A Reference Guide To Surviving Nature: Outdoor Preparation And Remedies

by Nicole Apelian, Shawn Clay

A must-have in your pack! This easy to read guide will help outdoor first-timers to well-seasoned campers and hikers. Read this book and gain the confidence to get you and your loved ones outdoors. The authors cover the basics of emergency preparedness, including what gear you should carry on you for the safety of you and your family. Learn the basics of fire, shelter, water, food, first aid, and signaling. Read about the various plant, insect, animal, and weather threats that may affect you, coupled with color photos for easy identification. We cover both modern and natural suggestions for field medicine. A perfect gift for any adult or child who wants to get outside!

Inside you will find:

- Emergency Kits: Gear Selection and Use

- Poisonous Plants: ID, Color Photos, and Treatment

- Insects, Spiders, & Ticks: Color photos for ID and information on first aid

- Critters that Walk, Stalk, & Slither: Best practices along with color photos

- Wicked Weather: From Frostbite to Hypothermia: How to avoid and treat

- Basic Wilderness First Aid

- Planning a Fun and Safe Outing

- Pocket Emergency Field Kit and Checklist

- Appendix and Resource Guide: Medicinal Plants, Recipes, Gear, Notes, and much more!

Genres: Self Help, Health

150 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 8, 2019

About the author

Dr. Nicole Apelian is an herbalist, a biologist, an author, an anthropologist, a wilderness skills instructor, and a mother. Nicole was a challenger on the second and fifth seasons of the History Channel’s TV series “Alone”, where she thrived in the wilderness totally solo with little more than her knife and her wits, and was recently on the UK Channel 4 documentary series "Surviving the Stone Age", now available on Amazon Prime & Discovery +. She is the author of three books, The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies: The Healing Power of Plant Medicine, A Reference Guide to Surviving Nature: Outdoor Preparation and Remedies (GEAR-WILDLIFE-WEATHER-FIRST AID), and The Forager's Guide to Wild Foods: Edible Plants, Lichens, Mushrooms, and Seaweeds.
An unexpected diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 2000 led Nicole to apply her scientific research skills towards her own personal wellness. She focuses on a healthy living strategy, including deep nature connection and gratitude practices. Through changes in her lifestyle & diet, recognizing profound mind-body linkages, and making and using her own herbal remedies, Nicole went from bedridden to being fully alive and from surviving to thriving.

She has spent years living in nature with the San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert, one of the last Indigenous peoples who still live as hunter-gatherers. Developing strong relationships within the tribe helped Nicole learn many of the remedies and skills she practices and teaches today and she continues her work with the San through her non-profit, "The Origins Project".

At home in the Pacific Northwest, she makes her own herbal medicines from local plants as part of her healthy living strategy, especially as related to autoimmune issues, and has her own herbal medicinal apothecary line.

Find out more about Nicole at www.nicoleapelian.com.

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Reviews

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

The synopsis on the back of the book is so very accurate: this book is sure to become a friend! :) It is more than a book: it’s a practical guide and workbook to be referenced many times in preparations for outdoor activities and also while being out in nature, time and time again. Written in a very easy-to-follow (and remember) language, with illustrations, the book familiarizes readers with outdoor preparation and survival basics, and also provides A TON of reference materials at the end (books, articles, websites recommendations) - all carefully organized for us in one place - priceless! There is also a “field checklist” and notes section for the reader’s convenience. Overall, a wonderful and very useful book - I highly recommend it to anyone interested in exploring and experiencing nature safely.

[Gustavo A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read and understand

Great book for a beginner to learn all the basic knowledge about outdoor. The pictures are very clear and I was able to identify some of these plants in my own backyard! Definitely recommend!

[Sherry Griffin · Rating 3 out of 5]

It had some good information.

[Anne Deckers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great basics

This book really helps as a first (very) important lesson to camping in the wild or even survival lessons to learn and remember.

[Claudia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful