Browse the headings below to give you an idea of the contents of the guide.
This is current as of Revision 2.2
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GENERAL SURVIVAL GUIDELINES
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BASIC SURVIVAL MEDICINE
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Basic Maintenance of Health
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Water |
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Food |
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Personal Hygiene |
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Medical Emergencies |
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Lifesaving Steps
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Open Airway and Maintain |
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Control Bleeding |
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Prevent and Treat Shock |
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Choking |
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Bone and Joint Injury
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Fractures |
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Poor Circulation After Injury - Leeches |
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Dislocations |
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Sprains |
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Bites and Stings |
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Wounds
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Open Wounds |
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Skin Diseases and Ailments |
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Environmental Injuries |
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Field Surgery
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Wound Debridement |
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Field Amputation |
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Field Dentistry
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Preventative Dentistry |
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Scaling and Cleaning |
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Dental Pain and Infection |
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Drilling and Filling |
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Dental Trauma |
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Dental Extractions |
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Dental Prosthetics |
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Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Pregnancy |
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Preparing to Give Birth |
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Giving Birth |
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Giving Birth Alone |
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WATER PROCUREMENT
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Water Sources
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Water From Vegetable Sources |
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Still Construction
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Aboveground Still |
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Belowground Still |
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Cooking Pot Still |
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Precautions for Distilled Water |
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Water Purification |
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Water Filtration Devices |
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FOOD PROCUREMENT
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Animals for Food
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Mammals |
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Reptiles |
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Crustaceans |
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Molluscs |
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Amphibians |
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Fish |
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Critters for Food
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What to Avoid |
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Preparing Insects to Eat |
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Acquiring Insects |
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Insect Guide |
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Traps and Snares
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Use of Bait |
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Trap and Snare Construction |
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Killing Devices |
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Fishing Devices
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Improvised Fishhooks |
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Improvised Fishing Lures |
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Live Bait |
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Stakeout |
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Gill Net |
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Chop Fishing |
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Spearfishing |
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Fish Traps |
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Fish Poison |
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Preparation of Fish and Game
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Skinning and Butchering Game |
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Smoking Meat |
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Drying Meat |
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Other Preservation Methods |
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Food Drying
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Methods of Drying |
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Handling Dried Foods |
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Food Drying Guide |
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Freeze Drying at Home |
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Safely Making Jerky |
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SURVIVAL USE OF PLANTS
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FIRECRAFT
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ROPES AND KNOTS
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Suitable Materials
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Making Rope
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Making Cord With Your Hands |
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Setting Up A Ropewalk |
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Knots
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Knots for the Ends of A Rope |
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Knots for Joining Ropes |
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Knots to Make Loops in A Rope |
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Knots for Fastening Ropes |
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Shortening Ropes |
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Fishing Knots |
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Miscellaneous Knots |
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Lashings |
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Rope Splices
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Short Splice |
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Long Splice |
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Eye Splice |
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Crown Splice |
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Whipping |
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SHELTERS
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Shetler Site Selection |
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Basic Shelters
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Simple Lean-Tos and Tents |
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Field-Expedient Lean-to |
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Swamp Bed |
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Anchors |
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Debris Hut |
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Tree-Pit Snow Shelter |
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Beach Shade Shelter |
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Bough Shelter |
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Natural Hollow |
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Fallen Trunk |
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Stone Barriers |
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Sapling Shelter |
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Tarp Shelters |
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Desert Shelters |
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Natural Shelters |
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Thatching
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Sewn Thatching |
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Stick Thatching |
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Tuft Thatching |
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Stalk Thatch |
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Split Stalk Thatch |
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Woven Thatch |
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Sewn Batten Thatch |
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Mat Weave Thatching |
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Shingle Thatching |
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Bamboo |
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Ridge Thatching |
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Crown Ridge |
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Flashing and Guttering |
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Semi Permanent Shelters
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Fine-Weather Shelter |
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Sectional Lean-to |
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Permanent Lean-to Hut |
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Tree Swing Shelter |
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Round Hut |
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Log Walls |
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Fences and Screens |
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Useful Hints |
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Doors and Windows |
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Campcraft
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Long Term Shelters
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Foundations |
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Rammed Earth Construction |
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Simple Log Cabin |
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Other Construction Techniques |
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WEAPONS, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
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SUSTAINABLE GARDENING
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RAISING ANIMALS
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Chickens
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Starting With Adult Birds |
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Raising Chicks (brooding) |
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Health Problems |
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Hatching Eggs |
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Chicken Housing |
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Turkeys
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Eggs |
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Reproduction |
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Housing |
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Ducks and Geese
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Ponds |
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Raising Young Waterfowl |
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Food and Water |
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Housing |
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Common Poultry Issues
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Water and Food for Adult Poultry |
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Killing Poultry |
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Picking Poultry |
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Cleaning Poultry |
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Clipping Wings |
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Rabbits
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Getting Started |
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Housing |
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Water |
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Food |
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Breeding |
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Rabbit Butchering |
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DESERT SURVIVAL
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Terrain |
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Environmental Factors |
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Need for Water |
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Heat Casualties |
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Precautions |
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Desert Hazards |
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TROPICAL SURVIVAL
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Tropical Weather |
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Jungle Types |
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Travel Through Jungle Areas |
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Water Procurement
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Animals As Signs of Water |
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Water From Plants |
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Water From Condensation |
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Food |
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COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL
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SEA SURVIVAL
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The Open Sea |
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Precautionary Measures |
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Down at Sea |
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Inflatable Dinghys |
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Water Procurement |
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Food Procurement
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Fish |
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The Unfortunate Who Didn't Survive |
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Medical Problens Faced at Sea |
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Sharks |
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Detecting Land |
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DISASTER SURVIVAL
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The Nuclear Environment
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Effects of Nuclear Weapons |
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Types of Nuclear Blasts |
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Nuclear Injuries |
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Residual Radiation |
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Bodily Reactions to Radiation |
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Countermeasures Against External Radiation |
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Shelter |
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Water Procurement |
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Food Procurement |
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Biological Environments
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Biological Agents and Effects |
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Detection of Biological Agents |
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Influence of Weather and Terrain |
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Protection Against Biological Agents |
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Shelter |
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Water Procurement |
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Food Procurement |
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Chemical Environments
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Detection of Chemical Agents |
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Protection Against Chemical Agents |
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Shelter |
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Water Procurement |
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Food Procurement |
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Drought |
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Fire
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Forest Fires |
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Burning Buildings |
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Vehicle Fires |
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Flood
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Flooded Buildings |
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Flood Readiness |
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Evacuation |
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Tsunami |
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Hurricane |
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Tornado |
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Lightning |
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Earthquake
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Precautions |
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After the Earthquake |
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Volcano
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Eruption Hazards |
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Mud Flows |
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Avalanche |
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Planet X
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The Effects of the Passage |
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Timeline of the Last Weeks |
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Determining A Safe Location |
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Shelter in the Final Week |
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After the Shift |
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PROJECTS AND REFERENCES
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Solar Dehydrator |
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Abs Water Filter
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Introduction |
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Construction |
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Operations and Maintenance |
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Solar Still
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Introduction |
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How the Solar Still Works |
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Building the Solar Still |
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Evaporative Cooling
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Zeer Pot |
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Open Frame Cooler |
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Charcoal Cooler |
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Red Cabbage pH Indicatior |
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Maths
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Basic Maths - Addition and Subtraction |
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Basic Maths - Multiplication |
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Basic Maths - Long Division |
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Multiplication Table |
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Conversion Tables
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Length and Distance |
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Weight |
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Area |
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Volume |
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Temperature |
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Runes
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Rune Casting Layouts |
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Rune Meanings |
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Runic Alphabet |
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WEATHER PREDICTION
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Cloud Formations
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High Clouds |
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Middle Clouds |
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Low Clouds |
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Vertical Clouds |
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Barometers |
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General Prediction Tips
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Dropping Pressure |
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Observation of Animals |
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Other Empirical Weather Rules |
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Persistence and Trends |
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WATER CROSSINGS
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Rivers and Streams |
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Rapids |
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Rafts
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Brush Raft |
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Poncho Donut Raft |
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Log Rafts |
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Other Flotation Devices |
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Other Water Obstacles
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Rope Bridges |
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Measuring Crossing Distance |
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Calculating Container Bouyancy |
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DIRECTION FINDING
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Using the Sun
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Shadow-Tip Methods |
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Determining Time |
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Using A Watch to Determine Direction |
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Using the Moon |
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Using the Stars
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The Nothern Sky |
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The Southern Sky |
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Using Any Star to Determine Direction |
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Making An Improvised Compass |
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Other Means |
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STEALTH
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