Outback Survival

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Outback Survival
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Bob Cooper
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130
Category/GenreProse - non-fiction
Camping and woodcraft
Outdoor survival skills
ISBN/Barcode 9780733637513
ClassificationsDewey:613.690994
Audience
General
Illustrations 18 colour illustrations - 1x8pp 4x4c

Publishing Details

Publisher Hachette Australia
Imprint Hachette Australia
Publication Date 22 December 2016
Publication Country Australia

Description

'a guidebook that might just save your life' HERALD SUN Bob Cooper's incredible bushcraft skills have been developed through more than 30 years of experience in Australia's harsh outback. He has picked up tools of survival from the experiences of living with traditional Aboriginal communities, instructing Special Forces units, lecturing with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Service on desert survival in the Mexican Desert, delivering wilderness lessons in the UK and learning the skills of the bushmen of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana. Bob has put his own lessons to the test and showed that with the right knowledge of the land, you can survive in even the harshest of conditions. OUTBACK SURVIVAL tells you WHAT you need to do, and HOW, if you want to survive. Based on Bob's Big 5 techniques, he explains: WATER - how to find, purify and transport WARMTH - fire and wind-proofing SHELTER - against rain, cold, wind and sun SIGNALS - by day and night FOOD - foraging and fishing This new edition also features Bob's OUTBACK DRIVING guide. The outback of Australia is one of the most unforgiving regions of the world, but Bob Cooper is committed to protecting and enhancing the experience people have when venturing out into the bush.

Author Biography

Bob Cooper is the go-to survival man for ABC radio and television. He has delivered outback safety and survival courses since 1990 and is considered the leading desert survival instructor in the country. He has also featured in several major television documentaries produced for National Geographic America, the BBC, the Discovery Channel, THE WORLD AROUND US and 60 MINUTES. For more information about Bob visit his website (http://www.bobcoopersurvival.com/index.asp).

Reviews

It's a bloody great read - AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC no-nonsense detail about how to get the most from Australia's more isolated destinations - SUN-HERALD a guidebook that might just save your life - HERALD SUN