Tim MacWelch Books

A manual for the modern hunter-gatherer that will teach you everything you need to know about foraging, hunting, and cooking in the wild. From finding wild edible plants to subsistence hunting, you'll learn how to live off the land while hunting like a caveman—and eating like a king. With high-quality design, intricate detail, and a durable flexicover, this manual is the perfect addition to any outdoor enthusiast’s library. Whether you’re using modern tools, old-fashioned snares, or your own two hands, this book will show you the amazing range of hands-on (literally!) methods for catching and cooking your prey. Use the detailed field guides to gather edible plants, nuts, and mushrooms, then turn them into gourmet meals with field-tested camp cooking tips. And prepare for any emergency, whether you’re lost in the woods or surviving a natural disaster. This book demystifies it all, with simple hints and step-by-step illustrations to make you a self-sufficient survivor—in your backyard or in the wild.

Beyond Survival Have you ever wondered whether you could survive in the wild, with nothing but a knife and the clothes on your back? This book will tell you how, but that's only the beginning. In this practical, hands-on guide, survival expert Tim MacWelch shows you how to build fires, make shelter, find food, craft tools, and more, using little or no modern technology. Traditional Wisdom The skills in this book have been used for thousands of years by people all around the globe. That's how we know they work. Live off the Land Learn how to carve a snow cave, build a mud oven, disinfect water, keep tarantulas out of your hammock, and hundreds of other bushcraft essentials. For over 110 years, Outdoor Life magazine has brought the best in hunting, fishing, and wilderness survival expertise to millions of avid sportsmen and nature enthusiasts, as well as expanding their coverage to include insider tips on urban survival and disaster preparedness. This book reflects the best of both in one indispensable package. Book jacket.

In this action-oriented book, a survival expert walks you through what to do in dozens of scary situations, from riding out a tsunami to surviving the fall of civilization. Fast-paced and remarkably practical, this latest book from best-selling survival expert Tim MacWelch breaks down the odds of your facing dozens of scary situations, from the fairly likely (getting lost in the woods or mugged on the mean streets, for example) to the unlikely but terrifying (being hit by an asteroid, attacked by zombies, or other sci-fi-worthy scenarios)--and provides concrete, doable strategies for how to improve your odds of survival. Each danger is rated with handy graphics that give an-at-a-glance idea as to how likely it is to befall you, how much you should worry about it happening, and how possible it is to increase your odds of survival. And then, in the pages that follow, he gives practical, step-by-step instructions, tutorials, and hints to help you beat the odds and live to tell the tale

"Whether you're living in an outbreak hotspot or (so far) blessedly far from contagion, this book is packed with vital, life-saving information geared to keeping your family and loved ones as healthy as possible in dangerous times"--Page 4 of cover

Tying knots is one of life's essential skills and this illustrated back-tobasics guide introduces readers to 50 essential knots to help you sort your Albright knot from your square lashing, and your anchor hitch from your barrel knot. With chapters on the different knots ordered by their uses, including climbing, camping, hiking, nautical and fishing, plus a handy glossary of terms and techniques, this book is an essential guide for everyone who likes to spend time outdoors.

More than 220 tips for existing, persisting, and thriving independently in the modern world. Looking for a greater sense of control in the chaotic world of today? Concerned about your dependence on existing food and power sources, and other systems beyond your control? Empower yourself with the gift of self reliance–with the Total Self Sufficiency Manual, which has over 220 tips and techniques to empower your independence from survival expert and New York Times-bestselling author Tim MacWelch.

Now a New York Times best seller! When the tornado strikes, when the solar flares blaze, when the zombies rise . . . what are you going to do? So many possible disasters, so little time to prepare. The end could be coming any day now, and you’ve got to be ready for the everyday threats such as an earthquake or hurricane, as well as those “well I didn’t see that coming” eventualities like a meteor strike or a killer virus. This all-purpose, A to Z, best-selling guide lays out the survival situations we’re all likely to face . . . and a few you really probably won’t. With high-quality design, intricate detail, and a durable flexicover—this manual is the perfect gift! How to Survive Anything deftly balances the survival basics that you really do need to know with the wild and crazy eventualities that you probably don’t. But, on the other hand, who do you want in your bunker? The guy who read up killer robots or the one who didn’t? The Outdoor Life writers have you covered when it comes to combating, well anything. They’ve written about everything from disaster preparedness to subsistence hunting and fishing, to which guns to use against the undead (really!). After reading the expert advice in this manual, you’ll be prepared for whatever this world throws at you. Packaged in a durable, wipe-clean flexicover with metallic corner-guards, this practical manual withstands heavy-duty use indoors and out.

Der Outdoor-Experte Tim Macwelch hat schon so manche brenzlige Situation gemeistert. In diesem äußerst unterhaltsamen Buch gibt er mit ironischem Unterton und attraktiven Illustrationen die wichtigsten Survival-Tipps für alle, die draußen nicht nur spazierengehen wollen. Aufgeteilt ist es in die drei Bereiche: Naturkatastrophen (von Überschwemmungen bis zum Vulkanausbruch), Verbrechen (von Straßen-Unruhen über Terrorangriffe bis zur Piraterie) und gesellschaftlicher Zusammenbruch (Ausfall von Strom- und Wasserversorgung, wirtschaftlicher Zusammenbruch, Epidemien bis hin zur gefürchteten Zombie-Apokalypse). Ein Lesevergnügen der Extraklasse!