The extent of my "wilderness survival" involves setting up camp in a state park or or other campground, including a tent, full camp kitchen, propane stove, lanterns, coolers, cot, air mattress, etc. I thought this book might provide some helpful tips that even someone who has been a camper for nearly 60 years could use. The contents of this manual is geared toward someone who will be backpacking all their equipment into the deep woods, sleeping on the ground, and trapping small animals to skin and eat. While I don't plan to venture into the wilderness that way, there were plenty of small tips that are useful even for the "luxury" camper like me like various methods of setting up a campfire and useful instructions on how not to injure yourself with a knife, hatchet, or saw. The book includes recipes for assorted small game, most of which involve boiling the dressed animal in a pot with vegetables to make a stew. However, should you be brave enough trap a beaver for consumption, be warned you must boil the meat three times discarding the water after each boiling before it is fit to cook with the vegetables. I'll pass on that one.
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