Bushcraft 101
A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival
by Dave Canterbury
5/5
Adams Media 256 pages September 5, 2014
A New York Times bestseller built around the "5 Cs of Survivability" — cutting tools, covering, combustion devices, containers, and cordage. Canterbury draws on more than two decades of bushcraft experience to teach the fundamental skills for thriving in the woods, not just surviving them.
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Jim's Review
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Where the SAS Handbook is a global encyclopedia, Bushcraft 101 is a focused woodlot apprenticeship from the guy who co-founded the Pathfinder School. Jim loves this book because Canterbury teaches you to think like a long-term woods dweller, not a panicked survivor running for help. The "5 Cs" framework gives you a mental shopping list that scales from a day hike to a year off-grid. The chapters on knife selection, axe technique, and fire craft are the best Jim has read anywhere. Canterbury's pacing is patient — he assumes you've never done this before but doesn't talk down to you. The trap-setting and trail-cooking sections are worth the price of admission alone, and the gear philosophy (multi-use, durable, repairable) will save you hundreds of dollars in junk purchases at the outdoor store. Pair this with the SAS Handbook and you've got 90% of what you need on a bookshelf. Five worms. Jim now whittles tent stakes between chapters of his fiction reads — that's the Canterbury influence at work.
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