Whether you take day hikes on weekends or spend months in the woods, here is everything you need to know to enjoy -- and survive -- the great outdoors. Covers everything from choosing the appropriate camping gear to building a fire without matches, to identifying wild plants to paddling a canoe, and determining direction by the sun to navigating with a compass. This useful guide covers essential survival skills such as staying warm in blizzard conditions, purifying drinking water, and building emergency shelters, as well as fascinating tidbits such as improvising sunglasses and cracking a coconut without a tool. Author: Angier, Bradford. 572 PGS.