Desert Survival

Author : Charles A. Lehman
Publisher : American Traveler Press
ISBN 13 : 9780935810653
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Desert Survival Handbook written by Charles A. Lehman and published by American Traveler Press. This book was released on 1998-06-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Survival situations can and do happen to average people, as well as adventurous explorers. You have the capacity to handle these situations if you know and follow the fundamental principles of survival. Desert Survival Handbook contains the basics to get you started: Prepare yourself for actual emergencies by solving real-life scenarios; Increase your survival odds by knowing how to protect your body; Improve your chances of rescue; Make survival situations easier with a survival kit.

Author : David Alloway
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292792263
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Desert Survival Skills written by David Alloway and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-06-25 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “authoritative, comprehensive, well written, and entertaining” guide to staying alive in the desert from a Texas Parks and Wildlife veteran (Library Journal). Remote desert locations, including the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico, southern Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, draw adventurers of all kinds, from the highly skilled and well prepared to urban cowboys who couldn’t lead themselves, much less a horse, to water. David Alloway’s goal in this book is to help all of them survive when circumstances beyond their control strand them in the desert environment. In simple, friendly language, enlivened with humor and stories from his own extensive experience, Alloway—a naturalist and search-and-rescue veteran who’s worked with the US Air Force on survival skills—here offers a practical, comprehensive handbook for both short-term and long-term survival in the Chihuahuan and other North American deserts.

Author : Arizona Bushman
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781490353630
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Survival in the Southwest written by Arizona Bushman and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Survival in the Southwest is a compilation of all 6 of the Survival in the Southwest books written by John Arizona Bushman Campbell. This has been called the encyclopedia of desert survival. This book has taken 7 years to write and all demonstrations and photos were done by the author. Each subject will take you deeper into the world of knowledge and shows you just how to get out alive should a wilderness situation arise. This book focuses on the skill set of survival and offers real world experience from someone that has been there and lived it.

Author : Gregory J. Davenport
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 081174468X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surviving the Desert written by Gregory J. Davenport and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Travel safely through extreme environments • Find water, dress for the environment, create a campsite, signal, and navigate in the desert • Series author Greg Davenport has appeared on ABC's Primetime Thursday and CBS's 48 Hours The techniques and equipment necessary for surviving in the desert are made more challenging by the intense sunlight, wide temperature range, sparse vegetation, and sandstorms, but Greg Davenport shares how to deal with the toughest conditions. Learn how to avoid insects and snakes. Photos and drawings illustrate gear and techniques necessary for survival in the rough and dangerous terrain.

Author : Matt Doeden
Publisher : Raintree
ISBN 13 : 1406286397
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Can You Survive the Desert? written by Matt Doeden and published by Raintree. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Yitzchak Gutterman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783540431725
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Survival Strategies of Annual Desert Plants written by Yitzchak Gutterman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002-08-28 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annual desert plant species of unrelated taxa in the Negev Desert of Israel have developed complementary sets of adaptations and survival strategies as ecological equivalents with physiological, morphological and anatomical resemblances, in the various stages of their life cycles. After 40 years of research in hot deserts Yitzchak Gutterman provides a comprehensive treatise of such adaptations and strategies. In doing so he covers the following topics: post-maturation primary seed dormancy, which prevents germination of maturing seeds before the summer; seed dispersal mechanisms with escape or protection strategies; cautious or opportunistic germination strategies; seedling drought tolerance. The day-length is an important factor in regulating flowering as well as the phenotypic plasticity of seed germination which is also affected by maternal factors.

Author : Vicki C. Hayes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780716641742
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surviving the Desert written by Vicki C. Hayes and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When faced with nature's life and death circumstances, how would you respond? Survival stories recounts true stories of people overcoming adversity and surviving against the odds. Readers will learn which decisions survivors made that led to their rescues as well as tips and tricks on how to survive in similar situations."--Back cover.

Author : John Davidson
Publisher : JD-Biz Corp Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1310650845
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Beginner’s Guide to Desert Survival Skills - Knowledge and Skills to Survive in the Desert written by John Davidson and published by JD-Biz Corp Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Beginner’s Guide to Desert Survival Skills Knowledge and Skills to Survive in the Desert Table of Contents Introduction Protecting Yourself in a Desert Low Ground Versus High Ground Common Sense Survival Tips Car Breakdown in the Desert Traveling in a Dust Storm Area Protective Clothing Desert Survival Kit Food Why a Good Lighter? Trapping Food in the Desert Extremely easy Hopi bird snare Making Slipknots Making a Slingshot Conclusion Author Bio- Introduction I remember seeing Lost in the Desert as a child, and there are just some scenes which I remember. The father of a child lost in the desert believes that his child has survived a plane crash. So he gets millions of leaflets printed and airdropped all over the desert, with survival tips to his son, reassuring him that his father will find him, and all he has to do is survive. Dirkie and his dog survived – this movie -made by Jamie Uys who then produced the hugely successful The Gods Must Be Crazy – is based on a true story. So the first point is, you need to have a will to survive. Movies and reality apart, how is it possible for people to survive in the desert, especially in adverse weather conditions for centuries? How is it that people in the Kalahari, in the Sahara or in the Thar desert do not mind living out their lives in such bleak and harsh conditions? Fortunately, a majority of our 21st century world is still green and does not consist of miles and miles of land with no water and no food in sight. Well there is a slight lack of knowledge here. There is food and water in the desert. It depends on us to know how to get it. This book is going to give you information, especially useful tips and techniques, on how to preserve you and survive in desert conditions, especially when you are on limited food and water supplies.

Author : Prof Dr Peter M M G Akkermans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789088909436
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Landscapes of Survival written by Prof Dr Peter M M G Akkermans and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of research papers about the archaeology and epigraphy of Jordan's north-eastern basalt desert as well as comparative perspectives from other parts of the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula.

Author : Matthew John Doeden
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1620650134
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Choose: Can You Survive the Desert? written by Matthew John Doeden and published by Capstone. This book was released on with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The burning sun beats down on your skin. Endless hills of sand surround you. You are trying to survive in one of the most dangerous areas in the world the desert. Will you: Struggle to find help in Africa's Sahara Desert after an airplane crash? Attempt to get out of the Sonoran Desert in Mexico after a disastrous hike? Fight for life in Asia's Gobi Desert after your dirt bike breaks down?