Backpack Camping and Woodland Survival

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Contents 1 Gear 2 Skills 2.1 Crafts 2.1.1 Clay Pottery 2.2 Hunting and gathering 2.3 Fire 2.3.1 Fire Starting 2.4 Cooking 3 Shelters 3.1 Natural Shelters 3.2 Quick Shelters 4 Emergency Techniques 5 Getting There

Introduction

[edit] Gear

• Clothing
• Canvas sack backpack
• Bedroll backpack
• Packframes
• Lights
• Weaponry
• Tools
• Cooking
• Sleeping
• Hygiene
• Miscellaneous

[edit] Skills

• Water purification

[edit] Crafts

• Tanning
• Simple woodworking
• Clothing
• Weaving
• Furniture
• Packframes
• Primitive knives
• Bows and arrows
• Staff making
• Dreamcatchers

[edit] Clay Pottery

• Pinch pots
• Coil pots

[edit] Hunting and gathering

• Primitive fishing
• Hunting
• Tracking
• Traps and snares
• Seasons
• Safety and laws
• Gutting
• Skinning
• Butchering
• Cleaning
• Field dressing
• Gathering
• Plants
• Medicine

[edit] Fire

• Safety

[edit] Fire Starting

• Bow drill
• Hand drill
• Pump drill
• Bamboo saw
• Flint and steel
• Other methods

[edit] Cooking

• Natural and harvested
• Prepared food
• Hallowing logs
• Steam pits
• Stone ovens
• Cooking utensils
• Cast iron
• Sanitation and storage
• Best practices

[edit] Shelters

[edit] Natural Shelters

• Caves

[edit] Quick Shelters

• Lean-to
• Tents
• Tipis

[edit] Emergency Techniques

• First aid
• Emergency kits

[edit] Getting There

• Navigation