Surviving Cold Weather: Greg Davenport's Books for the Wilderness [Paperback]

Gregory J. Davenport (Author)

Book Description

Series: Greg Davenport's Books for the Wilderness | Publication Date: December 1, 2002

How to dress for winter; how to create a campsite and what to use as shelter; how to keep warm

How to signal for help with aerial flares, smoke, mirrors, and whistles; finding and purifying water; finding and preparing food; protecting yourself and your supplies from wildlife

How to use a map and compass; how to travel on snow and ice with snowshoes, skis, and crampons; how to avoid and deal with avalanches

The first in Greg Davenport's Books for the Wilderness series, Surviving Cold Weather covers the techniques and equipment necessary for surviving in ice and snow. Photos and drawings illustrate gear and techniques. The book covers the five survival essentials--personal protection, signaling, sustenance, navigation, and health--as they relate to the cold. Upcoming books in the series are Surviving Open and Coastal Waters, Surviving the Desert, and Surviving the Jungle.

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About the Author

Gregory Davenport, a former USAF Survival Instructor, is the founding member of Simply Survival, a wilderness education program based in Stevenson, Washington. He has consulted or appeared on 48 Hours, BBC, NBC Nightly News, CBS News, ABC PrimeTime Thursday, and Outdoor Life Network.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books; 1 edition (December 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811726355
• ISBN-13: 978-0811726351
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #593,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Greg Davenport, a former USAF Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape Specialist, is considered one of the best survival experts in the world. For over 30 years, he has had students from around the world, with a myriad of backgrounds, follow him into the mountains and deserts to learn both basic and advanced wilderness skills. In addition, Davenport is a well known motivational speaker addressing survival related skills such as stress abatement, leadership, and teamwork. Greg has written six books, discussing his survival concepts. His first, Wilderness Survival, has been published in multiple countries and is considered a staple in the survival arena. Finally, Davenport has a Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies with an emphases in Wilderness and Emergency Medicine and will complete a Doctor or Health Science degree in March 2012. He is a proud husband and father of seven adorable children ranging in age from 27 to 2.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed info for the prepared - or unprepared - adventurer, July 6, 2006

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lindsay w (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Surviving Cold Weather: Greg Davenport's Books for the Wilderness (Paperback)

The best part about this survival guide is Davenport's descriptions of "improvised" items. Most people don't plan to be in a survival situation in freezing temperatures, and may not have the proper equipment. He teaches you how to use survival items you have purchased and may have with you (such as an avalanche beacon or a signal flare), but also what to do in a situtation in which you don't have what you need (improvising snowshoes, stick and shadow compass, etc). The section on constructing emergency shelters gave detailed instructions for many options depending on what resources are available - trees, ice, and/or deep snow. He even provides pictures as proof of his methods. The information on how to obtain food, especially berries, and how to navigate without a map or compass was also extremely helpful. The only disappointing thing for me in this book was the information on animals. Many of the descriptions seemed cut-and-pasted, with really no specific tips on how to avoid polar bear attacks versus brown bears versus pumas.

I bought this book because I live in Alaska and was hoping to learn something that would keep me from becoming one of the many people that do not survive in the wilderness out here because they are unprepared! I bring it with me when I go backpacking or camping, because you never know. I recommend reading this book if you spend time outdoors in cold weather, whether you put yourself in risky situations or not. You'll learn not only how to be prepared but how to stay alive if you are lost or find yourself without adequate transportation, food, or shelter.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars must have for winter travels, January 30, 2010

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backcounty bill "outdoorsman83" (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Surviving Cold Weather: Greg Davenport's Books for the Wilderness (Paperback)

A good book for winter travels. Has the right skills for winter recreation and describes them easily and most are simple to do as long as you have the right mindset if you have become upon a dangerous situation. Remember to stop and think and check your gear if you have found yourself lost in the woods or back country weither in a car, on foot etc.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars review, July 20, 2010

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This review is from: Surviving Cold Weather: Greg Davenport's Books for the Wilderness (Paperback)

This book was just mostly a reprint of Greg Davenport's wilderness survival book with a few extra tidbits added on cold weather. If you get his survival book dont bother with this one.