Outdoor Survival Skills

Overview

Outdoor Survival Skills has taught three generations of wilderness adventurers how to survive in nature without expensive purchased equipment, instead drawing on knowledge of the land and carefully tested techniques, many of them ancient, for finding or creating shelter, fire, tools, water, and plant and animal foods. In this new edition, anecdotes from the author's lifetime of experience provide thrilling examples of the skills and attitudes that ensure survival outdoors.

Author Biography

Larry Dean Olsen wrote the outdoor survival merit badge requirements for the Boy Scouts of America and was technical advisor for the film "Jeremiah Johnson." His award-winning courses in primitive living have been sponsored by institutions in the United States and Canada. Currently he directs Anasazi, a youth wilderness rehabilitation program. Robert Redford is an actor.