Outdoor Survival Skills

Brigham Young University Press, 1972. Softcover. Like New. 8x5x0. In Near Fine condition. Third Printing of the First Edition. Outdoor Survival Skills has taught generations of wilderness adventurers how to survive in nature without expensive purchased equipment, instead drawing on knowledge of the land and carefully tested techniques, many of them ancient, for finding or creating shelter, fire, tools, water, and plant and animal foods. Anecdotes from the author's lifetime of experience provide thrilling examples of the skills and attitudes that ensure survival outdoors. With chapters on shelter, fire, water, plants, animals, special skills, and more. Larry Dean Olsen (1939 - 2018) is widely recognized as the father of modern primitive survival education and a pioneer of wilderness therapy and outdoor behavioral healthcare, which serve more than 10,000 youth and young adults each year. Larry is the author of the international bestseller Outdoor Survival Skills, which was first printed in 1967 and widely considered the classic definitive book on the subject.