How To Survive Anywhere

  Survival. What is survival? In the narrowest sense, it is simply the ability to resist all the forces of nature that seem to conspire to end or shorten our life. In one sense, survival is a relative concept, since the very nature of life on earth means that everything dies. Survival means different things to different people. To a wilderness explorer, it means having the skills to stay alive for a night—or much longer—using only what nature has provided. To an urban dweller, it means having the wit and wisdom to protect yourself and your family from all the predators that seek to end or shorten your life. These can be of the human sort (terrorists, burglars, hijackers, scam artists, rapists) or they can be of the natural sort (earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, drought). We will address the basic skills needed to keep you alive and healthy in the woods and in the city. We will address these skills so you can be prepared, so you can act appropriately after a disaster strikes,...