Desert survival skills /

Offers information on how to survive when stranded in a desert environment, focusing on the Chihuahan and other North American deserts, discussing priorities, survival kits, water, fire, vehicle repairs and uses, plant and animal resources, tools and weapons, first aid, and other topics. Includes li...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alloway, David, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2000.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Desert survival.
Desert survival > Chihuahuan Desert.
Survie dans le désert.
Survie dans le désert > Chihuahua, Désert du.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills
Desert survival
North America > Chihuahuan Desert
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface: A philosophy of survival in the desert
  • Introduction: People and the desert
  • Intelligence: the ultimate survival tool
  • The priorities of desert survival
  • Survival kits
  • Water
  • Fire
  • Shelter
  • Aiding rescuers
  • Expedient vehicle repairs and uses
  • Chihuahuan Desert plant resources
  • Chihuahuan Desert animal resources
  • Expedient tools and weapons
  • Weather hazards
  • Desert hazards, first aid, and sanitation
  • Traveling and wayfinding
  • Debriefing
  • Appendix A: Wilderness survival schools
  • Appendix B: Equipment sources
  • Glossary.

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