100 Deadly Skills Survival Edition: The SEAL Operative’s Guide to Surviving in the Wild and Being Prepared for Any Disaster

276 Pages·2016·18.755 MB·English

by  Clint Emerson

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SURVIVAL EDITION
The SEAL Operative's Guide
to Surviving in the Wild and Being
Prepared for Any Disaster
Clint Emerson , retired Navy SEAL
lllustrations by Ted slampyak
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Emerson, Clint, author. | Slampyak, Ted, illustrator.
Title: 100 deadly skills : survival edition : the SEAL operative’s guide to surviving in
the wild and being prepared for any disaster / Clint Emerson, retired Navy SEAL ;
illustrations by Ted Slampyak.
Other titles: One hundred deadly skills | SEAL operative’s guide to surviving in the
wild and being prepared for any disaster
Description: Survival edition. | New York : Touchstone, [2016] | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016026472 (print) | LCCN 2016027382 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781501143908 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781501143939 (Ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Combat survival—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Survival—Handbooks,
manuals, etc. | United States. Navy. SEALs.
Classification: LCC U225 .E64 2016 (print) | LCC U225 (ebook) | DDC 613.6/9—
de23 LC record available at https://Iccn.loc.gov/2016026472
ISBN 978-1-5011-4390-8
ISBN 978-1-5011-4393-9 (ebook)
A Note to Readers
The skills described in the following pages are called “deadly” for a
reason. Many were inspired by the missions and training of Special
Forces personnel, operatives who are routinely pushed to the limits
of their endurance, precision, and ingenuity under life-threatening
conditions. But unlike the original 100 Deadly Skills, a manual
intended to expose civilians to a shadowy special ops world filled
with subterfuge, surveillance, and surreptitious infiltration, this sur-
vival edition is geared toward actions that will save lives—yours
and those of the people around you. The skills in this book are
meant to help you overcome a range of deadly situations, from get-
ting lost at sea to being caught in the crosshairs of an active shooter
or the tusks of a wild boar.
Still, some of these skills are extremely dangerous, and many
should only be attempted in the direst of situations. All require the
application of personal judgment, their necessity in any given sit-
uation highly dependent on context. A cricothyrotomy (see page
252) should be performed by an untrained bystander only in the
event that a massive trauma has mangled a victim’s upper air-
way, less invasive attempts to restore breathing have failed, and an
emergency dispatcher agrees that the benefits outweigh the risks.
A botched attempt could result in spinal injury or the laceration
of a major vessel or artery, eventualities for which even the most
well-meaning bystander might be liable. Starting a signaling fire
with a cell phone battery (see page 68) should only be undertaken
in extreme situations. And attempting to thwart a pirate attack (see
page 102) or take out a hijacker (see page 174) is a brave act of
intervention with an extremely high level of risk.
The author and publisher disclaim any liability from any injury
that may result from the use, proper or improper, of the informa-
tion contained in this book. The stated goal of the book is not to
enable deadly actions but to entertain while simultaneously impart-
ing a body of knowledge that may come in handy in the absolute
direst of emergencies.
Be deadly in spirit, but not in action. Respect the rights of others
and the laws of the land. May the strongest survive.
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
—Carl Sagan
CONTENTS
Introduction X11
PART |: PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS
001 Become Crisis Proof
002 Build a Personal EDC Kit
003 Train to Survive
004 Prepare a Vehicle Go-Bag 10
PART II: NAVIGATION 13
005 Environmental Navigation 14
006 Solar Navigation 16
007 Celestial Navigation 18
008 Magnetic Navigation 20
PART Hil: SURVIVAL IN THE WILD 23
009 Minimum EDC, Jungle Environment 24
010 Collect Water in a Rainforest 28
011 Build a Rainforest Fire 30
012 Scavenge and Spearfish Rainforest Survival Food 32
013 Build a Bamboo Hammock 34
014 Escape a Wild Boar Attack 36
O15 Minimum EDC, Arctic Environment 38

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