Learn & Live Cards Paracord

Cards measure 2.25" x 3 1/2". Ten cards feature paracord usage. Each card shows how to use paracord in an emergency situation in the wilderness or during an outdoor excursion. Step-by-step instructions with photographic illustrations. Tips include how to make snowshoes, fishing gear and more. Emergency uses are also covered including first aid and clothing repair. Cards are attached with a grommet and laminated for water resistance.

Illustrated with full-color photographs accompanying easy-to-follow instructions, this unique collection utilizes the best that the online community has to offer, a mammoth database churning out ideas to make life better, easier, and, in this case, greener.

Here are fun, useful projects designed to get you thinking creatively about going green. Let the Instructables team illustrate just how simple it can be to make your own backyard chicken coop or turn a wine barrel into a rainwater collector.

Here, you will learn to:

• Clip a chicken’s wings
• Power your lawn mower with solar power
• Create a chicken tractor for the city
• Water your garden with solar power
• Build a thermoelectric lamp
• Create an algae bioreactor from water bottles
• And much more!

Get started today—making your life greener. Get off the grid!

Learn how to navigate without a compass, even when it seems impossible!

Whether we are walking or driving, whether in the woods, on the water, or in the city, it&;s vital that we know where we are and are able to find our way around. But with society&;s current dependence on modern tools and technology, many persons would have no idea how to navigate without a compass or GPS. In an emergency situation, that lack of knowledge could easily prove fatal.

In The Ultimate Guide to Navigating without a Compass, survival expert Christopher Nyerges provides readers with all the skills that they may need to navigate naturally. The book begins by describing the meaning of natural navigation, and then moves on to describe, in detail, the methods of natural navigation, including using the sun, the stars, the moon, and shadows. Additional topics include:

• How to read a map
• How to make a sun dial
• How to make a star dial
• How to use clouds to predict weather patterns
• How to track celestial changes
• How to gauge time through natural observation
• And much more!

With helpful diagrams, illustrations, and sidebars, The Ultimate Guide to Navigating without a Compass is the fundamental reference book for learning how to navigate by natural methods.

21 Essential Knots for Everyday Use Indoors or Outdoors! This compact little reference book includes knots for a wide range of functions, from home to work, hobby to play activities. No knot-tying jargon is used, no baffling technical terms--just simple step-by-step instructions and outstandingly clear line drawings. It's the perfectly portable knot reference for anyone--scouts, sailors, hunters, anglers, gardeners, farmers, horse riders, you name it! Among the knots in this book are: Overhand knot, Heaving line knot Reef knot, Sheetbend Fisherman's knot, Figure-of-eight loop, Bowline Three-part crown, Sheepshank Half-hitch, Clove hitch, Constrictor knot, Pile hitch, Highwayman's hitch, Waggoner's hitch, Timber hitch, Double-loop knot, Uni-knot, Blood knot, Square lashing, and more! Start learning these useful and practical knots today.

Now outdoorsman and survivalists can own the official US Army guide to edible plants. Whether you are a stranded soldier, a wilderness hiker, or you just want to know which plants growing in your backyard are edible, this is an invaluable resource.

Anyone who has spent serious time outdoors knows that in survival situations, wild plants are often the only sustenance available. The proper identification of these plants can mean the difference between survival and death.

This book describes habitat and distribution, physical characteristics, and edible parts of wild plants—the key elements of identification.

Hugely important to the book are its color photos. There are over one hundred of them, further simplifying the identification of poisonous and edible plants. No serious outdoors person should ever hit the trail without this book and the knowledge contained within it.

• Sections dealing with all kinds of emergency situations
• Great companion book to the Pocket Guide to Emergency First Aid
• Spiral binding lets pages lay flat for easy reading in the field
• Side tabs let you find the right chapter quickly
• Fully waterproof, dirt-proof, tear-proof, wind-proof, kid-proof.
• Pages are made of specially formulated, heat-treated, PVC plastic - polished, resin-coated polyvinylchloride polymer). Pages feature:
  • Bright white printing surface - all printing is clear and precise
  • Virtual indestructibility - the pages can't rip or tear, and the corners won't bend over
  • Flexibility - pages can bend without breaking
  • Washable surface - just wipe clean after use or wash in water
  • Steel rule die cut with polished edges - the corners won't poke you while in your hand or in your pocket, as often happens with plastic printed materials
  • Will not warp, fade or deteriorate. (Keep out of direct sunlight for prolonged periods - nothing can prevent the sun's ultraviolet rays from "yellowing" any kind of paper or plastic. Under normal conditions it will take years of use for these Pocket Guides to "yellow", and even then they will remain clear and perfectly readable!)