Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Anyone Can Get Lost (and What to Do If It Happens to You) -- What to Do If You Get Lost -- Help Is on the Way -- 2 Building a Shelter -- Choosing a Location -- Basic Rules for Shelter Building -- Knots -- Natural Shelters -- Tarp Shelters -- Trench Shelters -- Brush Shelters -- Beach Shelters -- Snow Shelters -- Desert Shelters -- Cars -- 3 Finding Water -- How to Locate Water -- Water Purification -- Solar Stills -- 4 Signaling for Help -- Whistles and Air Horns -- Flashlights and Chemical Light Sticks -- Ground Signals -- Signal Mirrors and Signal Fires -- Paper and Pen -- Cell Phones and Walkie-Talkies -- 5 Building a Fire -- Preparing Your Fire Area -- Fire-Starters and Fire-Starting Materials -- Keeping Warm and Keeping Safe -- 6 Avoiding Dangerous Animals -- Don't Be Scared-Be Prepared! -- Mountain Lions -- Bears -- How Going to the Bathroom Can Attract Bears and Mountain Lions -- Pigs and Javelinas -- Moose -- Wolves -- Coyotes -- Venomous Snakes -- Other Creatures -- 7 Getting the Best of Bugs -- Mosquitoes -- Ticks -- Chiggers -- Ants -- Bees and Wasps -- Kissing Bugs -- Scorpions -- Spiders -- Other Bugs -- 8 Dealing with Extreme Weather -- Hypothermia -- Frostbite -- Heat Illness -- Sun or Snow Blindness -- How Hot Is It? Ask a Cricket -- 9 Finding Food -- Plants to Avoid -- Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac -- Edible Plants -- Edible Animals -- 10 Learning to Navigate -- Choosing a Map -- Using a Compass -- Other Ways to Orient Yourself -- GPS -- 11 What to Do If You or Someone Else Is Injured -- Safety First -- Shock -- Cuts -- Burns and Sunburns -- Broken Bones and Sprains -- Other Medical Issues -- 12 Packing a Survival Kit -- Basic Survival Kit -- Basic First-Aid Kit -- Car Emergency Kit -- Resources -- Index.