Outback Survival
By (Author) Bob Cooper
Hachette Australia
Hachette Australia
22nd December 2016
27th April 2017
Australia
General
Non Fiction
613.690994
Paperback
272
Width 128mm, Height 198mm, Spine 22mm
280g
'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 transportWARMTH - fire and wind-proofingSHELTER - against rain, cold, wind and sunSIGNALS - by day and nightFOOD - foraging and fishingThis 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.It's a bloody great read - AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC
no-nonsense detail about how to get the most from Australia's more isolated destinations - SUN-HERALDa guidebook that might just save your life - HERALD SUNBob 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).