Safe and enjoyable
wilderness experience

The e-book, “Essential Wilderness Skills For Beginners” is a perfect backpacking guide for those of you that want to obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to safely enjoy the wilderness. Heading out into the backcountry unprepared and without basic wilderness skills is unwise (a gentle way of saying foolish).


You will learn how to:

- survive in the wilderness, using the eight basic survival skills:

    - Building a shelter.
    - Making a fire.
    - Finding water.
    - Finding food in the wild.
    - Signaling for help.
    - Natural navigation.
    - Basic wilderness first aid.
    - Predicting the weather.


And, of course, the topics of this website will be covered. However, each topic is covered in more detail.

A total of 130 pages with more than 250 photos and drawings provide you with an easy to read guide.


Download and start reading in seconds

Settle down in your favorite armchair with a cup of tea, or the beverage of your choice, and read the e-book on your computer or print it out if you prefer to read from paper. It's always easier to absorb information when you are comfortable.

Enjoy your reading!


You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the e-book (pdf file). If you don't have it, download the Acrobat Reader by clicking here, it's free.

If you're not certain if you have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer click here to download the file table-of-content.pdf.If you can view the file, you have Acrobat Reader.

The pdf file will also give you a good overview of the content of the e-book.

Satisfaction guaranteed If, for any reason whatsoever, you are not completely satisfied with the e-book, simply let me know within 30 days, and you will receive a full and total refund. Absolutely no questions asked.