In this one-of-a-kind guide, survival skills expert and author Nate Summers unlocks the practical, ancient, and powerful art of making fire. Our modern lives and comforts have removed us from the world of our grandmothers and grandfathers where simple skills like how to make a fire to keep yourself alive are lost or fading rapidly. In this book, you will discover the basic principles of fire-making, plenty of how-to material, different fire-starting methods and structures for almost any conditions, fire safety information, and, perhaps most importantly after safety, a section devoted to the most useful species for each bioregion in North America. After reading, you will be well on your way to successfully making fires for emergency situations; knowing how to build a campfire for cooking, fun, warmth, and comfort; and understanding fire safety―no matter where you live or adventure.
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Nate Summers, author of Primal: Why We Long to be Wild and Free, has been a survival skills instructor for over 20 years with a background in anthropology, Asian studies, and natural medicine. He taught and directed at the Wilderness Awareness School for over 15 years, and has served as faculty for the Desert Institute of Healing Arts, the Asian Institute of Medical Studies, and as adjunct faculty for Prescott College. Nate's passions include ethnobotany, natural mentoring, hunter-gatherer childhoods, natural movement, herbal medicine, internal martial arts, mentoring, and leadership. Nate likes to fish, practice internal martial arts, go on adventures with his children, and gather wild foods and medicine. Check out his blog and website at primalnate.com or catch his latest adventures on Instagram at @primalnate.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Taylor, Mink (illustrator). Support Small Business by buying this book! VERY GOOD+ No marks noted in text. Binding is tight and square. Gently read. . . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) Humans and Fire -- 2.) Fire Safety and Hazards -- 3.) Essential Components -- 4.) Ignition -- 5.) Fire Structure -- 6.) Cooking with Fire -- 7.) Pro Tips -- 8.) Species -- 8.1) Pacific Northwest/Cascadia Bioregion -- 8.2) Mountain West Bioregion -- 8.3) California -- 8.4) Desert Southwest Bioregion -- 8.5) Texas -- 8.6) Midwest Bioregion -- 8.7) Northeast Bioregion -- 8.8) Southeast Bioregion -- 8.9) Hawaii and Alaska -- 9.) Working toward Expertise and Mastery -- * Afterword -- * APPENDICES: I: Useful Plants -- II: Further Reading -- III: Bioregional Support Teams and Other Contributors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . In this one-of-a-kind guide, survival skills expert and author Nate Summers unlocks the practical, ancient, and powerful art of making fire. Our modern lives and comforts have removed us from the world of our grandmothers and grandfathers where simple skills like how to make a fire to keep yourself alive are lost or fading rapidly. In this book, you will discover the basic principles of fire-making, plenty of how-to material, different fire-starting methods and structures for almost any conditions, fire safety information, and, perhaps most importantly after safety, a section devoted to the most useful species for each bioregion in North America. After reading, you will be well on your way to successfully making fires for emergency situations; knowing how to build a campfire for cooking, fun, warmth, and comfort; and understanding fire safetyâ"no matter where you live or adventure. Seller Inventory # 107112
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