How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea
SAS Survival Handbook
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Avoid large animals unless really confident of a first-shot kill -or you could end up becoming the hunted and not the hunter.
SOME USEFUL HERBAL PREPARATIONS
Headaches: Willow leaves and bark make a decoction containing salicin, a constituent of aspirin.
Healing: Expressed juice of comfrey leaves aids tissue regrowth.
Strawberry roots contain a descaler to clean teeth.
Delphinium seeds can be crushed to treat head lice.
Birch bark can be distilled to produce a tar oil which soothes skin complaints.
Sayfa 332
Glimpse - freeze
If an animal catches a glimpse of you, freeze. It may be more curious than frightened. Remain still until the animal looks away or continues feeding.
Jungle Book
The numerous diseases carried by mosquitoes, thicks and other insects, and the unseen dangers of parasites you may pick up from food or water, and various water-born diseases, are much more serious than attacks by animals.
Seaweeds are a valuable contribution to diet but the blue-green algae sometimes found on freshwater pools is very poisonous.
Think of survival skills as a pyramid, built on the foundation of the wild to survive. The next layer of the pyramid is knowledge. It breeds confidence and dispels fears. The third layer is training: mastering skills and maintaining them. To cap the pyramid, add your kit. Combine the instinct for survival with knowledge, training and kit and you will be ready for anything.