Doomsday DefenseShelter, Fire & Bushcraft
Shelter
Debris huts, lean-tos, tarp shelters, snow shelters and log cabins: protecting yourself from exposure, the fastest killer outdoors.
Field notes
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Recognizing and Treating Hypothermia
Shivering, confusion, fumbling hands and slurred speech mean the body is losing heat faster than it makes it. It can happen above 40°F if you're wet.
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Six Knots Worth Learning First
Square knot, sheet bend, clove hitch, two half-hitches, timber hitch and bowline cover most survival jobs: joining, tying off, hauling and fixed loops.
In the library
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Building with Logs
The Forest Service's 1945 guide to log construction: choosing and peeling logs, foundations, corner notches, roofs, fireplaces and finishing.
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Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making
W. Hamilton Gibson's illustrated 1881 guide to camp shelters, log huts, canoes, and building and setting traps, snares and deadfalls.
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Shelters, Shacks and Shanties
Dan Beard's illustrated 1914 guide to building shelters with just a hatchet or an axe, from lean-tos and bark huts to log cabins.
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Woodcraft
Nessmuk's classic 1884 pocket guide to traveling light in the woods: camps, campfires, cooking, and getting lost and found again.