But Your Bare Hands and What You Find in the Woods
EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT SURVIVING IN THE WILD
“During my first years of learning survival I took a course in survival and primitive earth skills taught by John and Geri McPherson. I was excited by their unbelievable passion and their intrinsic understanding of survival. Their teachings took me from understanding basic skills to a full-blown love for the ancient technologies that humans developed to survive. John and Geri are the real deal. They don’t just teach this stuff, they live it. I loved the experience with them so much I came back a second time a few years later. Now that I have traveled the world as Survivorman—experiencing and filming survival in every ecosystem there is—I can sit back and watch my shows and see John and Geri’s teachings peek through in every situation. I have been able to understand survival because of John and Geri, and can highly recommend this book.”
--Les Stroud, AKA Survivorman
Packed with in-depth instruction and photos, Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Living teaches you the skills need to survive and live in the wild using only those things found in the woods. Learn how to:
•Ignite a fire with a two-stick hand drill
•Erect temporary and semi-permanent
“During my first years of learning survival I took a course in survival and primitive earth skills taught by John and Geri McPherson. I was excited by their unbelievable passion and their intrinsic understanding of survival. Their teachings took me from understanding basic skills to a full-blown love for the ancient technologies that humans developed to survive. John and Geri are the real deal. They don’t just teach this stuff, they live it. I loved the experience with them so much I came back a second time a few years later. Now that I have traveled the world as Survivorman—experiencing and filming survival in every ecosystem there is—I can sit back and watch my shows and see John and Geri’s teachings peek through in every situation. I have been able to understand survival because of John and Geri, and can highly recommend this book.”
--Les Stroud, AKA Survivorman
Packed with in-depth instruction and photos, Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Living teaches you the skills need to survive and live in the wild using only those things found in the woods. Learn how to:
•Ignite a fire with a two-stick hand drill
•Erect temporary and semi-permanent
328 pages, Paperback
First published May 28, 2008
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February 5, 2015
John McPherson writes some of the best wilderness books out there. I appreciate the diagrams and pictures. They are detailed and well explained. I can't wait to get back out in the field and try some of his projects!
January 29, 2015
John McPherson is the ultimate authority when it comes to primitive skills. If that topic interests you, this is the book that you want and if you actually do read it, it may be the only book you will ever need. BTW, he also has videos that are worth watching.
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July 28, 2010very detailed and personal approach to primitive living
February 6, 2011
i feel more prepared for wilderness living :)
February 1, 2020
Well, got to hand it to the McPherson; there work is classic timeless. The language has been updated to contemporary standard, and the orginal pictures are used. The scientific proof of the pictures, and the new contemporary language update makes it a pleasure to read, togehter with the McPherson easy going writing style. In short: Timeless, classic southern comfort, for any day / evening of the week. Greatly updated, yep, in my true book shelve - no digital verslons...please...let keep our feet where they belong; in the earth.-
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