A Guide to Basic Wilderness Skills of the Southeast

A Guide to Basic Wilderness Skills of the Southeast was a free kindle book when this post was written.

This book is the published version of an ongoing effort at wilderness survival skills collection and other bushcraft skills.

Route Planning – Map and Compass Basics
-Parts of a Compass
-Attributes of a Topo Map
-Orienting your map with the real world
-Pace Counting
-Terrain Association
-Knowing Your Back Azimuth
-Navigating Around Obstacles
-Using Non-magnetic and Non-electronic Navigation Aids
-Weather
-Logging a Travel Plan

Gear/Equipment
-Building a Personal Survival Kit

Water
-Filtration vs. Purification Methods
-Creative Water Sources and terrain indicators
-Civilization
-SODIS

Food
-Pre-packaged
-Fish
-Wild Game
-Edible Plants

Fire
-Structures
-Ignition methods
-Safety
-Cooking

Shelter

First Aid