Ultimate Survival Hacks: Over 500 Amazing Tricks That Just Might Save Your Life PDF
Preview Ultimate Survival Hacks: Over 500 Amazing Tricks That Just Might Save Your Life
TIM MACWELCH and the editors of OUTDOOR LIFE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL HACKS ULTIMATE SURVIVAL HACKS FULL TITLE PAGE TIM MACWELCH and the editors of OUTDOOR LIFE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL HACKS FULL TITLE PAGE CONTENTS DISASTER 01 Prioritize Problems 34 Plan for a Quake 02 Make First Aid Your First Prioritity 35 Get the Right Tool 03 Seek Shelter Right Away 36 Seek the Triangle 04 Get Water and Food 37 Use a Vehicle for Safety 05 Defend Like Your Life Depends On It 38 Watch for Falling Objects ¡ MENTAL HACK: THE OODA LOOP ¡ HACK HAZARDS: AVOID UNDER THE BED 06 Prepare for Disaster 39 Be the Burglar 07 Grab the Gear 40 Put On a Show 08 Add the Unexpected 41 Fortify with Wood Blocks ¡ HACK HAZARDS: IMPROPER STORAGE 42 Fake a Wall Socket 09 Create an Emergency Plan 43 Discourage Creepers 10 Plan Wisely 44 Plan It Out 11 Put Action in Your Plan 45 Build a DIY Safe Room 12 Mark Your Calendar 46 Get Some Training 13 Drill for Success 47 Stay at Range 14 Prepare for a Hurricane 48 Improvise a Weapon 15 Draw a Bath 49 Master Dirty Fighting 16 Board It Up 50 Find Water 17 Protect Your Stuff 51 Drain a Heater ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: STORM SHUTTERS 52 Get Tanked 18 Soak Up the Sun 53 Catch Some Rain 19 Hang Up Blankets 54 Melt Some Snow 20 Camp in the Car ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: WATER COOLER JUGS 21 Limit Your Risks ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: WATER FILTERS 22 Try Sticks and Stones 55 Disinfect Your Water ¡ HACK HAZARDS: CARBON MONOXIDE 56 Use Your Shirt 23 Deliver a Baby with a Chair 57 Put Water in the Sun 24 Employ Alcohol 58 Employ Iodine 25 Stop Bleeding Barehanded 59 Fight Cross Contamination 26 Create a Power Ball 60 Cook like a Hobo 27 Rehydrate with Popsicles 61 Buy a WaterBOB ¡ HACK HAZARDS: DENTAL DISASTERS 62 Dig a Seep Well 28 Use the Backdoor to Hydration 63 Don’t Be Misled 29 Bring Tampons to the Rescue (Sort of) ¡ HACK HAZARDS: DIRTY WATER 30 Understand Civil War Surgery 64 Cook on a Rack ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: FREE MEDICAL TRAINING 65 Split Wood for a Swedish Torch ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: BETADINE 66 Try a Wax Stove 31 Pack Your Gear 67 Build a Block Rocket 32 Add These Extras 68 Use Rocks 33 Keep It Handy 69 Cook on a Camp Stove ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: EMS RESCUE KNIFE 70 Heat Up with Chemistry ¡ HACK HEROES: DUCT TAPE ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: CHIMENEA 71 Make a Cardboard Oven 103 Handle Outages 72 Cook in Your Car 104 Make Power 73 Hack a Dish 105 Add an Outlet 74 Build a Penny Stove 106 Charge a Phone 75 Coil a Solar Water Heater 107 Hack a Car Alternator ¡ HACK HAZARDS: SOLAR BURNS 108 Go Micro ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: STOVE CHARGER ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: SOLAR PANELS ¡ HACK HEROES: 550 CORD 109 Dig a Cat Hole 76 Do the Research 110 Use a Bucket 77 Fight Back Against Flooding 111 Borrow Kitty Litter ¡ HACK HAZARDS: DRIVING THROUGH WATER 112 Build an Outhouse ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: SAND BAGS 113 Improvise Some TP 78 Chill in a Cellar ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: EXTRA TP 79 Block Sunny Windows 114 Seek a Soap Alternative 80 Cool the Swamp 115 Make a Bucket Shower 81 Deal with Discomfort ¡ HACK HAZARDS: SCALDS ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: CLAY POT COOLER 116 Collect Water 82 Wire Up a Heavy Light 117 Do the Dishes 83 Get Light from Oil 84 Create Some Candles 85 Make Lots of Light 86 Bring Backups 87 Get More Light 88 Pass the Chips 89 Use a Battery 90 Bring a Fresnel Lens 91 Make Char Cloth ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: WAX FIRE STARTERS ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: BLOWTORCH 92 Learn About Pet Care 93 Keep Them Warm 94 Make DIY Dog Food 95 Splint Your Pet 96 Make a Plan 97 Get on the Radio 98 Connect After a Crisis ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: DEAD DROP ¡ HACK HEROES: PLASTIC BOTTLE 99 Prep Right 100 Stock Up 101 Rake a Roof 102 Put Snow to Work CONTENTS 118 Wash the Clothes 150 Build a Hot Rock Bed 119 Be Your Own Trash Collector 151 Sleep Warmer 120 Try a Pin-Free Clothesline 152 Embrace the Rock 121 Upgrade a Mud Room 153 Add a Wall 122 Make a Cheap Suit 154 Sleep in a Bag 123 Use a Shirt Gasket 155 Follow the Elves 124 Know Your Foe 156 Use a Tree 125 Get Oiled ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: ¡ HACK HEROES: BLEACH SHELTER IN A TREE 126 Manage Mindset 157 Grab a Piece of History 127 Fight Sorrow 158 Use It Well 128 Toughen Up ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: 129 Attack Anger THE BASIC MORA KNIFE 130 Raise Moral ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: MORALE TOKEN MORAS WITH SPARK RODS ¡ MENTAL HACK: PREVENT PANIC ¡ HACK HEROES: TRASH BAG WILDERNESS 159 Use Bark Cordage 160 Tie Saplings for a Wigwam 131 Build the Kit 161 Break Firewood with Leverage 132 Pack Extras 162 Love Those Leaves 133 Stay Light 163 Skip the Shrooms 134 Adjust Your Size 164 Bring Water with You 135 Pack a Kit in a Bottle 165 Craft a Container ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: CANDY TIN KIT ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: 136 Layer Up THE SURPLUS CANTEEN 137 Make a Match Coat 166 Harness the Sun 138 Bag Yourself 167 Wash a Wound 139 Buy the Best 168 Stay Cool ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: GET WARMER 169 Drown Your Prey ¡ HACK HEROES: CLOTHING 170 Steam Clean Your Body 140 Make Some Shade ¡ HACK HAZARDS: RAW WATER 141 Use What the Desert Provides ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: WATER PURIFIER ¡ HACK HAZARDS: DON’T WASTE WATER 171 Dig a Fire Pit 142 Bend Some Trees 172 Avoid Watery Stones 143 Tie Up a Roof 173 Build a Mound 144 Build a Bike Hut 174 Make a Firewood Dryer 145 Make Quick Ties ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: AXE AND SAW 146 Take Shelter, Catch Rain ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: STAR FIRE ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: SAND PIT 175 Sharpen Up a Fire 147 Make a Leaf Bed 176 Make a PJCB 148 Rig a Hammock 177 Burn a Cube 149 Sleep On a Grass Mat 178 Find the Fatwood 179 Get Weird 199 Pick a Berry ¡ HACK HEROES: BOURBON 200 Crack a Hickory 180 Use the Sparks 201 Put Pine on the Menu 181 Dry Out Matches 202 Grab a Cattail 182 Get Rough ¡ HACK HEROES: ACORNS 183 Start a Flashlight Fire 203 Camp on the Side 184 Save a Broken Spark Rod 204 Enjoy Big Benefits ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: HACKSAW BLADES ¡ HACK HAZARDS: MOUNTAIN LIGHTNING ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: 205 Wrangle Worms DISPOSABLE LIGHTER 206 Poach Wild Eggs 185 Use a Bow Drill 207 Seek Shellfish 186 Tweak Your Hand Drill 208 Eat Bugs 187 Manage the Dust 209 Cook Offal 188 Build Better Kits 210 Trap a Fish ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: 211 Lift Your Quarry CHAGA MUSHROOM 212 Drop a Cage 189 Use a Crystal 213 Get a Monkey 190 Roll a Cotton Ball into a Flame 214 Fix a Snare WORTH EVERY PENNY: TORCH IGNITER ¡ HACK HAZARDS: IT’S A TRAP! 191 Set a Fire with Steel Wool ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: CABLE SNARES 192 Fire Up a Battery 215 Survive By Bow HACKS THROUG HISTORY: MOUTH DRILL ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: 193 Apply Wax 550 CORD BOWSTRING 194 Polish It Off 216 Break It Up 195 Grind a Match 217 Be Blunt 196 Carve It Up 218 Fire a Flu-Flu 197 Get Two Fires ¡ HACK HEROES: DENTAL FLOSS ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: SUPER MATCHES 219 Pay Heed 198 Try a Dandelion ¡ MENTAL HACK: LEARN THE PLANTS 220 Fight Off Rot 221 Block Out Bugs 222 Use a Net 223 Make Your Tackle 224 Melt the Ice 225 Spear a Fish 226 Scrape Away 227 Clean It Up 228 Dry Some Meat 229 Make Hardtack 230 Parch Your Corn 231 Bake a Fruit Cake 232 Learn the ABCs CONTENTS 233 Stock a Kit 265 Build a Cage 234 Repurpose Supplies 266 Arrange Transport 235 Plan Ahead 267 Be Self Sufficient ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: TOURNIQUET 268 Plan Well 236 Soothe a Sting 269 Get a Clue 237 Cure an Ache 270 Scout a Site 238 Stop Diarrhea 271 Dig a Crapper 239 Heal with Yarrow 272 Assemble a Kitchen 240 Have a Mint 273 Set Up Security 241 Build By Digging ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: AIR HORN ALARM 242 Make Snowshoes 274 Hide in a Ghillie 243 Use a Probe 275 Create a Cache 244 Work with Ice ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: MUD SUIT 245 Enjoy the Snow 276 Waste Not ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: OVERSIZED BOOTS 277 Tan Your Hide ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: SNOW GOGGLES 278 Craft Cordage 246 Don’t Dry Out 279 Use Those Bones 247 Deal with Extremes 280 Brew Glue ¡ HACK HAZARDS: HYPOTHERMIA MISTAKES 281 Light ’Em Up 248 Build a Jacket Litter 282 Fish by Hand 249 Make a Crutch 283 Blow Them Away 250 Try a Tarp 284 Shock Some Fish 251 Wrap Your Patient ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: FISH POISON 252 Form a Splint 285 Build a Piston 253 Pick a Plan 286 Light a Crayon 254 Draw Signs 287 Work in the Rain 255 Stack Rocks 288 Hide Your Fire 256 Signal with a Mirror ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: ROAD FLARE 257 Go Big ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: BURN GEL ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: ¡ HACK HEROES: SUPER GLUE SIGNAL FIRES 289 Find Fresh Water HOMESTEAD 290 Survive by Coconut 258 Plan to Bug Out 259 Get the Details ¡ HACK HAZARDS: OVERSHARING 260 Get the Point 261 Stock It Well 262 Avoid Mistakes 263 Get a GHB ¡ MENTAL HACK: GREY MAN PRINCIPLE 264 Imagine an EMP ¡ HACK HAZARDS: LOSING YOUR SANITY 320 Smoke Your Fish 291 Stay on Track 321 Makin' Bacon 292 Use the Light ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: SAUERKRAUT 293 Find Some Sign 322 Learn to Brew 294 Get a Count 323 Step It Up ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: MAN TRACKING 324 Lock It Down 295 Line Them Up 325 Embrace Options 296 Stop Egg Beaters 326 Be Frugal 297 Store It on the Hoof 327 Build a Still 298 Know the Tricks 328 Convert a Canner 299 Pick a Breed 329 Distill Oils 300 Dig Down 330 Ice Your Drink 301 Sow Right 331 Catch the Steam 302 Grow It All ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: HYDROMETER 303 Get Your Goat ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: 304 Make Compost COPPER TUBING ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: DIY GREENHOUSE ¡ HACK HEROES: COTTON BALL ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: 332 Smith Safely SOLAR POWERED FENCE 333 Gather Tools ¡ HACK HEROES: 5-GALLON BUCKET 334 Build Your Forge 305 Be Ready 335 Hammer a Hook 306 Barter Better ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: ¡ HACK HAZARDS: HAGGLING FORGING A KNIFE 307 Stay Sharp 336 Toughen Up 308 Maintain Your Grip 337 Survive in the Cage 309 Get Hard ¡ HACK HAZARDS: KIESTERING 310 Use Fire as a Tool 338 Hijack a Cart ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: 339 Step into the Light HANGING A HEAD 340 Force Air Flow 311 Know the Range 341 Spice It Up 312 Pick a Winner 342 Build a Fire in a Hole 313 Use the Steps 343 Jump Start It 314 Ferment Your Seeds 344 Signal for Aid 315 Grow for Calories 345 Get Going ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: SEED CONTAINERS 346 Craft a Flop Winch ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: 347 Plug a Tire DESICCANT PACKS ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: GAS JUG AND SIPHON 316 Conceal Crops ¡ WORTH EVERY PENNY: GAS TANK PATCH 317 Survive by Veggies 348 Create a Compass ¡ BUDGET SURVIVAL: EATING WEEDS 349 Use the Small Stuff 318 Dry Your Produce ¡ HACKS THROUGH HISTORY: 319 Brine a Pickle LUNAR NAVIGATION
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