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Cody Lundin, director of the Aboriginal Living Skills School in Prescott, Arizona, shares his own brand of wilderness wisdom in this highly anticipated new book on commonsense, modern survival skills for the backcountry, the backyard, or the highway. This is the ultimate book on how to stay alive-based on the…


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1 author picked 98.6 Degrees as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I highly recommend this book because it lays the basic foundation for wilderness survival.

The book is written in a funny, straightforward style, and it’s perfect for beginners. Its unconventional approach focuses on the core necessities, rather than covering many topics and skills that are often irrelevant in short-term survival situations.

This book serves as a stepping stone into the world of wilderness survival and points the reader into an approach to survival that is realistic and grounded.

In the area of wilderness survival there are many uncertainties and different approaches, making the subject a bit ambiguous, but I…

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