Stay Alive - Survival Skills You Need Autographed  by John McCann

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Having a survival kit is not enough - You must know what to do with it!  An emergency can arise at anytime, and everyone from the average commuter to the risk-taking sportsman can benefit from knowing basic survival skills.  Armed with the techniques in Stay Alive! Survival Skills You Need, you will be prepared to survive.          Building on the essentials presented in his first book, Build the Perfect Survival Kit, author John D. McCann details the survival mentality required to survive common emergencies, then goes on to explain the component skill categories that you must execute to stay alive, including: · Survival Kits  · Shelter  · Navigating your way back to safety· Knives & Tools · Water Collection & Purification · Food · Fire & Light · Signaling for help · First Aid                                                                                                                                        With more than 250 pages, 300 full-color photos, and a Foreword by Dave Canterbury (owner of the Pathfinder School and Co-Host of Discovery Channel's Dual Survival), Stay Alive! Survival Skills You Need provides clear, detailed solutions for surviving emergencies during adventure, sport and travel.   John is a good friend of ours, so he was kind enough to sign all of the copies we have available. This book is Highly Recommended for anyone who travels outside of their comfort zone.     Check out this video review by Steve Davis!   $24.00 Back in Stock

Build the Perfect Survival Kit Autographed by Author John McCann

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John McCann is the author of the first book ever written exclusively on building survival kits, and is a good friend of ours here at the shop. Published by Krause Publication (now KP Books), April 2005.  It is a 6" x 9" soft cover book with 192 pages and over 150 photographs.  The foreword is by Ron Hood of Hoods Woods, with over 35 years of experience in teaching survival.  An emergency can arise at any time.  Now everyone from the average commuter to the risk-taking sportsman can benefit from a survival kit.  Each kit is described with a list of components, a picture of the finished product, and a discussion of each component and its value.  The book advocates careful planning and building a personalized kit specifically tailored to each outing or possible emergency.  Readers will learn about the nine component categories: Fire & Light, Signaling, Navigation, Water & Food, Shelter & Protection, Knives & Tools, Multi-purpose Items, and Miscellaneous Items. Armed with the kit-building techniques found in this book, You Will Be Prepared to Survive! $14.99

Survivability for the Common Man Waterproof - Autographed by Author Dave Canterbury

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In Survivability for the Common Man, Dave starts by covering his philosophy of the Pathfinder System.  Further covering what to carry; with tips and tricks on how not to lose your gear and what to do if you find it floating downriver without you. Topics cover everything from fire making, shelter, hunting for food, foraging, orienteering, and more.     Survivability for the Common Man provides an overview of what to do in the wilderness so that you don’t panic if you get put into an emergency situation, with general instruction on how to be found by a SAR (Search and Rescue) team.  It is all about thinking smart because the philosophy behind the Pathfinder System is all common sense. This is a no nonsense, no fluff book on building and maintaining a minimum size hiking or camping kit coupled with the high level outline of skills you will need in the outdoors. $29.95 *Out of Stock

Scats & Tracks of the Great Lakes

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This guide helps readers figure out what they are looking at with superb illustrations and informative text.     See those animal signs on the trail? Was that footprint left by a dog or a coyote? Was that pile of droppings deposited by a moose or a deer? Scats and Tracks of the Great Lakes will help you determine which mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have passed your way and could still be nearby. Easy-reference descriptions with precise measurements n detailed illustrations of scats, tracks, and gait patterns An identification key and glossary of tracking terms Thorough instructions for documenting your finds $10.99

Peterson's Field Guides Edible Wild Plants (East & Central)

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A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants contains more than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous look-alikes, and 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses. Peterson's unique identification system shows exactly what features to look for to tell one species from another. The guide is also designed to work in the field, and every illustration, every word, is directed to that end.   $19.00

Peterson's Field Guides Field Guide to Eastern Trees

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Find what you're looking for with Pe terson Field Guidestheir field-tested visual identification system is designed to help you differentiate thousands of unique species accurately every time. This field guide features detailed descriptions of 455 species of trees native to eastern North America, including the Midwest and the South. The 48 color plates, 11 black-and-white plates, and 26 text drawings show distinctive details needed for identification. Color photographs and 266 color range maps accompany the species descriptions.     $19.00 Back in Stock!

Peterson's Field Guides Medicinal Plants Eastern & Central US

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With more than 300 photos, this new edition shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. Descriptive text includes information on where the plants are found, as well as their known medicinal uses. An index to medical topics, symbols next to plant descriptions, and organization of plants by colors all make this an essential guide to understanding the traditional medicinal uses of the plants around us. At a time when interest in herbs and natural medicine has never been higher, the second edition of this essential guide shows how to identify more than five hundred kinds of healing plants. More than three hundred new color photos illustrate their flowers, leaves, and fruits. The updated descriptive text includes information on where the plants are found as well as their known medicinal uses. An index to medical topics is helpful for quickly locating information on specific ailments, from asthma and headaches to colds and stomachaches. Symbols next to plant descriptions give readers a quick visual alert to plants that are poisonous or may cause allergic reactions. Organized by plant color for fast identification, this guide is an indispensable tool for understanding the traditional medicinal uses of the plants and herbs around us.   Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars. These editions include updated material by Michael O'Brien, Paul Lehman, Bill Thompson III, Michael DiGiorgio, Larry Rosche, and Jeffrey A. Gordon.   $19.00 Out of Stock

Peterson's Field Guides Venomous Animals & Poisonous Plants

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This essential guide to safety in the field features 90 venomous animals and more than 250 poisonous plants and fungi. The 340 line drawings make identification fast and simple; 160 species are also illustrated with color photographs.   Roger A. Caras (May 28, 1928-February 18, 2001) was an American wildlife photographer, writer, wildlife preservationist and television personality. Steven Foster has written numerous books and magazine articles on the medicinal use of herbs. He is the coauthor of the Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America. Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world"s greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars. $19.00

All-Weather Tactical Black Clicker Pen While a pencil works great on our all-weather products, sometimes you just need a pen. The No. 97 All-Weather Clicker Pen writes on wet paper, upside down  and in temperatures from -30F to 250F. Flat Black Metal barrel. Pressurized Black Ink, 5 1/4" long.   $11.00

Rite In The Rain 5" x 3 1/2" Field Notebook  The "Rite in the Rain" Memo Books are bound with a Field-Flex cover. Small and flexible, they are perfect for keeping in your pocket. The No. 954 and 954T have 112 pages (56 sheets). Available in green only. Useful reference material on the inside covers.   $4.00

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Rite In The Rain 4 5/8" x 7 1/4" Field Notebook This Field Book has a tough Field-Flex cover that will withstand the rigors of outdoor use while fitting comfortably into your utility pocket. Pages are printed on non-glare green "Rite in the Rain" all-weather paper. Each sheet is perforated for easy removal. Universal Pattern for notes and scaled drawings. The Field Book also contains 16 pages of reference material. 160 pages (80 sheets).   $16.00