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Children can learn fantastic practical survival skills in this compact but comprehensive handbook. Ranging from basic first aid, lighting a fire and foraging to making soap, a bow and arrow and a hammock, this is a valuable aid for helping kids to be independent and resourceful, whether they set up camp in the backyard or in the wilderness.
Joshua Rice is an illustrator and designer based in London. His graphic, colorful work has been shortlisted for industry awards, exhibited in the London Transport Museum and featured by clients and collaborators such as National Parks UK, Historic Royal Palaces and Explorer HQ. Originally from Ontario, Canada, he trained as a historian before moving to the UK almost twenty years ago.
Introduction
Getting ready for your adventure
Kit list
Setting up camp
Finding a spot
Making a bed
Making a hammock
Easy bushcraft chair
Making a Swedish stove
Pot hangers
Finding food and water
Herbal teas
Plant flours
Foraging
Birch tapping
Edible bugs
Finding ad collecting water
Salt water distillation
Making a fire and cooking
Waterproof matches
Natural tinder
Fire lays
Slitting a log
Lighting a fire
Wild food recipes
Camp craft
Basic knots
Making stone and bone tools
Making a bowl and arrow
Making a slingshot
Making utensils
Making natural soap
Navigation
20 ways to use duct tape
20 ways to use a bandana
20 ways to use rubbish
First aid
Take the survival quiz