A practical guide to mastering outdoor skills and staying alive in challenging environments the Outdoor Survival Guide enables everyone - expert and novice alike - to answer the call of the wild with confidence. Packed with more than 950 full-colour illustrations including many step-by-step sequences the Outdoor Survival Guide offers an unparalleled understanding of the outdoors. It demonstrates hundreds of specific techniques for staying warm and dry obtaining food and water travelling and getting help including making a lean-to shelter testing plants for poison making a compass splinting a broken arm and surviving in a blizzard. Representing outstanding value for money this stylish and contemporary series has been specially created for everyone with a busy lifestyle. Highly practical and inspiring the DK Living series embraces every aspect of a wide range of popular topics from gardening and cookery to beauty and sports. Each title covers both basic and more advanced information including a clear explanation of the subject equipment and preparation. Detailed step-by-step photographs and instructions take the readersystematically through all the techniques. The highly visual approach combined with clear uncluttered presentation make each title exceptionally easy to follow.