"Cody Lundin, director of the Aboriginal Living Skills School in Prescott, Arizona, shares his own brand of wilderness wisdom in this highly anticipated new book on commonsense, modern survival skills for the backcountry, the backyard, or the highway. This is the ultimate book on how to stay alive-based on the principle of keeping the body's core temperature at a lively 98.6 degrees. In his entertaining and informative style, Cody stresses that a human can live without food for weeks and without water for about three days or so. But if the body's core temperature dips much below or above the 98.6 degree mark, a person can literally die within hours. It is a concept that many don't take seriously or even consider, but knowing what to do to maintain a safe core temperature when lost in a blizzard or in the desert could save your life. Lundin delivers the message with wit, rebellious humor, and plenty of backcountry expertise."--Publisher's description.;Check this out! -- Why a survival kit? -- Survival situations-- how do they start? -- Survival vs. primitive living or "living off the land" -- Survival psychology and the importance of proper prior training -- Why fear sucks -- Dealing with the survival scenario : attitude, adaptation, and awareness -- Reducing the threat of the survival situation : the seven P's -- What it takes to stay alive -- The most common way to push up daisies in the outdoors -- How your body loses and gains heat -- Your first line of defense -- Four factors for faster hydration -- About your rescuers -- Helping rescuers bring you back alive -- What is a survival kit? -- Survival kit components (you + the tool + the environment = your life) -- Summary -- The amazing "the drawings and photos are really cool but I'm too lazy to read this book" Cliff notes.