Survival and camping skills manuals have hundreds of tips
By Allen Macartney
What makes one person feel relaxed and thrive in the outdoors , while another feels threatened and deeply uncomfortable ? Sometimes it ’ s just a bit of know-how .
Two recent books , The Ultimate Survival Manual ( from Outdoor Life ) and The Total Outdoorsman Skills and Tools ( from Field & Stream ) offer literally hundreds of ideas to expand your outdoor knowledge . Well illustrated with colourful photographs and artwork , these books will not only inspire your imagination but expand your outdoor skills and enjoyment of nature .
Paired up , these books make nice companion volumes – dealing with a similar topic ( outdoor living ) but touching on different subjects .
THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL MANUAL
This book offers more than 300 ( 333 to be exact ) survival skills that go well beyond most survival manuals . Although it starts with the outdoor essentials ( building a shelter , fire-making , water purification and self-rescue techniques ), it provides crucial information for anyone caught in a real life-and-death situation : how to trap geese , squirrel and rabbit , and then skin and cook them over a fire . It has tips on how to survive natural disasters like forest fire , tornado , lightning strikes and floods . The book comes alive with real-life stores of people who have used these techniques and lived to tell the tale .
THE TOTAL OUTDOORSMAN SKILLS AND TOOLS
This book is aimed at developing outdoor skills in people who love to camp , hunt and fish . It too offers more than 300 tips in a near-identical format to The Ultimate Survival Manual with lots of colour photographs and artwork . It too features real-life stories . Topics include :
• Give your knife a spa treatment
• Re-waterproof a rain shell
• Pack lunch in a water bottle
• Supercharge a lure with a nail
• Improvise a pair of snowshoes
• Remove a fish hook
• Trail a dog to follow a game trail These books provide a ton of camping and outdoor-living tips to expand
your skills at fast-forward speed . Φ
THE UPPER GATINEAU WHITEWATER 2016 – 20TH EDITION MANIWAKI
It is with enthusiasm that the Quebec Federation of Canoeing and Kayaking in partnership with Action Plein Air Haute-Gatineau launches the 20th edition of the Upper Gatineau Whitewater Festival .
The festival was founded in 1997 with the mission of protecting and preserving the Gatineau River which at the time was under threat of hydro-electric development . Twenty years later the River is still free-flowing but the threat has never completely disappeared .
Come and join in the fun on the Gatineau River on August 26 , 27 and 28 . Rafting will be available for all levels of paddling experience . For intermediates and experts , bring your canoe or kayak . We ’ ll shuttle everyone to the river and make sure that you have a memorable , fun-filled weekend . At the same time you will be helping to preserve the Gatineau . For more information : Quebec Federation of canoeing and kayakingPhone : ( 514 ) 252-3001 Email : info @ canotkayak . qc . ca
KIDSPORT OTTAWA : 6TH ANNUAL BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
We are happy to announce that registration for this years beach volleyball tournament is now open ! As always , the proceeds from this event will go directly towards the funding of registration fees , programming , and sports equipment for deserving families in the community . WHAT ?
KidSport Ottawa ’ s 6th Annual Beach Volleyball TournamentWhere ? Britannia Beach WHEN ?
Saturday , August 20th , 2016 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm ( with a complimentary breakfast on the beach from 8:00-10:30 am !)
To register , visit the following link : www . kidsportcanada . ca / ontario / ottawa / calendar / 6th-annual-beachvolleyball
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