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Thrive: Long-Term Wilderness Survival Guide; Skills, Tips, and Gear for Living on the Land
Take on the toughest survival challenges with the ultimate guide to wilderness living and extended wilderness survival.
With hard-earned advice from survival expert Juan Pablo Quiñonez—a participant in Season 9 of the hit TV survival series ALONE— and combining proven, no-nonsense modern survival skills with bushcraft techniques, step-by-step instructions, and over 400 illustrations, THRIVE shows you how to survive in the boreal wilderness.
Reflecting the latest in survival knowledge and gear and covering topics such as mental resilience and last-resort first aid techniques, THRIVE is the definitive resource for all survivalists, preppers, and outdoor enthusiasts.
From essential hunting and gathering techniques to advanced fire skills and strategies for coping with wilderness hazards, this complete guide includes:
Preparation: Hard-earned survival wisdom and preparation essentials, such as making a personal survival kit and choosing the right gear
Long-term shelters: Finding the best location, constructing an appropriate shelter, protecting yourself from the elements, and staying warm
Food: What to focus your hunting-gathering efforts on, where to find it, and how to prepare it
Self-sufficiency: Hunting, trapping, fishing, and foraging for subsistence—and surviving alone or as a group for an extended time
Bushcraft: Knife and axe skills, clay, basketry, knots, cordage, gear recommendations, and improvised tools
Winter: Traveling on snow and ice, tips for dealing with extreme cold, and clothing recommendations
Health: Preventing and dealing with the most common health issues in long-term survival
THRIVE is bursting with survival tips, manual skills, foraging essentials, and advice on how to prepare, improvise, and survive in the northern wilderness.
With hard-earned advice from survival expert Juan Pablo Quiñonez—a participant in Season 9 of the hit TV survival series ALONE— and combining proven, no-nonsense modern survival skills with bushcraft techniques, step-by-step instructions, and over 400 illustrations, THRIVE shows you how to survive in the boreal wilderness.
Reflecting the latest in survival knowledge and gear and covering topics such as mental resilience and last-resort first aid techniques, THRIVE is the definitive resource for all survivalists, preppers, and outdoor enthusiasts.
From essential hunting and gathering techniques to advanced fire skills and strategies for coping with wilderness hazards, this complete guide includes:
Preparation: Hard-earned survival wisdom and preparation essentials, such as making a personal survival kit and choosing the right gear
Long-term shelters: Finding the best location, constructing an appropriate shelter, protecting yourself from the elements, and staying warm
Food: What to focus your hunting-gathering efforts on, where to find it, and how to prepare it
Self-sufficiency: Hunting, trapping, fishing, and foraging for subsistence—and surviving alone or as a group for an extended time
Bushcraft: Knife and axe skills, clay, basketry, knots, cordage, gear recommendations, and improvised tools
Winter: Traveling on snow and ice, tips for dealing with extreme cold, and clothing recommendations
Health: Preventing and dealing with the most common health issues in long-term survival
THRIVE is bursting with survival tips, manual skills, foraging essentials, and advice on how to prepare, improvise, and survive in the northern wilderness.
- GenresSurvival
489 pages, Paperback
Published July 12, 2022
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May 21, 2023
Exactly as described in the subtitle: excellent, powerful, and persuasive.
Back in 2010 I made a decision which baffled many of my friends and coworkers. I essentially quit my job (technically I took a leave of absence, but I knew I wasn't going back), packed or sold all my things, caught a train, then walked out into the woods. I spent from September to December living alone out on a wooded coastline, fishing, gathering, and building a shelter to live in. The following year, I went back and did it again.
This is the book I wish I had had at the time.
It is a comprehensive, well-written, superbly researched and powerful arguement for taking the time to live out in nature for an extended period. As the author has done, on more than one occasion.
The author covers all manner of the many facets of an extended wilderness adventure, many often lacking in other books. Admirably, he also makes it clear that it is impossible to fit everything needed into a single book, but lists an extensive and wonderful bibliography, which reads somewhat like my bookshelves. The other appendices are likewise an exceptional bonus to the text itself.
Finally, it is important to mention the angle the author approaches this vast topic - from one of living as a PART of nature, not man vs nature, from one of being a student of the environment and ecological world around us, not as a man in a bubble, out in the woods. This is crucial - the study of our ancestral skills is one of our place in the natural world - for those of us who have taken time out from what others call civilisation, this is what it is all about. Knowing we are a part of the world and moving with it in as close to a harmony as possible.
In short, if you even have a tiny bit of interest in this topic, do buy this book. You will not be disappointed. And if you aren't interested, then this book might well be the one to convert you.
A powerful, engaging, superbly researched (and experienced) read. Buy it.
Back in 2010 I made a decision which baffled many of my friends and coworkers. I essentially quit my job (technically I took a leave of absence, but I knew I wasn't going back), packed or sold all my things, caught a train, then walked out into the woods. I spent from September to December living alone out on a wooded coastline, fishing, gathering, and building a shelter to live in. The following year, I went back and did it again.
This is the book I wish I had had at the time.
It is a comprehensive, well-written, superbly researched and powerful arguement for taking the time to live out in nature for an extended period. As the author has done, on more than one occasion.
The author covers all manner of the many facets of an extended wilderness adventure, many often lacking in other books. Admirably, he also makes it clear that it is impossible to fit everything needed into a single book, but lists an extensive and wonderful bibliography, which reads somewhat like my bookshelves. The other appendices are likewise an exceptional bonus to the text itself.
Finally, it is important to mention the angle the author approaches this vast topic - from one of living as a PART of nature, not man vs nature, from one of being a student of the environment and ecological world around us, not as a man in a bubble, out in the woods. This is crucial - the study of our ancestral skills is one of our place in the natural world - for those of us who have taken time out from what others call civilisation, this is what it is all about. Knowing we are a part of the world and moving with it in as close to a harmony as possible.
In short, if you even have a tiny bit of interest in this topic, do buy this book. You will not be disappointed. And if you aren't interested, then this book might well be the one to convert you.
A powerful, engaging, superbly researched (and experienced) read. Buy it.
October 5, 2023
Excellent and thorough, covering a wide range of topics. Great variety of topics in my opinion. I'm also appreciative of the good quality picture references/tutorials. Most survival books have poor picture references. I loved watching Juan Pablo on Alone. This book was a great insight into the skills that allowed him to thrive in the worst conditions. This book is based in reality, not idealism - nature rarely makes living easy for any animal, let alone humans in the wilderness - the more we face reality as it is, the better our chances of learning from nature and adapting to our environments/circumstances.
January 5, 2024
did a brief skim through this text and didnt read it deeply at this point, so take this review with that in mind. full of useful information. many of the more complex illustrations were hard for me to understand. would give it a deeper read sometime, but not at the edge of my seat to do so.
addition: this text also relies on some modern technologies that i am seeking to replace. e.g., it talks about hunting with rifles and taking prescription medications. i am looking for more traditional practices of relying on the land for survival.
addition: this text also relies on some modern technologies that i am seeking to replace. e.g., it talks about hunting with rifles and taking prescription medications. i am looking for more traditional practices of relying on the land for survival.
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