Bushcraft

Name: Bushcraft
ISBN: 9780340792582

An Inspirational Guide to Surviving in the Wilderness

by Ray Mears

Why it's on the shelf

Ray Mears's foundational bushcraft book on fire, shelter, and woodland skills.

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Edition data verified 2026-10-25 with Open Library. Newer printings may exist. Blank fields couldn't be verified.

Sources

Cody Lundin

Survival is about keeping your core temperature normal, and Lundin builds the whole book around that idea.

Dave Canterbury

Longer-term wilderness living skills, picking up where Bushcraft 101 leaves off.

Robert Birkby, Boy Scouts of America

The Scouts' handbook covers camping, first aid, knots, and navigation in a format kids and adults can use.

Dave Canterbury

Dave Canterbury's core bushcraft skills: tools, fire, shelter, and the '5 Cs'.