Primitive Camping and Bushcraft (Speir Outdoors) - by Chris Speir (Paperback)

About the Book

This comprehensive book provides all the instructions readers need to master primitive camping techniques, with few or no amenities such as running water, electricity, picnic tables or restrooms.

Book Synopsis

In Primitive Camping and Bushcraft, author and outdoor survival expert Chris Speir provides readers with all of the information they need to participate in the most exciting, adventurous type of camping, safely and with confidence. In primitive camping, campers do without the standard resources one can find at a more traditional campsite, making do with whatever they bring in.

Chris Speir, an expert at primitive camping technique, is the founder of Speir Outdoors, an online education resource that teaches viewers how to camp, the basics of bushcraft and survival technique, ensuring that every trip into the wild is one taken with confidence in one's ability to overcome whatever challenge they may come across.

In this book, Speir covers a wide range of topics, enhanced throughout with full-color photography the details exactly how to perform each and every technique. Skills and technique covered include:

- What to know before you go
- Gear - what you should bring and why
- Site selection - dangers to look for, available firewood and water resources
- Shelter - clothing, fabricated shelters, including A-frames and diamond fly, and hammocks and tents
- Water - dangers of camping near water, collecting water, purifying and filtering water
- Fire - how to create a fire kit, collect materials and then start a fire
- Food - includes what to bring, what to eat and how to prepare it
- Cooking - how to cook food over a campfire, use a commercial stove, or make your own

Each section is enhanced with bushcraft and survival hacks to help provide extra insights and knowledge for handling camping and survival situations that call for ingenuity in the field.

Review Quotes

"Speir packs a lot of hard-earned knowledge into the 251-page book and presents it logically, covering all the fundamentals. Large, clear, colour images illustrate the text, providing clear and easy-to-understand explanations of each topic. I consider myself an experienced bushcraft and primitive camper. Still, I gleaned many tips and tricks from this book; nuggets of information that will make my time in the woods more enjoyable."
--Lowell Strauss

About the Author

Chris Speir is the founder of Speir Outdoors, the hugely popular online community devoted to primitive camping and survival. Speir has spent his entire life camping, hunting and fishing. In that time, he has mastered the art of survival in the wilderness with minimal resources and established Speir Outdoors to teach those skills to others. Speir is also a professional wildlife photographer. He lives in southern Mississippi.