The Complete Color Survival in the Southwest: Guide to Desert Survival

482 Pages·2014·14.2 MB·English

by  Arizona Bushman

The Complete Survival in the Southwest

A Guide to Desert Survival
By Arizona Bushman

Section 1 Chapter 1
The Basics
The seven necessities
The Rule of Threes
Section 1 Chapter 2
Kit Contents
Section 1 Chapter 3
Section 1 Chapter 4
Signaling Kits and Devices
Section 1 Chapter 5
Gear Pods First Aid Kit
Section 1 Chapter 6
Beginning Knife Sharpening
Your Knife
Section 1 Chapter 7
Multi Tools
Section 1 Chapter 8
Section 1 Chapter 9
Conclusion for Chapter 1
The Five Heat Loss and Heat Gain Mechanisms
Section 2 Chapter 2
Shelter Construction and Location
Section 2 chapter 3
Man Made Materials and Shelters
Tent Fly Shelter
Hammocks as Shelters
Section 2 chapter 4
The Casualty Blanket
My Camo Tarp
Section 2 chapter 5
Natural Shelters - Lean To
Breaking Poles for Shelter Construction
The Sided Lean-To
The Triad Lean Too
Section 2 chapter 6
Natural Shelters - Debris A-frame
Section 2 chapter 7
Miscellaneous Ideas
Creating Shade
Hot Rocks
Wool Blanket Poncho
Vehicle Shelter
Conclusion for Chapter 2
Section 3 Chapter 1
Fire
Section 3 Chapter 2
Man Made Tinder
Section 3 Chapter 3
Fire Kits and why to have one
Section 3 Chapter 4
Wet Weather Fire Starting
Fat Wood
Section 3 Chapter 5
Ferro Rods
Magnesium Fire Starter
Section 3 Chapter 6
Chemicals and Fire Making
Potassium Permanganate
Gunpowder
Section 3 Chapter 7
Steel Wool
Section 3 Chapter 8
Making and using Char Cloth
More charred Materials
Flint and Steel
Section 3 Chapter 9
Focused Light
Parabolic Dish
Magnifying Lenses
Section 3 Chapter 10
Friction Fires/the Bow Drill
The Two-Stick Fireboard
Section 3 Chapter 11
Friction Fires/the Hand Drill
Hand Drill Spindle Variation
River Cane Hand Drill Spindle
The Broken or Split Stick Fireboard
One Handed Fire Starting
Section 3 Chapter 12
Tinder Bundles and Transporting a Fire
Coal Extenders
Apache Cigar
Section 3 Chapter 13
Methods of Safely Keeping a Fire
The Dakota Fire Hole
The Hole
Section 3 Chapter 14
Fire Lays
Lean Too
The Tepee
Council Fire Lay
Wet or Damp Ground
Conclusion for Chapter 3
Section 4 Chapter 1
Water
Dehydration and Hydration
Hydration Kit
Making an oral re-hydration solution
Keeping yourself and your water cool
Section 4 Chapter 2
Microorganisms and Water Treatment
Making Water Potable
Iodine
Chlorine
Potassium Permanganate
A few natural ways of water disinfection and treatment of waterborne
pathogens
Section 4 Chapter 3
Filtering water
MSR Miniworks
Aquamira Frontier Pro
Bio Diesel Filter Milbank Bag
Making charcoal for filters
Cactus and Clearing Water
Section 4 Chapter 4
Expedient Water Filters
Improvised Two Liter Bottle Filter
Section 4 Chapter 5
Ultra Violet Water Treatment
Steri Pen
The SODIS Method
Section 4 Chapter 6
Boiling Water
Rock Boiling
Boiling in a Container
Boiling in Found Containers
Utilizing Underground Water Sources
Section 4 Chapter 7
Collecting Water from the Sun and Sky
Vegetation bag and Transpiration bag
Dew Collecting
Rain Catch
Subterranean Rain Catch
Plastic Bags for Water
Section 4 Chapter 8
Filling Your Container
Section 4 Chapter 9
Locating Water
Section 4 Chapter 10
Plants for Water
Making containers for water
Pant Leg Bladder Canteen
Section 4 Chapter 11
Desert Navigation
Field Expedient compass
Navigation with plants
The watch method
Patrol Maps
Using Snow
Navigating by the Stars
Navigation using the Moon
Section 4 Chapter 12
Signaling for Rescue
The improvised Coaches Whistle
Reflective Devices
Smoke
Night Signaling
Lights and Lasers
Ground to Air Symbols
Section 5 Chapter 1
Trapping and Hunting
Survival Food and Diet
Stage or Step Foraging
Section 5 Chapter 2
Animal Trails and Sign
Section 5 Chapter 3
Snares
The Rolling Snare
The Dead Lift Fulcrum Snare
Walking stick uses
Section 5 Chapter 4
Bait and Dead Falls
The figure Four
Bait Stick Variation
Paiute Dead Fall
The Fenced Paiute
The Promontory Peg
Section 5 Chapter 5
Fish and Crayfish Trap
Plastic Bottle Crayfish Trap
Section 5 Chapter 6
Tilong Rat Trap
Section 5 Chapter 7
Survival Hunting
Atlatl
Atlatl Darts
Section 5 Chapter 8
Survival Archery
The single stick bow
The Bundle bow
Section 5 Chapter 9
The Tent Pole Bow
Section 5 Chapter 10
Making Arrows
Heat straightening arrow shafts
Hunting Points
Making a Beer Bottle Point
Different points and techniques
Field Expedient Blunts
Hafting Your Points
Flights and Knocks
Spear points
Section 5 Chapter 11
Clubs and Throwing Sticks
Clubbing and spearing frogs
Section 5 Chapter 12
Gathering
Insects and arachnids
Other Little Edible Creepy Crawlies
Section 5 Chapter 13
Snakes, lizards, Birds, and More
Birds
Fish Cooked the Arizona Bushman Way
Section 6
Improvising Your Tools (Tips and Tricks)
Chapter 1 Plant Fibers
Making Cord from Yucca
Willow Bark Cord
Plant lashing material
Section 6 Chapter 2
Making Pitch Glue
Section 6 Chapter 3
Coal Burning Containers
Improvised Tubes
Shell Spoons
Making Tongs
Section 6 Chapter 4
Stone Tools
Handheld Stone Blades
The Hoko Knife
Hand Axe
Stone Drills
Section 6 Chapter 5
Bone Tools
Scapular Saw
Bone Needles
Bone Scrapers
Bone Spear Points
Section 6 Chapter 6
Improvised Saws
More Hose Clamp Uses
Section 6 Chapter 7
The Awesomeness of Cord
Makin Nets
Section 6 Chapter 8
The Mortar and Pestle
Wood Mortar and Pestle