Download or read book The Ultimate Winter Survival Handbook written by Tim MacWelch and published by WeldonOwn+ORM. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be ready for the worst of winter—from basic car trouble to extreme situations—with this essential guide by the acclaimed survival expert. Tim MacWelch is the go-to-guy for survival techniques and definitely someone you want next to you in your snow cave. With his Winter Survival Handbook, he helps you survive winter dilemmas ranging from the typical to the terrible. Practical Hints Don’t want to spend twenty minutes sitting in the driveway waiting for your car to defrost? Learn how to winterize your car, dress for the polar vortex, drive on black ice, keep your home safe and warm, and everything in between. Emergency Skills When danger threatens you and your loved ones, you’ll be ready to combat any dire circumstance—from a major power outage to a walk through a whiteout, a fall through ice into freezing water, and other terrifying scenarios. Wilderness Survival Freezing and stranded in the middle of nowhere? MacWelch knows what you need to stay warm, survive, and make it out alive. Learn how to build a snow cave, shoot a frozen rifle, make a fire in a snowstorm, and much more.
Download or read book Surviving Cold Weather written by Gregory J. Davenport and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to dress for winter; how to create a campsite and what to use as shelter; how to keep warm How to signal for help with aerial flares, smoke, mirrors, and whistles; finding and purifying water; finding and preparing food; protecting yourself and your supplies from wildlife How to use a map and compass; how to travel on snow and ice with snowshoes, skis, and crampons; how to avoid and deal with avalanches The first in Greg Davenport's Books for the Wilderness series, Surviving Cold Weather covers the techniques and equipment necessary for surviving in ice and snow. Photos and drawings illustrate gear and techniques. The book covers the five survival essentials--personal protection, signaling, sustenance, navigation, and health--as they relate to the cold. Upcoming books in the series are Surviving Open and Coastal Waters, Surviving the Desert, and Surviving the Jungle.
Download or read book Winter in the Wilderness written by Dave Hall and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camping or backpacking in winter is appealing for many who enjoy the serenity of wilderness settings without the crowds and bustle of the summer season. But as rewarding as they can be, these outings require special preparation and a different set of skills than are necessary at other times of the year. Snowfall can quickly cover one's tracks and make orientation difficult. Hypothermia is insidious, and rapidly changing weather conditions can become treacherous, even life-threatening.In addition to those who are exploring the outdoors recreationally, there are also those who find themselves in unexpected winter survival situations. Each year, people become stranded in wilderness areas, and in most cases they are not equipped to face the challenge of spending an indefinite amount of time outside. Without sufficient gear or knowledge of how to improvise without it, injury or death is often the result. The development of some basic skills, however, can help avert such unfortunate outcomes.As the founder of the renowned nature awareness program Primitive Pursuits, Dave Hall has been practicing survival skills for more than twenty years and has amassed a comprehensive understanding of winter survival. By refining these skills, Dave has reached a point of understanding that is without peer. Through detailed explanations, illustrations, and personal anecdotes, Winter in the Wilderness imparts Dave's knowledge to readers, who will learn to meet their most basic needs: making fire, creating shelter, obtaining safe drinking water, navigating terrain, and procuring sustenance.Winter in the Wilderness is a handbook for those who want to explore cold-weather camping and those who might find themselves in need of this critical information during an unexpected winter's night out. Whether used for pleasure or for survival, Winter in the Wilderness emphasizes the benefits of enriching and deepening our connection with the outdoors.
Download or read book 12 Tiny Things written by Heidi Barr and published by Broadleaf Books . This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a culture that says bigger is better, it is subversive work to take tiny, lasting steps toward learning and growth. In 12 Tiny Things Ellie Roscher and Heidi Barr journey with us through twelve essential areas of life: space, work, spirituality, food, style, nature, communication, home, sensuality, creativity, learning, and community. In each of these areas, we are invited to take one tiny action that is sure to open up growth and renewal. 12 Tiny Things guides us in curating a spiritual practice that promotes a more reflective, rooted, and intentional life. Regardless of how the ground feels underneath your feet, trust that there are roots there to tend. By trying on one tiny thing at a time, you can slowly, deliberately, and playfully remember who you are. You can nourish that being with tenderness. Together, we will reach and grow toward the sun.
Download or read book A Beginner s Guide to Winter Survival How to Survive Cold Weather written by Dueep Singh and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-28 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Beginner's Guide to Winter Survival - How to Survive Cold Weather Table of Contents Introduction Winter Storms and Warnings Freezing Rain Winter Preparation Winter Clothing What Do You Do in Cases of Frostbite? Symptoms of Frostbite Hypothermia Traveling In Harsh Weather Caught in a Blizzard Sheltering from Blizzards in Your House Defrosting Frozen Pipes Winter Survival Kit When to Call 911 Winter Fuels Carbon Monoxide Another Heating Tip Appendix Long-Lasting healthy foods Granola Pemmican Making Biltong the Traditional Way Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Mankind has been looking for the best ways in which to survive the harsh winter, for millenniums. That means that he knows that at one particular period of the year, he is going to be subject to ice, snow and cold temperatures. He is also going to face blizzards and storms. As man has not been built by nature to curl up in a warm cave and hibernate throughout the winter like more sensible animals, the onset of winter brings with it the heightened sense of self-preservation. In olden days, all man could do was huddle into a corner, around the fire, and keep praying for the blizzard to stop. During this time, he survived on the food that he had stored in his cave or in his place of shelter during the more clement and temperate months of the year. As time went by man found that it was easy to transport himself and his family to other places, on horseback, or in a cart. And that is why he managed to look for more temperate regions - where the weather was not so harsh - before the onset of winter. But as time went by, nature still kept to her rules of a harsh winter, but mankind did not learn much in terms of common sense. In fact, he persisted on going out in the cold, instead of staying under shelter. And that is why the popular melodramatic cliché of someone turned from a doorstep on a harsh winters evening remained a popular theme in theaters. Even today in 80% of the popular escapist novels, the dumb, but beautiful heroine (single and pregnant in 90% of the cases, according to manuscript submission requirements, goes driving in a blizzard. - I told you that she is dumb - And the multibillionaire hero rescues her. And there is going to be a happily ever after, on page 186, because he is going to marry her. And there we are, we have just wasted our money on another thoroughly idiotic novel.) In real life, she would have died of hypothermia, because she is not well clothed, does not have fuel and has been buried in a snowdrift.
Download or read book A Beginner s Guide to Winter Survival How to Survive Cold Weather written by Dueep J. Singh and published by Mendon Cottage Books. This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Beginner’s Guide to Winter Survival - How to Survive Cold Weather Table of Contents Introduction Winter Storms and Warnings Freezing Rain Winter Preparation Winter Clothing What Do You Do in Cases of Frostbite? Symptoms of Frostbite Hypothermia Traveling In Harsh Weather Caught in a Blizzard Sheltering from Blizzards in Your House Defrosting Frozen Pipes Winter Survival Kit When to Call 911 Winter Fuels Carbon Monoxide Another Heating Tip Appendix Long-Lasting healthy foods Granola Pemmican Making Biltong the Traditional Way Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Mankind has been looking for the best ways in which to survive the harsh winter, for millenniums. That means that he knows that at one particular period of the year, he is going to be subject to ice, snow and cold temperatures. He is also going to face blizzards and storms. As man has not been built by nature to curl up in a warm cave and hibernate throughout the winter like more sensible animals, the onset of winter brings with it the heightened sense of self-preservation. In olden days, all man could do was huddle into a corner, around the fire, and keep praying for the blizzard to stop. During this time, he survived on the food that he had stored in his cave or in his place of shelter during the more clement and temperate months of the year. As time went by man found that it was easy to transport himself and his family to other places, on horseback, or in a cart. And that is why he managed to look for more temperate regions – where the weather was not so harsh – before the onset of winter. But as time went by, nature still kept to her rules of a harsh winter, but mankind did not learn much in terms of common sense. In fact, he persisted on going out in the cold, instead of staying under shelter. And that is why the popular melodramatic cliché of someone turned from a doorstep on a harsh winters evening remained a popular theme in theaters. Even today in 80% of the popular escapist novels, the dumb, but beautiful heroine (single and pregnant in 90% of the cases, according to manuscript submission requirements, goes driving in a blizzard. – I told you that she is dumb – And the multibillionaire hero rescues her. And there is going to be a happily ever after, on page 186, because he is going to marry her. And there we are, we have just wasted our money on another thoroughly idiotic novel.) In real life, she would have died of hypothermia, because she is not well clothed, does not have fuel and has been buried in a snowdrift.
Download or read book Birds in Winter written by Roger F. Pasquier and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How birds have evolved and adapted to survive winter Birds in Winter is the first book devoted to the ecology and behavior of birds during this most challenging season. Birds remaining in regions with cold weather must cope with much shorter days to find food and shelter even as they need to avoid predators and stay warm through the long nights, while migrants to the tropics must fit into very different ecosystems and communities of resident birds. Roger Pasquier explores how winter affects birds’ lives all through the year, starting in late summer, when some begin caching food to retrieve months later and others form social groups lasting into the next spring. During winter some birds are already pairing up for the following breeding season, so health through the winter contributes to nesting success. Today, rapidly advancing technologies are enabling scientists to track individual birds through their daily and annual movements at home and across oceans and hemispheres, revealing new and unexpected information about their lives and interactions. But, as Birds in Winter shows, much is visible to any interested observer. Pasquier describes the season’s distinct conservation challenges for birds that winter where they have bred and for migrants to distant regions. Finally, global warming is altering the nature of winter itself. Whether birds that have evolved over millennia to survive this season can now adjust to a rapidly changing climate is a problem all people who enjoy watching them must consider. Filled with elegant line drawings by artist and illustrator Margaret La Farge, Birds in Winter describes how winter influences the lives of birds from the poles to the equator.
Download or read book Winter Survival written by John Harrison and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting Your FREE Bonus Download this book, read it to the end and see "BONUS: Your FREE Gift" chapter after the conclusion. Winter Survival: (FREE Bonus Included) How To Survive Winter Storms While Homesteading And Off-Grid Living Homesteading, off-grid living or whatever else you may want to call it, is essentially a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. This means that you generate everything from your own resources and utilize them to the fullest. Of course it can be done in any setting, urban, rural, and suburban - but in all cases, one strives to be free of the stresses that plague a dependent lifestyle. One of the main concerns in such a lifestyle is surviving winter. If you have gone off-grid and have found a complacent, pacific spot in the mountains, good for you. But with winter approaching and not having the regular utilities that might be otherwise provided, you need to be ready to face it. It becomes even more imperative in the case of winter storms. Winter storms are harsh and difficult, even if you have modern facilities like air conditioning and internal heaters, what with the risk of power shutting off. But does that mean it is impossible to survive a winter storm while homesteading? The answer is no. You can and will survive it... if you have prepared adequately. Preparation is the most basic, most essential tool to any homesteader. So read this book and find out all you need to know about surviving a winter storm when you're homesteading, have gone completely off grid and do not want to revert to the life you left behind. Happy reading. Download your E book "Winter Survival: How To Survive Winter Storms While Homesteading And Off-Grid Living" by scrolling up and clicking "Buy Now with 1-Click" button!
Download or read book Winter World written by Bernd Heinrich and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From flying squirrels to grizzly bears, and from torpid turtles to insects with antifreeze, the animal kingdom relies on some staggering evolutionary innovations to survive winter. Unlike their human counterparts, who must alter the environment to accommodate physical limitations, animals are adaptable to an amazing range of conditions. Examining everything from food sources in the extremely barren winter land-scape to the chemical composition that allows certain creatures to survive, Heinrich's Winter World awakens the largely undiscovered mysteries by which nature sustains herself through winter's harsh, cruel exigencies.
Download or read book How to Survive the Freezing Cold written by John Harrison and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting Your FREE Bonus Download this book, read it to the end and see "BONUS: Your FREE Gift" chapter after the conclusion. How To Survive The Freezing Cold: Learn To Survive Extreme Weather Conditions Everywhere(FREE Bonus Included) Book 1: Winter Survival: 20 Tips To Survive In The Freezing Wilderness Winter is coming! Not only a season for holidays and Christmas but also a primetime for adventure. Winter is a time that gets most people scrambling for the indoors and warmth, the perfect reason to curl up next to the fire and not move or go out for days. For those with a more adventurous spirit, the harsh cold and natural elements are but another challenge to overcome. And for those hot-blooded adventurers, this is the perfect book to find out all you need to know about surviving the freezing winter wilderness. Whether hunting, hiking or camping out, you need these survival skills to help make your experience even more fun. It will equip you with the basic knowledge of how you can build shelter, fire; obtain water and dress up in order to survive out in the harsh climate. Book 2: Winter Survival: How To Survive Winter Storms While Homesteading And Off-Grid Living Homesteading, off-grid living or whatever else you may want to call it, is essentially a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. This means that you generate everything from your own resources and utilize them to the fullest. Of course it can be done in any setting, urban, rural, and suburban - but in all cases, one strives to be free of the stresses that plague a dependent lifestyle. One of the main concerns in such a lifestyle is surviving winter. If you have gone off-grid and have found a complacent, pacific spot in the mountains, good for you. But with winter approaching and not having the regular utilities that might be otherwise provided, you need to be ready to face it. It becomes even more imperative in the case of winter storms. Winter storms are harsh and difficult, even if you have modern facilities like air conditioning and internal heaters, what with the risk of power shutting off. But does that mean it is impossible to survive a winter storm while homesteading? The answer is no. You can and will survive it... if you have prepared adequately. Preparation is the most basic, most essential tool to any homesteader. So read this book and find out all you need to know about surviving a winter storm when you're homesteading, have gone completely off grid and do not want to revert to the life you left behind. Book 3: Winter Survival: Minimal Kit for Winter Survival in the Wildwood This book contain proven information that you need to survive in the extreme winter wildwood, whether you are simply adventuring by choice or you have been forced by unfortunate circumstances such as disasters - either natural or man-made. Book 4: Urban Winter Survival: How To Prepare Your Car, Your Home And Yourself For Great Freeze What if you work outside the home or you have to spend a night outside the house, what would you do then? Take your heater with you? I'm sure dry fruits won't make you warm in that case. Let's have a look how one can survive urban winter. And what things need to be taken care of while going out in this season. Download your E book "How To Survive The Freezing Cold: Learn To Survive Extreme Weather Conditions Everywhere" by scrolling up and clicking "Buy Now with 1-Click" button!
Download or read book Surviving the Winter written by Dorothy R. Zopf and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the women of New Mexico have used a patchwork of materials to create an enduring quiltmaking legacy.
Download or read book Winter Blues Survival Guide written by Norman E. Rosenthal and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2013-09-04 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you have seasonal affective disorder (SAD), take heart. A range of effective treatments and preventive measures can help you feel healthy and productive, even on the darkest days. Yet when depression kicks in, it's tough to mobilize yourself to find and use the information you need to feel better. That's where this skillfully crafted workbook comes in. Leading SAD expert Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal guides you step by step to: *Record your symptoms, such as low moods, fatigue, sleep problems, and food cravings. *Gain awareness of your seasonal patterns--to anticipate problems before they arise. *Determine which remedies to try, including light therapy, meditation, lifestyle changes, antidepressants, and psychotherapy. *Keep track of what works and how long it takes for symptoms to improve. *Spend your high-energy months equipping yourself for the times when energy is low. By working through the book's simple checklists and fill-in-the-blank forms (you can download and print additional copies as needed), you'll create your own blueprint for greater well-being all year long. Let there be light! See also Dr. Rosenthal's Winter Blues, Fourth Edition, which provides a comprehensive overview of SAD and its treatment.
Download or read book How to Survive the Freezing Cold written by John Harrison and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-13 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting Your FREE Bonus Download this book, read it to the end and see "BONUS: Your FREE Gift" chapter after the conclusion. How To Survive The Freezing Cold: Survive Extreme Temperatures Everywhere (FREE Bonus Included) Book 1: Winter Survival: 20 Tips To Survive In The Freezing Wilderness Winter is coming! Not only a season for holidays and Christmas but also a primetime for adventure. Winter is a time that gets most people scrambling for the indoors and warmth, the perfect reason to curl up next to the fire and not move or go out for days. For those with a more adventurous spirit, the harsh cold and natural elements are but another challenge to overcome. And for those hot-blooded adventurers, this is the perfect book to find out all you need to know about surviving the freezing winter wilderness. Whether hunting, hiking or camping out, you need these survival skills to help make your experience even more fun. It will equip you with the basic knowledge of how you can build shelter, fire; obtain water and dress up in order to survive out in the harsh climate. Book 2: Winter Survival: How To Survive Winter Storms While Homesteading And Off-Grid Living Homesteading, off-grid living or whatever else you may want to call it, is essentially a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. This means that you generate everything from your own resources and utilize them to the fullest. Of course it can be done in any setting, urban, rural, and suburban - but in all cases, one strives to be free of the stresses that plague a dependent lifestyle. One of the main concerns in such a lifestyle is surviving winter. If you have gone off-grid and have found a complacent, pacific spot in the mountains, good for you. But with winter approaching and not having the regular utilities that might be otherwise provided, you need to be ready to face it. It becomes even more imperative in the case of winter storms. Winter storms are harsh and difficult, even if you have modern facilities like air conditioning and internal heaters, what with the risk of power shutting off. But does that mean it is impossible to survive a winter storm while homesteading? The answer is no. You can and will survive it... if you have prepared adequately. Preparation is the most basic, most essential tool to any homesteader. So read this book and find out all you need to know about surviving a winter storm when you're homesteading, have gone completely off grid and do not want to revert to the life you left behind. Book 3: Winter Survival: Minimal Kit for Winter Survival in the Wildwood This book contain proven information that you need to survive in the extreme winter wildwood, whether you are simply adventuring by choice or you have been forced by unfortunate circumstances such as disasters - either natural or man-made. Download your E book "How To Survive The Freezing Cold: Survive Extreme Temperatures Everywhere" by scrolling up and clicking "Buy Now with 1-Click" button!
Download or read book Survival at 40 Below written by Debbie S. Miller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As temperatures drop, the animals that make the tundra home must ready themselves for survival. See how animals like the arctic ground squirrel and the woolly bear caterpillar use special coping devices to keep warm as they hibernate their way through the frigid winter months. Then when the temperatures finally rise, these creatures emerge and the pulse of life returns to the arctic.
Download or read book Surviving the Winters written by Steven Elliott and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Washington and his Continental Army braving the frigid winter at Valley Forge form an iconic image in the popular history of the American Revolution. Such winter camps, Steven Elliott tells us in Surviving the Winters, were also a critical factor in the waging and winning of the War of Independence. Exploring the inner workings of the Continental Army through the prism of its encampments, this book is the first to show how camp construction and administration played a crucial role in Patriot strategy during the war. As Elliott reminds us, Washington’s troops spent only a few days a year in combat. The rest of the time, especially in the winter months, they were engaged in a different sort of battle—against the elements, unfriendly terrain, disease, and hunger. Victory in that more sustained struggle depended on a mastery of camp construction, logistics, and health and hygiene—the components that Elliott considers in his environmental, administrative, and operational investigation of the winter encampments at Middlebrook, Morristown, West Point, New Windsor, and Valley Forge. Beyond the encampments’ basic function of sheltering soldiers, his study reveals their importance as a key component of Washington’s Fabian strategy: stationed on secure, mountainous terrain close to New York, the camps allowed the Continental commander-in-chief to monitor the enemy but avoid direct engagement, thus neutralizing a numerically superior opponent while husbanding his own strength. Documenting the growth of Washington and his subordinates as military administrators, Surviving the Winters offers a telling new perspective on the commander’s generalship during the Revolutionary War. At the same time, the book demonstrates that these winter encampments stand alongside more famous battlefields as sites where American independence was won.
Download or read book Making Winter written by Emma Mitchell and published by Lark Books (NC). This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the Danish concept of Hygge, which which focuses on everyday comfort, peace, and contentedness, providing decoration, craft, and recipe ideas designed to encourage joy during the winter months.
Download or read book Wintering written by Katherine May and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! AS HEARD ON NPR MORNING EDITION AND ON BEING WITH KRISTA TIPPETT “Katherine May opens up exactly what I and so many need to hear but haven't known how to name.” —Krista Tippett, On Being “Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself. . . . This is truly a beautiful book.” —Elizabeth Gilbert "Proves that there is grace in letting go, stepping back and giving yourself time to repair in the dark...May is a clear-eyed observer and her language is steady, honest and accurate—capturing the sense, the beauty and the latent power of our resting landscapes." —Wall Street Journal An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding job. Wintering explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it offered. A moving personal narrative shot through with lessons from literature, mythology, and the natural world, May's story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Illumination emerges from many sources: solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation, C.S. Lewis and Sylvia Plath, swimming in icy waters and sailing arctic seas. Ultimately Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times. May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat, joy in the hushed beauty of winter, and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical, not linear. A secular mystic, May forms a guiding philosophy for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a new season.
