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Wilderness adventure camp : essential outdoor survival skills for kids
Publication Information
North Adams, Massachusetts : Storey Books, 2021.
Physical Description
159 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary
This hands-on guidebook teaches kids aged 10 and up essential outdoor camping and survival skills, with step-by-step photos for how to build a fire, pick a campsite, make a lean-to, use a knife, cook over an open fire, and more.
Contents
- Welcome to wilderness survival
- Get ready for adventure. Clothing ; Survival kit ; Packing your gear
- Must-have skills. Finding your way ; Lost-proofing ; Using your compass ; Measuring distance ; If you're lost, don't lose it ; Using a knife ; Knife safety contract ; Get a grip ; Learning knife skills ; Sharpening your knife ; Building a fire ; Safety first ; Digging a firepit ; Making a twig bundle ; Lighting a fire ; Extinguishing a fire ; Tying knots ; Knot-tying terminology ; Must-know knots ; Rope storage
- Setting up camp. Choose your location ; Organize your campsite ; Setting up a safe kitchen ; The art of shelter ; Bathroom basics
- Camp craft. From stick to staff ; Sun compass ; Feather stick ; Wooden spoon ; Tongs ; Making cordage ; Camouflage
- Food & drink. The importance of water ; Harvesting water ; Purifying water ; Campfire cooking and baking
- Keep on exploring!