Selecting where to camp and knowing how to make a good shelter are essential skills. A wide range of shelter construction methods, using available materials, are described, from the simplest windbreak to dwellings suitable for long-term occupation.
You will need to make fire and to choose the right type of fire construction. Fires for both general warmth and for cooking purposes are detailed. Guidance on food preparation, cooking and preservation will ensure that food is safe and not wasted.
Camp organization and hygiene are as important for health and morale for the single survivor as for a large group.
Methods of making tools, camp equipment, clothes, ropes and nets will all improve survival conditions, and skills in knot-making will have many uses.