Children can learn fantastic practical survival skills in this compact but comprehensive handbook. Ranging from basic first aid, lighting a fire and foraging to making soap, a survival bed and a shelter, this is a valuable aid for helping kids to be independent and resourceful, whether they set up camp in the backyard or in the wilderness.
Introduction
Getting ready for your adventure
Kit list
Setting up camp
Finding a spot
Making a bed
Making a hammock
Easy bushcraft chair
Making a Swedish stove
Pot hangers
Finding food and water
Herbal teas
Plant flours
Foraging
Birch tapping
Edible bugs
Finding ad collecting water
Salt water distillation
Making a fire and cooking
Waterproof matches
Natural tinder
Fire lays
Slitting a log
Lighting a fire
Wild food recipes
Camp craft
Basic knots
Making stone and bone tools
Making a bowl and arrow
Making a slingshot
Making utensils
Making natural soap
Navigation
20 ways to use duct tape
20 ways to use a bandana
20 ways to use rubbish
First aid
Take the survival quiz
Dan Westall and Naomi Walmsley run Outback2Basics from their patch of woodland in Shropshire in the UK. Specialising in bushcraft and Stone Age skills, they provide unique experiences for school children and teachers to connect to nature. Dan has been a bushcraft teacher for many years and has also acted as a medic and survival consultant on various TV shows. Naomi is a qualified bushcraft instructor and Forest School Leader and believes that every child should be able to safely light a fire and have at least ten uses for a stick by the age of ten. Together, they undertook a five-month Stone Age immersion experience in the US, living in the wilderness without any modern equipment, profoundly influencing their lives and teaching. They have written Forest School Adventure and Urban Forest School for GMC Publications and Naomi is the author of Live Like a Hunter Gatherer for Button Books. Find out more at www.outback2basics.co.uk
Naomi Walmsley runs Outback2Basics with her partner Dan Westall from their patch of woodland in Shropshire, UK. Specialising in bushcraft and Stone Age skills, they provide unique experiences for schoolchildren and teachers to connect to nature. Naomi is a qualified bushcraft instructor and Forest School Leader and believes that every child should be able to safely light a fire and have at least ten uses for a stick by the age of ten. She has also written for many magazines, including Bushcraft & Survival Skills, LivingWoods and Juno.
Joshua Rice is an illustrator and designer based in London, UK. His graphic, colourful work has been shortlisted for industry awards, exhibited in the London Transport Museum and featured by clients and collaborators such as National Parks UK, Historic Royal Palaces and Explorer HQ. Originally from Ontario, Canada, he trained as a historian before moving to the UK almost twenty years ago. Today, he works on art and other things from his home studio in Ealing, west London, where he lives with his family.
