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Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

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  • Author：Dave Canterbury
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Summary

“With advice on not just getting along， but truly reconnecting with the great outdoors， Dave Canterbury’s treasure trove of world-renowned wisdom and experience comes to life within these pages。” —Bustle

A New York Times Bestseller in Sports and Travel！

The ultimate resource for experiencing the backcountry！

Written by survivalist expert Dave Canterbury， Bushcraft 101 gets you ready for your next backcountry trip with advice on making the most of your time outdoors。 Based on the 5Cs of Survivability--cutting tools， covering， combustion devices， containers， and cordages--this valuable guide offers only the most important survival skills to help you craft resources from your surroundings and truly experience the beauty and thrill of the wilderness。 Inside， you'll also discover detailed information on:

Choosing the right items for your kit。

Manufacturing needed tools and supplies。

Collecting and cooking food。

Protecting yourself from the elements。

With Canterbury's guidance， you'll not only prepare yourself for any climate and situation， you'll also learn how to use the art of bushcraft to reconnect with nature in ways you've never imagined。

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Reviews

Con Brennan ，

Some good basic info to get you started。

Sierra Nevada ，

Great info！ Recommend

Everett ，

I did not enjoy this guide nor find it helpful。 It has a very settler colonialist perspective。 All quotes are from men， all language refers to men。 There are various references to killing animals for money， killing animals for sport。 Lots of focus on having "the right" gear and not much focus on actually getting out there and connecting with the land， honoring the traditions of the people who came before us and who suffered for our invasion of their home。 Some details on trapping animals in vari I did not enjoy this guide nor find it helpful。 It has a very settler colonialist perspective。 All quotes are from men， all language refers to men。 There are various references to killing animals for money， killing animals for sport。 Lots of focus on having "the right" gear and not much focus on actually getting out there and connecting with the land， honoring the traditions of the people who came before us and who suffered for our invasion of their home。 Some details on trapping animals in various horrible ways， although I was primarily interested to learn about "trapping" fish in humane "baskets" for harvesting。 He devotes only an appendix to non-meat sources of food， which would arguably be highly important for survival。 But no， it is far more important to capture animals in steel traps than to spend but a moment gathering roots or greens for additional carbs。 I dislike the perspective of this author， and advise anyone interested in truly connecting with the land in a respectful way to avoid this book。 。。。more

Jimmy Duncan ，

DecentGood material， but it definitely needs more drawings to illustrate ideas and concepts。 Other than that， this is a good resource， to be combined with other sources of information。 I would like to go with you on one of your trips。

Derek the Barak ，

Trapping chapter either needed more pictures or better explanations。 Hard to understand some of the trap setups。 Rest of the book was good in explaining how to do things but a few more pictures would help。

Danielle Lardeo ，

Kindle Unlimited kept suggesting this as a read and I figured free？ Why not？ In the interest of complete honesty， this is so opposite of my normal interest I still can't believe I read it。 Also in the interest of honesty， I skimmed some sections。 As someone who has almost no knowledge of anything outdoorsy I do think this was a good primer。 I enjoyed the sections on navigation， camp set up， and gear。With that being said， there were some sections that were a bit too much for me to follow -- prima Kindle Unlimited kept suggesting this as a read and I figured free？ Why not？ In the interest of complete honesty， this is so opposite of my normal interest I still can't believe I read it。 Also in the interest of honesty， I skimmed some sections。 As someone who has almost no knowledge of anything outdoorsy I do think this was a good primer。 I enjoyed the sections on navigation， camp set up， and gear。With that being said， there were some sections that were a bit too much for me to follow -- primarily the knots and lashings etc。 The descriptions mostly served to confuse me -- I feel these would be better learned by watching a demonstration or video。 I also skimmed the trapping section because。。。I'm a softie that way and am not serious about camping/tramping。 Overall， worth a read。 Would probably need to read again and， as the author recommended， apply in real-life scenarios to truly get the most out of it。 。。。more

Lauren ，

Not the most accessible book if you're a novice。 I was at least familiar with about a third what it went over - which helped me get my bearings throughout - but it deals with such demonstrative skills that I would think if your mind didn't work pictorally you'd get lost a bit in some descriptions。 More illustrations wouldn't have been a bad thing。 Overall it's a concise book of basic skills & serves its purpose。 A good reference book or a first dib into heading out into nature more prepared than Not the most accessible book if you're a novice。 I was at least familiar with about a third what it went over - which helped me get my bearings throughout - but it deals with such demonstrative skills that I would think if your mind didn't work pictorally you'd get lost a bit in some descriptions。 More illustrations wouldn't have been a bad thing。 Overall it's a concise book of basic skills & serves its purpose。 A good reference book or a first dib into heading out into nature more prepared than not。 。。。more

thomas ，

Simple and informative， a must have for the woodsman。

Will G ，

A PX ranger guide to being really annoying in the woods。

Jess irish ，

I absolutely loved this book！ I have loved the outdoors and adventure my whole life。 My fiance bought this book for me for Christmas 2019 and it truly has been a great read！ COVID-19 happened right after I finished this book and man， there have been times we have thought about going off grid！ Great tips and tricks for anyone trying to be a minimalist， or just want to get a new hobby。 I plan to take this book on any and all backpacking adventures to strengthen certain skills :）

Tommy ，

This book is correctly named as a 101。 Expect to read a little about a lot。 Most topics/sub-topics are covered in a simple paragraph or a list。 Don’t expect to become an expert on anything from reading this book。 At times I found the descriptions of the topics， such as a shelter type or trap， hard to follow without any visual。 The other thing that I will mention is that if I carried everything that he said would be nice to have in a pack， then my pack would be 300 lbs。

Conyr Sanders ，

The book I read was Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival written by Dave Canterbury。 Dave Canterbury is a self-reliance expert and survivalist in the outdoors， Dave Canterbury is also the co-owner of one of the top 12 survival schools in the United States。 This book comes from many other books written by Dave Canterbury about survival in the outdoors， this is probably the best one for beginners in bushcraft。 This book is a great starting point for beginners in bushcraft The book I read was Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival written by Dave Canterbury。 Dave Canterbury is a self-reliance expert and survivalist in the outdoors， Dave Canterbury is also the co-owner of one of the top 12 survival schools in the United States。 This book comes from many other books written by Dave Canterbury about survival in the outdoors， this is probably the best one for beginners in bushcraft。 This book is a great starting point for beginners in bushcraft like me because it goes over the basic knowledge you need to have for bushcraft。 Like I said earlier this book is mainly about the basic and most important information for bushcraft in the wilderness。 This book goes over many useful and effective techniques for building shelters， starting fires， trapping game， processing game， and navigation in the wilderness。 Not only does it go over techniques， but it also goes over the equipment you need for bushcraft and it even has some suggestions for equipment。 This book also goes over how to use your surroundings to your advantage and basic knowledge of your surroundings like Types of trees and plants， species of animals， and types of terrains in the environment you're in。 In conclusion， I thought that this book was amazing and had a lot of information to offer。 I think that people who are interested in hunting， fishing， and the basic outdoors would enjoy reading this book because it is basically what this book is about。 Like I said earlier this book is a very good place for starters to learn about bushcraft and the valuable information that comes with it。 Overall I enjoyed reading this book and I learned a ton of valuable information about bushcraft。 。。。more

Rodolfo ，

I gathered a few interesting points， but other than that， it's still hard to know a lot of the things it talks about。 I really appreciated the pictures where they were， although I would have preferred also pictures of the different trees， plants， etc。 so as to refer back to the book when you're in the middle of nowhere。 But hey， that's just me which I knew nothing of bushcraft up until reading this haha！ I gathered a few interesting points， but other than that， it's still hard to know a lot of the things it talks about。 I really appreciated the pictures where they were， although I would have preferred also pictures of the different trees， plants， etc。 so as to refer back to the book when you're in the middle of nowhere。 But hey， that's just me which I knew nothing of bushcraft up until reading this haha！ 。。。more

Mylon Pruett ，

Good field guild for how to survive， and navigate in the wilderness。 It's definitely better if you can "experiment" as you read to really learn it， and it's clearly written for a different kind of person than your normal "through" hiker or someone with a 3 day trip。Still， plenty of the points her are good for anyone as you never know when you could find yourself in less than pleasant circumstances while in the wilderness。Time to Read: 2:47 Good field guild for how to survive， and navigate in the wilderness。 It's definitely better if you can "experiment" as you read to really learn it， and it's clearly written for a different kind of person than your normal "through" hiker or someone with a 3 day trip。Still， plenty of the points her are good for anyone as you never know when you could find yourself in less than pleasant circumstances while in the wilderness。Time to Read: 2:47 。。。more

Amber ，

This is one of the stronger fields guides I've seen though why there's a gender bend in 2020 is beyond me。 This is one of the stronger fields guides I've seen though why there's a gender bend in 2020 is beyond me。 。。。more

Caleb Sommerville ，

I'm not sure how。。。practical this book is for me， since I live in the middle of a big city， but it was still fun to gather a bunch of hopefully useful skills。 I wish it had a few more diagrams though。 I'm not sure how。。。practical this book is for me， since I live in the middle of a big city， but it was still fun to gather a bunch of hopefully useful skills。 I wish it had a few more diagrams though。 。。。more

Christine ，

A good primer that gave me a lot to think about。 Of course， all of these tips， tricks， and outdoor skills require practice！

Brian Knox ，

I'm a connoisseur of bushcrafting and survival books。 My bookshelf is loaded with them。 I was excited when my wife got me this book directly from The Pathfinder School's website for Christmas。 First， it's a good book for basic bushcrafting。 I think this is what Mr。 Canterbury intended （especially given the title including "101"）。 It is a 101 level bushcrafting read。 I was hoping for a bit more， since I pretty much knew this stuff， but am encouraged that there is an advanced version。 For what it I'm a connoisseur of bushcrafting and survival books。 My bookshelf is loaded with them。 I was excited when my wife got me this book directly from The Pathfinder School's website for Christmas。 First， it's a good book for basic bushcrafting。 I think this is what Mr。 Canterbury intended （especially given the title including "101"）。 It is a 101 level bushcrafting read。 I was hoping for a bit more， since I pretty much knew this stuff， but am encouraged that there is an advanced version。 For what it purports to be （a basic guide to bushcrafting）， it excels。 。。。more

Jeanne Lambrianou ，

THE first book for preppers。

Dean M （Vox Poetica） ，

Good overview for people completely new to the subject。 Less so for those who already know a thing or two。

Matt Lynch ，

Of the two hiking books on this month’s list – buy this one。 It succeeded in nearly every way the “Walker’s Guide” failed to。 It doubles up as a useful how-to guide and instruction manual for wild camping whilst also delivering a series of interesting segments on everything related to bushcraft。Initially， the information provided on frontiersman techniques are impractical to the point of vestigial for the average hiker。 It’s more of an interesting backstory rather than being directly applicable Of the two hiking books on this month’s list – buy this one。 It succeeded in nearly every way the “Walker’s Guide” failed to。 It doubles up as a useful how-to guide and instruction manual for wild camping whilst also delivering a series of interesting segments on everything related to bushcraft。Initially， the information provided on frontiersman techniques are impractical to the point of vestigial for the average hiker。 It’s more of an interesting backstory rather than being directly applicable to the budding adventurer。 It wasn’t a particularly long section and I didn’t mind learning a bit about the early days of bushcraft survival。This is not the type of book you should read in extended sittings， and it knows that。 Hence it has a much clearer structure than “Walker’s Guide”。 I read it in long bursts but I wouldn’t really recommended it。 A lot of info probably went over my head and I’m sure I’ll have to dip back into it again。 It’s better to flick through it， coffee-table style， or skip to certain sections you want to read up on before a trip。One area I didn’t enjoy was the long section on trapping。 I’ve never liked traps due to their indiscriminatory nature。 （Despite the author’s protest that you can weight the springs differently or use a variety of baits to target specific animals – I wasn’t sold。） I think they’re quite cruel and I didn’t want to read too deeply into it。 But if this is something that interests you， the section is as well written and diagramed as the rest。In general it’s an excellent book。 Great information， mostly relevant topics， easy to understand， not too wordy， and clear diagrams。 A must-read for any hiker/camper/adventurer。 。。。more

Jessy Png ，

Excellent basic book for anyone who wants to learn about wilderness survival。 Great explanation short and sweet for the functions that he is covering， but you possibly can't rely on this to get on your first expedition。 It would be great to read his other books for better comprehension and preparedness too！ Excellent basic book for anyone who wants to learn about wilderness survival。 Great explanation short and sweet for the functions that he is covering， but you possibly can't rely on this to get on your first expedition。 It would be great to read his other books for better comprehension and preparedness too！ 。。。more

Hannah ，

Basics plusGreat review of the basics with added tips and tricks from a seasoned backwoodsman to aid in practical application of the skills being taught。

Bethany Scott ，

Lots of great infoA lot of great information。 I am very excited to put this new knowledge to practice！ I’m especially excited to learn more about wild plants and begin learning more about their edible and medicinal uses！

Richard Dabell ，

There are lots of survival and bushcraft books， I have a couple of shelves full myself。 What i like about this book and the series is how its broken down and presented。 You can tell the author has taught people of all ages， so knows how to break the steps down into components。 I like that its black and white and the style of the simple line drawings。

Tony Perkins ，

Excellent when read in conjunction with Dave Canterbury's many Youtube videos （if you are a visual learner like me）。 Now it is time to get outside and practice my skills！ Excellent when read in conjunction with Dave Canterbury's many Youtube videos （if you are a visual learner like me）。 Now it is time to get outside and practice my skills！ 。。。more

Sonia Santos ，

InterestingThis book it's a go to in order to figure out how to survive in the wilderness。 It has great ideas。 InterestingThis book it's a go to in order to figure out how to survive in the wilderness。 It has great ideas。 。。。more

Justin ，

Organized around the 5Cs （cordage， cover， containers and since this acronymn fell flat I forget the others）。 The scope was less broad then other books （not much first aid for example） so I'd rather stick with them。 Organized around the 5Cs （cordage， cover， containers and since this acronymn fell flat I forget the others）。 The scope was less broad then other books （not much first aid for example） so I'd rather stick with them。 。。。more

Austin ，

An exceptionally thorough whistle stop tour of everything you need to know about bushcraft survival。 Some parts are hard to visualise without practice， but I think that's just the nature of the beast。 I already had a lot of these skills， but having them brought together really helped see them as part of a wider skill set。 So for the first time in my life， I've bought a compass and am learning to use it。It is US focused， so not all the flora and fauna match the UK， and there's a whole section on An exceptionally thorough whistle stop tour of everything you need to know about bushcraft survival。 Some parts are hard to visualise without practice， but I think that's just the nature of the beast。 I already had a lot of these skills， but having them brought together really helped see them as part of a wider skill set。 So for the first time in my life， I've bought a compass and am learning to use it。It is US focused， so not all the flora and fauna match the UK， and there's a whole section on trapping， which is illegal here in the UK。 Still fascinating， though。 。。。more

C。J。 Mackenzie ，

a great intro to bush-craft by the best online video educator of bush-craft and traditional survival skills。 bringing survival techniques into the hands of the masses。 read this book for the basics and practice often to succeed in the wild！

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