Environments
Environments
The same task looks different in a forest than in snow or in a city. Entries are grouped here by the environments they are explicitly tagged for.
Forest
Finding and assessing water sources
Collecting rainwater
Sedimentation and pre-filtering
Boiling water
Disinfection with chlorine
Disinfection with chlorine dioxide
UV disinfection and solar water disinfection (SODIS)
Hollow-fibre and membrane filters
Ceramic filters
Activated carbon
Improvised sand and gravel filter (teaching model)
Storing and carrying water safely
Common water treatment mistakes
Water hygiene and cleaning containers
Chemical contamination: what cannot be fixed in the field
Dew, condensation and plant bags: possibilities and limits
Knot terminology
Rope materials and care
Overhand knot
Figure-eight knot
Bowline
Clove hitch
Two half hitches
Taut-line hitch
Reef knot
Sheet bend
How the body loses heat
Choosing a shelter site
Tarp A-frame
Tarp lean-to
Insulating from the ground
Condensation and ventilation
Carbon monoxide in tents and shelters
Emergency bivouac with blanket, bivvy bag or bin bag
Debris hut from natural materials
Staying warm overnight: layers, dry clothing, sleep system
Fire triangle and fuels
Preparing tinder, kindling and fuel wood
Choosing and preparing a safe fire site
Lighting with matches – including in wind and rain
Lighting with a lighter – including in wind, wet and cold
Lighting a fire with a ferro rod
Keeping a fire going and under control
Cooking and boiling water safely over a fire
Putting a fire out completely: drown, stir, feel
Fire in rain, wet and snow
Reading a map: scale, contour lines, legend
Taking and following a bearing with a baseplate compass
Orienting the map
Navigating with phone and GPS: offline maps, battery, limits
Lost: the STOP rule
Roughly estimating direction from the sun
Planning a route and leaving a trip plan
Making an emergency call: what to say, staying reachable
Alpine distress signal
Signalling to helicopters (Y/N) and behaviour during landing
Signal whistle and signal mirror: basics
Ground-to-air signs
Emergency information by radio in disasters
Thunderstorms and lightning outdoors
Evacuation: following official instructions
Calories and protein in an emergency: the basics
Food hygiene and storage without a fridge
Cooking without power – safely with stove and grill
Wild plants, fungi and wildlife: why this atlas offers no identification
Reading animal signs – for awareness, not hunting
Keeping distance from wildlife and behaviour in encounters
Storing food safely away from wildlife
Reading trail markings and following the route
Recognising your own group's tracks
In an emergency: stay safe, call, get help
Unresponsive person: check response, check breathing, get an AED
Recovery position
Stopping heavy bleeding: direct pressure
Recognising hypothermia and rewarming gently
First-aid kit for home and travel
Safe knife handling and carving grips
Using a saw and hatchet safely – the basic rules
Sharpening a knife on a stone
Cord and rope in camp: choice, securing ends, care
Carving simple camp tools: tent pegs and a pot hanger
Camping without a trace: Leave No Trace in practice
Layering clothing system
Choosing, using and caring for a sleeping bag
Headlamp and batteries: choosing, storing, using in the cold
Maintaining and storing a water filter
Packing a day pack
Caring for gear and repairing it on the way
In the forest: recognising hazards, keeping your bearings
Evacuating by road: route, fuel, hazards on the way
Stress in emergencies: what happens in body and mind
STOP: from shock to the next step in seconds
Keeping a group calm and able to act in a crisis
Helping children with their fears in a crisis
Sleep and daily structure in prolonged crises
Good decisions under pressure: priorities and thinking traps
Putting together a small repair kit
Temporary repairs to gear
Improvised carrying: a bag from a shirt, a blanket roll
Improvising insulation from everyday items
Understanding levers and friction
Heat transfer: conduction, convection, radiation, evaporation
Why boiling disinfects water
Understanding weather fronts: warm front and cold front
How thunderstorms form
Double overhand knot
Stevedore knot
Slipped overhand knot (slip knot)
Overhand loop (overhand on a bight)
Figure-eight loop (on a bight)
Figure-eight follow-through (rewoven figure eight)
Alpine butterfly loop
Bowline on a bight
Timber hitch
Cow hitch (girth hitch, lark's head)
Constrictor knot
Trucker's hitch
Prusik knot
Klemheist knot
Rolling hitch
Marlinspike hitch
Double fisherman's bend
Water knot (tape knot)
Carrick bend
Square lashing
Diagonal lashing
Shear lashing
Tripod lashing
Common whipping (finishing a rope end)
Coiling and storing rope (butterfly coil)
Flint and steel with char cloth
Making char cloth
Bow drill friction fire
Hand drill friction fire
Bamboo fire saw
Fire with a battery and steel wool
Carving feather sticks
Using fatwood and resinous wood
Teepee fire lay
Log cabin fire lay
Lean-to fire lay
Star fire
Top-down (upside-down) fire
Dakota fire hole
Long fire and reflector wall for warmth
Banking a fire overnight
Keeping and carrying embers
Fire on snow: building a platform
Stoves compared: gas, alcohol, solid fuel, liquid fuel
Tarp diamond / plow point (one corner raised)
Tarp C-fly (lean-to with built-in groundsheet)
Tarp tent with a closed end
Tarp Adirondack (lean-to with side walls)
Poncho as an emergency shelter
Natural lean-to with fire reflector
A-frame shelter from natural materials
Cone frame (tipi / wickiup style)
Quinzhee (hollowed snow mound)
Tree wells in deep snow: hazard, not shelter
Natural shelters: rock overhang, root plate, terrain edge
Hammock with tarp
Planned bivouac in a bivy bag
Pitching a tent in wind and rain
Reading track patterns: walkers, bounders and gallopers
Estimating track age with reference prints
Interpreting feeding signs, scat, rubs and trails
Watching animals without disturbing them: wind, stillness, binoculars, hides
Using a wildlife camera responsibly
Habitats and animal movement: edges, water, dawn and dusk
Casting tracks in plaster (hobby)
Keeping a tracking journal and reporting observations
History of traditional trapping – an overview
Misconceptions about “survival trapping”
Why trapping is strictly regulated
Animal welfare: why many traps are banned
Solving wildlife problems legally
Found injured or apparently abandoned wildlife
Seep well beside a lake or river (bank filtration)
Capturing small springs and trickles cleanly
Disinfection with iodine
Gravity filters for camps and groups
Using a pump filter correctly
Using a UV-C pen correctly
Treatment chains: combining methods sensibly
Determining water volumes for correct dosing
Improving the taste of treated water
Carrying and transporting water
Coordinates and map grids: stating a position precisely
Understanding and applying declination
Holding a bearing in the field: leapfrogging, aiming off, detours
Handrails, catching features and attack points
Measuring distance: pace counting and timing
Reading contours: ridges, valleys, saddles, steepness
Navigating at night, in fog and in whiteout
Estimating direction with a wristwatch (very imprecise)
Relocating yourself: systematic instead of guessing
Reading and sharing your location: coordinates, apps, description
Signal fires and smoke signals
Light signals at night: SOS and flashing
Agreeing whistle signals: three blasts for help and group codes
Standing out with colour: signal panel, flag, clothing
Personal locator beacon (PLB): how it works, registration, activation
Satellite messengers and satellite SOS on phones
Warnings on your phone: setting up cell broadcast and warning apps
The phone as a signalling device: light, screen, sound, emergency function
Staying findable: trip plan, staying put, leaving clues
Energy plan for emergency communication: batteries, cold, reserve
Windstorms and gales: before, during, after
Wildfire nearby: leave early, avoid smoke
Landslides and debris flows: recognising warning signs
Batoning: splitting small wood with a knife and baton
Splitting wood with an axe: block, stance, swing
Sawing on a sawhorse – improvised too
Tripod and pot crane over the fire
Carving a spoon
Laying out a camp: sleeping, fire, kitchen, toilet, water
Tool care: cleaning, oiling, preventing rust, checking handles
Twisting two-ply cord (reverse wrap) – practise with jute or sisal
Emergency poncho from a bin bag
Carrying water improvised – only in clean, food-grade containers
Improvising light – safely and without open flames indoors
Repairing footwear on the way: sole, laces, seam
Hand sewing: four stitches for repairs
Cordage from clothing, fabric and plastic bags
Fitting and choosing a backpack
Choosing a tent: design, season, weight
Understanding sleeping pads and R-values
Caring for and safely running stoves: gas, liquid fuel, alcohol
Choosing and breaking in footwear
Rain gear: waterproof, breathable, reproofed
Cookware on the move: material, size, care
Choosing a knife and multitool by their properties
Dead air and why wet clothing chills
What happens in combustion
How a compass works: Earth's magnetic field and declination
Sound and light in signalling
Dew point: why tents get wet inside
Starting a small vegetable bed
Composting in the garden
Bicycle: fixing a puncture and basic check
Storing the harvest: potatoes, root vegetables, apples
Tropical rainforest and humid heat
Bogs, swamps and wetlands
Rivers and streams: when not to cross
Caves, tunnels and old mines: stay out
Driving at night and on remote roads
Psychological first aid for lay helpers: look, listen, link
Keeping hope: small goals and milestones
Defusing conflict in groups under stress
Hay box: cooking with retained heat
Kitchen hygiene without running water
Pan flatbread – bread without an oven
Ashley stopper knot
Round turn and two half hitches
Anchor bend (fisherman's bend)
Buntline hitch
Pile hitch
Halter hitch (quick-release hitch)
Marling hitch (lashing a bundle)
Munter hitch (Italian hitch)
Running bowline
Double bowline (round-turn bowline)
Double sheet bend
Fisherman's knot (single)
Zeppelin bend
Surgeon's knot
Sheepshank (shortening a rope)
Chain sinnet (daisy chain)
Improvising a stable pot support
Splinting a broken tent pole
Repairing zips and buckles on the move
Drying wet clothing and gear – on the move and at home
Improvising funnels and scoops
Building and reading a simple rain gauge
Lashing a camp table and bench from poles
Drying clothes and gear in camp
Carrying tools and wood safely
Collecting deadwood – permitted, safe and gentle
Washing up and washing in camp – away from water
Rigging a camp ridgeline
Folded bark container – only from bark of dead, fallen wood
Teaching children to whittle safely
Flash floods: in valleys, underpasses and behind the wheel
Wildfire smoke: keeping clean air at home
Reading bird language: alarm calls and behaviour as clues
Pellets and droppings: observe, don't touch – hygiene first
Reading tracks in snow, mud, sand and dust
Measuring tracks: print size, trail width, stride and groups
Out with a dog: protecting wildlife, knowing the rules
Deer and wild boar: avoiding wildlife collisions and acting correctly
Citizen science: reporting sightings and tracks usefully
Fire piston (compression fire lighting)
Bow drill troubleshooting: when no ember forms
Preparing cotton balls with petroleum jelly as tinder
Packing a fire kit: redundant and dry ignition
Swedish torch (log candle)
Keyhole fire: separating flames and cooking coals
Mound fire and fire pan: fire without burn scars
Fire in wind: decide, shelter, keep it small
Reducing smoke and where to sit
Children at the campfire: rules and tasks
Fire bans, danger ratings and fire etiquette
Hanging a hammock: straps, angle, lie
Pitching a tent: the basic routine in calm weather
Group shelter bag and huddling
Sitting bivouac with backpack and rain gear
Plastic tube tent
Staying dry in prolonged rain: wet and dry zones
Protection from mosquitoes: a net over the sleeping area
Tarp as an open roof (flat fly / group fly)
Adjusting a tarp when the weather turns
Keeping in touch with the map: thumbing and ticking off features
Navigating with an altimeter
Estimating distances by eye
Making a route card (leg plan)
Navigating as a group and staying together
Using rivers, lakes and coastlines for navigation
Without a map: drawing a sketch map and looking back
Handheld two-way radios for groups and families: use and radio etiquette
Responding to searchers: answer, stay put, be visible
Being found from the air: helicopters, aircraft, drones
Being seen in the dark: reflectors, hi-vis vest, light
Socks and foot-care gear for trips
Adjusting and using trekking poles
Packing waterproof: dry bags and pack liners
Choosing a compass: baseplate, mirror and sighting compass
Gaiters: against snow, wet, grit and ticks
Outdoor gear for children
Sharpening and caring for garden tools: spade, hoe, secateurs
Seasoning and storing firewood
Washing laundry by hand and drying it
Coagulation and flocculation: clearing cloudy water
Water for pets in emergencies
Private wells after flooding
Planning water for trips: refill points and reserves
Blue-green algae and algal blooms: avoid the water
Savanna, steppe and dry grassland: fire risk
Days of rain in a temperate climate
Karst landscapes and sinkholes
Pastures, fields and farms: out in farmland
Hiking abroad: sort out rescue, emergency numbers and insurance
How GPS works – and where it fails
Microbes in food: spoilage, fermentation and safety
Friction in rope: why knots and friction hitches hold
Rope strength: what weakens a rope
Fire behaviour: wind, slope and fuel
Reading clouds and understanding weather forecasts
Moon phases and light at night
Pulses and grains: storing them and cooking with little fuel
Baking without an oven: in a pot and a Dutch oven
Allergies in shared emergency food: labels and cross-contact
Emergency food for hikes: energy density and packaging
Food hygiene on the trail: hands, leftovers, washing up
Freeze-dried meals and ration packs: principles
Mountains
How much water the body needs
Finding and assessing water sources
Water from snow and ice
Sedimentation and pre-filtering
Boiling water
Disinfection with chlorine
Disinfection with chlorine dioxide
UV disinfection and solar water disinfection (SODIS)
Hollow-fibre and membrane filters
Ceramic filters
Activated carbon
Storing and carrying water safely
Common water treatment mistakes
Water hygiene and cleaning containers
Chemical contamination: what cannot be fixed in the field
Rope materials and care
Overhand knot
Figure-eight knot
Bowline
Clove hitch
Two half hitches
Taut-line hitch
Sheet bend
How the body loses heat
Choosing a shelter site
Tarp A-frame
Tarp lean-to
Insulating from the ground
Condensation and ventilation
Carbon monoxide in tents and shelters
Emergency bivouac with blanket, bivvy bag or bin bag
Snow as shelter: basics and limits
Staying warm overnight: layers, dry clothing, sleep system
Fire triangle and fuels
Preparing tinder, kindling and fuel wood
Choosing and preparing a safe fire site
Lighting with matches – including in wind and rain
Lighting with a lighter – including in wind, wet and cold
Lighting a fire with a ferro rod
Keeping a fire going and under control
Cooking and boiling water safely over a fire
Putting a fire out completely: drown, stir, feel
Fire in rain, wet and snow
Reading a map: scale, contour lines, legend
Taking and following a bearing with a baseplate compass
Orienting the map
Navigating with phone and GPS: offline maps, battery, limits
Lost: the STOP rule
Roughly estimating direction from the sun
Planning a route and leaving a trip plan
Making an emergency call: what to say, staying reachable
Alpine distress signal
Signalling to helicopters (Y/N) and behaviour during landing
Signal whistle and signal mirror: basics
Ground-to-air signs
Emergency information by radio in disasters
Thunderstorms and lightning outdoors
Earthquakes: Drop, Cover, Hold On
Calories and protein in an emergency: the basics
Cooking without power – safely with stove and grill
Sharing out supplies fairly within a group
Wild plants, fungi and wildlife: why this atlas offers no identification
Reading animal signs – for awareness, not hunting
Keeping distance from wildlife and behaviour in encounters
Storing food safely away from wildlife
Reading trail markings and following the route
Recognising your own group's tracks
In an emergency: stay safe, call, get help
Unresponsive person: check response, check breathing, get an AED
Recovery position
Stopping heavy bleeding: direct pressure
Recognising hypothermia and rewarming gently
Recognising heat exhaustion and heatstroke and cooling
First-aid kit for home and travel
Safe knife handling and carving grips
Using a saw and hatchet safely – the basic rules
Sharpening a knife on a stone
Cord and rope in camp: choice, securing ends, care
Carving simple camp tools: tent pegs and a pot hanger
Camping without a trace: Leave No Trace in practice
Layering clothing system
Choosing, using and caring for a sleeping bag
Headlamp and batteries: choosing, storing, using in the cold
Maintaining and storing a water filter
Packing a day pack
Caring for gear and repairing it on the way
In the forest: recognising hazards, keeping your bearings
In the mountains: recognising weather changes and turning back in time
Out in snow and winter
In hot and dry areas
Reading travel advice and registering with your foreign ministry
Car emergency kit and winter driving basics
Stranded in a vehicle: snow, cold, carbon monoxide
Stress in emergencies: what happens in body and mind
STOP: from shock to the next step in seconds
Keeping a group calm and able to act in a crisis
Good decisions under pressure: priorities and thinking traps
Putting together a small repair kit
Temporary repairs to gear
Heat transfer: conduction, convection, radiation, evaporation
Why boiling disinfects water
The body's water balance and dehydration
Understanding weather fronts: warm front and cold front
How thunderstorms form
Double overhand knot
Figure-eight loop (on a bight)
Figure-eight follow-through (rewoven figure eight)
Alpine butterfly loop
Timber hitch
Cow hitch (girth hitch, lark's head)
Trucker's hitch
Prusik knot
Klemheist knot
Double fisherman's bend
Water knot (tape knot)
Square lashing
Coiling and storing rope (butterfly coil)
Flint and steel with char cloth
Making char cloth
Bow drill friction fire
Burning lens, magnifier and reflector – fire from sunlight
Carving feather sticks
Using fatwood and resinous wood
Teepee fire lay
Log cabin fire lay
Lean-to fire lay
Top-down (upside-down) fire
Dakota fire hole
Long fire and reflector wall for warmth
Fire on snow: building a platform
Stoves compared: gas, alcohol, solid fuel, liquid fuel
Tarp diamond / plow point (one corner raised)
Tarp tent with a closed end
Tarp Adirondack (lean-to with side walls)
Poncho as an emergency shelter
Natural lean-to with fire reflector
A-frame shelter from natural materials
Cone frame (tipi / wickiup style)
Covered snow trench
Snow cave in a drift
Tree wells in deep snow: hazard, not shelter
Natural shelters: rock overhang, root plate, terrain edge
Planned bivouac in a bivy bag
Pitching a tent in wind and rain
The car as an emergency shelter in winter
Reading track patterns: walkers, bounders and gallopers
Interpreting feeding signs, scat, rubs and trails
Watching animals without disturbing them: wind, stillness, binoculars, hides
Habitats and animal movement: edges, water, dawn and dusk
Keeping a tracking journal and reporting observations
Misconceptions about “survival trapping”
Found injured or apparently abandoned wildlife
Digging for water in dry riverbeds
Seep well beside a lake or river (bank filtration)
Capturing small springs and trickles cleanly
Disinfection with iodine
Gravity filters for camps and groups
Using a pump filter correctly
Using a UV-C pen correctly
Treatment chains: combining methods sensibly
Determining water volumes for correct dosing
Improving the taste of treated water
Carrying and transporting water
Coordinates and map grids: stating a position precisely
Understanding and applying declination
Holding a bearing in the field: leapfrogging, aiming off, detours
Handrails, catching features and attack points
Measuring distance: pace counting and timing
Reading contours: ridges, valleys, saddles, steepness
Navigating at night, in fog and in whiteout
Finding direction by the stars: North Star and Southern Cross
Estimating direction with a wristwatch (very imprecise)
Relocating yourself: systematic instead of guessing
Reading and sharing your location: coordinates, apps, description
Signal fires and smoke signals
Light signals at night: SOS and flashing
Agreeing whistle signals: three blasts for help and group codes
Standing out with colour: signal panel, flag, clothing
Personal locator beacon (PLB): how it works, registration, activation
Satellite messengers and satellite SOS on phones
Marine VHF radio: MAYDAY distress call – basics
Warnings on your phone: setting up cell broadcast and warning apps
The phone as a signalling device: light, screen, sound, emergency function
Staying findable: trip plan, staying put, leaving clues
Energy plan for emergency communication: batteries, cold, reserve
Wildfire nearby: leave early, avoid smoke
Landslides and debris flows: recognising warning signs
Volcanic ashfall
Batoning: splitting small wood with a knife and baton
Sawing on a sawhorse – improvised too
Tripod and pot crane over the fire
Laying out a camp: sleeping, fire, kitchen, toilet, water
Emergency poncho from a bin bag
Repairing footwear on the way: sole, laces, seam
Hand sewing: four stitches for repairs
Improvising sun protection: shade, cover, neck protection
Fitting and choosing a backpack
Choosing a tent: design, season, weight
Understanding sleeping pads and R-values
Caring for and safely running stoves: gas, liquid fuel, alcohol
Choosing and breaking in footwear
Rain gear: waterproof, breathable, reproofed
Cookware on the move: material, size, care
Choosing a knife and multitool by their properties
Maintenance schedule for gear and emergency kits
Wind chill: why wind makes it feel colder
How hypothermia develops
Dead air and why wet clothing chills
What happens in combustion
How a compass works: Earth's magnetic field and declination
Sound and light in signalling
Air pressure and altitude
Dew point: why tents get wet inside
Solar radiation and UV
Batteries in the cold
Rivers and streams: when not to cross
Lakes and ice
Avalanche terrain: basics and limits
Glaciers: why training or a guide is needed
Caves, tunnels and old mines: stay out
Steppe, open plains and wind
High altitude: recognise altitude illness and descend
The desert at night: cold and darkness
Fire safety in hotels and lodging: know your way out
Checking travel insurance: what is really covered?
Researching natural hazards at your destination
Breakdown on the motorway: stopping and getting out safely
Making an emergency contacts card for travel
Checking a rental car before driving off
Driving at night and on remote roads
Psychological first aid for lay helpers: look, listen, link
Coping with long waiting and boredom
Keeping hope: small goals and milestones
Defusing conflict in groups under stress
Eating and drinking in the cold
Round turn and two half hitches
Munter hitch (Italian hitch)
Double bowline (round-turn bowline)
Double sheet bend
Zeppelin bend
Chain sinnet (daisy chain)
Improvising a stove windscreen – without overheating the canister
Improvising a stable pot support
Splinting a broken tent pole
Repairing zips and buckles on the move
Drying wet clothing and gear – on the move and at home
Insulating water bottles: against freezing and as a hot water bottle
Lashing a camp table and bench from poles
Drying clothes and gear in camp
Carrying tools and wood safely
Collecting deadwood – permitted, safe and gentle
Washing up and washing in camp – away from water
Rigging a camp ridgeline
Hailstorms: protecting yourself, your vehicle and your home
Flash floods: in valleys, underpasses and behind the wheel
Out with a dog: protecting wildlife, knowing the rules
Deer and wild boar: avoiding wildlife collisions and acting correctly
Fire piston (compression fire lighting)
Bow drill troubleshooting: when no ember forms
Preparing cotton balls with petroleum jelly as tinder
Packing a fire kit: redundant and dry ignition
Keyhole fire: separating flames and cooking coals
Mound fire and fire pan: fire without burn scars
Fire in wind: decide, shelter, keep it small
Fire bans, danger ratings and fire etiquette
Pitching a tent: the basic routine in calm weather
Pitching a tent on snow
Sleeping on snow: insulation from below
Group shelter bag and huddling
Sitting bivouac with backpack and rain gear
Plastic tube tent
Staying dry in prolonged rain: wet and dry zones
Adjusting a tarp when the weather turns
Keeping in touch with the map: thumbing and ticking off features
Navigating with an altimeter
Estimating distances by eye
Making a route card (leg plan)
Navigating as a group and staying together
Using rivers, lakes and coastlines for navigation
Without a map: drawing a sketch map and looking back
Avalanche transceiver: basics – training required
Handheld two-way radios for groups and families: use and radio etiquette
Responding to searchers: answer, stay put, be visible
Being found from the air: helicopters, aircraft, drones
Socks and foot-care gear for trips
Gloves as a system: gloves, mittens, overmitts
Headwear: warm hat, sun hat, neck gaiter
Adjusting and using trekking poles
Packing waterproof: dry bags and pack liners
Choosing a compass: baseplate, mirror and sighting compass
Microspikes, snowshoes, crampons: what for what?
Gaiters: against snow, wet, grit and ticks
Washing and drying down and synthetic insulation
Outdoor gear for children
Drinking and keeping water liquid in the cold
Water in the mountains: streams, meltwater and glacial runoff
Planning water for trips: refill points and reserves
Days of rain in a temperate climate
Polar regions and tundra: overview and expedition preparation
Karst landscapes and sinkholes
Volcanic and geothermal areas
Ski areas off-piste
Stranded or evacuated train: how to behave
Hiking abroad: sort out rescue, emergency numbers and insurance
Jet lag and travel fatigue: no important decisions while exhausted
Natural disaster abroad: follow local authorities, send a sign of life
How GPS works – and where it fails
Rope strength: what weakens a rope
Fire behaviour: wind, slope and fuel
Reading clouds and understanding weather forecasts
Emergency food for hikes: energy density and packaging
Food hygiene on the trail: hands, leftovers, washing up
Freeze-dried meals and ration packs: principles
Cooking at altitude: lower boiling point, longer cooking
Desert
How much water the body needs
Finding and assessing water sources
Boiling water
Disinfection with chlorine dioxide
UV disinfection and solar water disinfection (SODIS)
Hollow-fibre and membrane filters
Distillation and solar still
Seawater and salt water
Storing and carrying water safely
Common water treatment mistakes
Water hygiene and cleaning containers
Chemical contamination: what cannot be fixed in the field
Water in arid regions: planning and limits
Dew, condensation and plant bags: possibilities and limits
Overhand knot
Figure-eight knot
Two half hitches
Taut-line hitch
How the body loses heat
Choosing a shelter site
Insulating from the ground
Emergency bivouac with blanket, bivvy bag or bin bag
Staying warm overnight: layers, dry clothing, sleep system
Protection from heat and sun
Fire triangle and fuels
Choosing and preparing a safe fire site
Lighting a fire with a ferro rod
Keeping a fire going and under control
Cooking and boiling water safely over a fire
Putting a fire out completely: drown, stir, feel
Reading a map: scale, contour lines, legend
Taking and following a bearing with a baseplate compass
Orienting the map
Navigating with phone and GPS: offline maps, battery, limits
Lost: the STOP rule
Roughly estimating direction from the sun
Planning a route and leaving a trip plan
Making an emergency call: what to say, staying reachable
Signal whistle and signal mirror: basics
Ground-to-air signs
Recognising your own group's tracks
Recognising heat exhaustion and heatstroke and cooling
Camping without a trace: Leave No Trace in practice
In hot and dry areas
Reading travel advice and registering with your foreign ministry
Health preparation and travel medical kit
Stress in emergencies: what happens in body and mind
STOP: from shock to the next step in seconds
Good decisions under pressure: priorities and thinking traps
Heat transfer: conduction, convection, radiation, evaporation
The body's water balance and dehydration
How thunderstorms form
Shear lashing
Tripod lashing
Bow drill friction fire
Hand drill friction fire
Fire plough
Burning lens, magnifier and reflector – fire from sunlight
Star fire
Dakota fire hole
Natural shelters: rock overhang, root plate, terrain edge
Planned bivouac in a bivy bag
Habitats and animal movement: edges, water, dawn and dusk
Misconceptions about “survival trapping”
Digging for water in dry riverbeds
Seep well beside a lake or river (bank filtration)
Finding fresh water on the coast
Using a pump filter correctly
Measuring and sharing water within a group
Carrying and transporting water
Coordinates and map grids: stating a position precisely
Understanding and applying declination
Holding a bearing in the field: leapfrogging, aiming off, detours
Measuring distance: pace counting and timing
Reading contours: ridges, valleys, saddles, steepness
Finding direction by the stars: North Star and Southern Cross
Estimating direction with a wristwatch (very imprecise)
Relocating yourself: systematic instead of guessing
Signal fires and smoke signals
Light signals at night: SOS and flashing
Standing out with colour: signal panel, flag, clothing
Personal locator beacon (PLB): how it works, registration, activation
Satellite messengers and satellite SOS on phones
Staying findable: trip plan, staying put, leaving clues
Energy plan for emergency communication: batteries, cold, reserve
Improvising sun protection: shade, cover, neck protection
Improvised pegs and deadman anchors in snow and sand
Heat index: humidity and sweating
How a compass works: Earth's magnetic field and declination
Sound and light in signalling
Solar radiation and UV
Steppe, open plains and wind
The desert at night: cold and darkness
Researching natural hazards at your destination
Safe food and water when travelling
Checking a rental car before driving off
Driving at night and on remote roads
Drying fruit and herbs: air, sun, oven
Cooking with little water
Evaporative cooling: clay pot cooler and wet cloth
Drought and water restrictions at home
Flash floods: in valleys, underpasses and behind the wheel
Reading tracks in snow, mud, sand and dust
Fire in wind: decide, shelter, keep it small
Tarp as an open roof (flat fly / group fly)
Estimating distances by eye
Making a route card (leg plan)
Without a map: drawing a sketch map and looking back
Responding to searchers: answer, stay put, be visible
Being found from the air: helicopters, aircraft, drones
Headwear: warm hat, sun hat, neck gaiter
Choosing a compass: baseplate, mirror and sighting compass
Gaiters: against snow, wet, grit and ticks
Planning water for trips: refill points and reserves
Desalination by stove distillation: principle and limits
Savanna, steppe and dry grassland: fire risk
Heat and cold at the destination: take the first days carefully
Travelling with medication: documents, hand luggage, customs
Fire behaviour: wind, slope and fuel
Moon phases and light at night
Emergency food for hikes: energy density and packaging
Food hygiene on the trail: hands, leftovers, washing up
Snow
How much water the body needs
Finding and assessing water sources
Water from snow and ice
Boiling water
Disinfection with chlorine dioxide
Storing and carrying water safely
Common water treatment mistakes
Water hygiene and cleaning containers
Rope materials and care
Overhand knot
Figure-eight knot
Taut-line hitch
How the body loses heat
Choosing a shelter site
Insulating from the ground
Condensation and ventilation
Carbon monoxide in tents and shelters
Emergency bivouac with blanket, bivvy bag or bin bag
Snow as shelter: basics and limits
Staying warm overnight: layers, dry clothing, sleep system
Fire triangle and fuels
Preparing tinder, kindling and fuel wood
Choosing and preparing a safe fire site
Lighting with matches – including in wind and rain
Lighting with a lighter – including in wind, wet and cold
Lighting a fire with a ferro rod
Keeping a fire going and under control
Cooking and boiling water safely over a fire
Putting a fire out completely: drown, stir, feel
Fire in rain, wet and snow
Reading a map: scale, contour lines, legend
Taking and following a bearing with a baseplate compass
Orienting the map
Navigating with phone and GPS: offline maps, battery, limits
Lost: the STOP rule
Roughly estimating direction from the sun
Planning a route and leaving a trip plan
Making an emergency call: what to say, staying reachable
Alpine distress signal
Signalling to helicopters (Y/N) and behaviour during landing
Signal whistle and signal mirror: basics
Ground-to-air signs
Sharing out supplies fairly within a group
Reading animal signs – for awareness, not hunting
Reading trail markings and following the route
Recognising your own group's tracks
In an emergency: stay safe, call, get help
Unresponsive person: check response, check breathing, get an AED
Recovery position
Recognising hypothermia and rewarming gently
Using a saw and hatchet safely – the basic rules
Camping without a trace: Leave No Trace in practice
Layering clothing system
Choosing, using and caring for a sleeping bag
Headlamp and batteries: choosing, storing, using in the cold
Maintaining and storing a water filter
In the mountains: recognising weather changes and turning back in time
Out in snow and winter
Car emergency kit and winter driving basics
Stranded in a vehicle: snow, cold, carbon monoxide
Stress in emergencies: what happens in body and mind
STOP: from shock to the next step in seconds
Sleep and daily structure in prolonged crises
Good decisions under pressure: priorities and thinking traps
Improvising insulation from everyday items
Heat transfer: conduction, convection, radiation, evaporation
Understanding weather fronts: warm front and cold front
Carving feather sticks
Using fatwood and resinous wood
Top-down (upside-down) fire
Long fire and reflector wall for warmth
Banking a fire overnight
Fire on snow: building a platform
Stoves compared: gas, alcohol, solid fuel, liquid fuel
Cone frame (tipi / wickiup style)
Covered snow trench
Quinzhee (hollowed snow mound)
Snow cave in a drift
Tree wells in deep snow: hazard, not shelter
Pitching a tent in wind and rain
The car as an emergency shelter in winter
Reading track patterns: walkers, bounders and gallopers
Estimating track age with reference prints
Interpreting feeding signs, scat, rubs and trails
Keeping a tracking journal and reporting observations
History of traditional trapping – an overview
Misconceptions about “survival trapping”
Disinfection with iodine
Coordinates and map grids: stating a position precisely
Understanding and applying declination
Holding a bearing in the field: leapfrogging, aiming off, detours
Handrails, catching features and attack points
Measuring distance: pace counting and timing
Reading contours: ridges, valleys, saddles, steepness
Navigating at night, in fog and in whiteout
Finding direction by the stars: North Star and Southern Cross
Relocating yourself: systematic instead of guessing
Reading and sharing your location: coordinates, apps, description
Signal fires and smoke signals
Light signals at night: SOS and flashing
Agreeing whistle signals: three blasts for help and group codes
Standing out with colour: signal panel, flag, clothing
Personal locator beacon (PLB): how it works, registration, activation
Satellite messengers and satellite SOS on phones
Marine VHF radio: MAYDAY distress call – basics
The phone as a signalling device: light, screen, sound, emergency function
Staying findable: trip plan, staying put, leaving clues
Energy plan for emergency communication: batteries, cold, reserve
Heavy snow and ice storms
Batoning: splitting small wood with a knife and baton
Splitting wood with an axe: block, stance, swing
Improvising sun protection: shade, cover, neck protection
Improvised pegs and deadman anchors in snow and sand
Choosing a tent: design, season, weight
Understanding sleeping pads and R-values
Wind chill: why wind makes it feel colder
How hypothermia develops
Dead air and why wet clothing chills
Carbon monoxide: why it is so dangerous
How a compass works: Earth's magnetic field and declination
Sound and light in signalling
Air pressure and altitude
Dew point: why tents get wet inside
Solar radiation and UV
Batteries in the cold
Planning backup heating – safe rather than improvised
Lakes and ice
Avalanche terrain: basics and limits
Glaciers: why training or a guide is needed
Steppe, open plains and wind
High altitude: recognise altitude illness and descend
Breakdown on the motorway: stopping and getting out safely
Driving at night and on remote roads
Coping with long waiting and boredom
Dealing with loneliness in isolation
Eating and drinking in the cold
Marling hitch (lashing a bundle)
Why heating stops without power – and what to prepare
A multi-day power outage: a plan by day
Insulating water bottles: against freezing and as a hot water bottle
Drying clothes and gear in camp
Folded bark container – only from bark of dead, fallen wood
Reading tracks in snow, mud, sand and dust
Measuring tracks: print size, trail width, stride and groups
Fire piston (compression fire lighting)
Preparing cotton balls with petroleum jelly as tinder
Packing a fire kit: redundant and dry ignition
Swedish torch (log candle)
Pitching a tent on snow
Sleeping on snow: insulation from below
Group shelter bag and huddling
Sitting bivouac with backpack and rain gear
Keeping in touch with the map: thumbing and ticking off features
Navigating with an altimeter
Estimating distances by eye
Making a route card (leg plan)
Navigating as a group and staying together
Avalanche transceiver: basics – training required
Responding to searchers: answer, stay put, be visible
Being found from the air: helicopters, aircraft, drones
Being seen in the dark: reflectors, hi-vis vest, light
Socks and foot-care gear for trips
Gloves as a system: gloves, mittens, overmitts
Headwear: warm hat, sun hat, neck gaiter
Adjusting and using trekking poles
Microspikes, snowshoes, crampons: what for what?
Gaiters: against snow, wet, grit and ticks
Drinking and keeping water liquid in the cold
Water in the mountains: streams, meltwater and glacial runoff
Polar regions and tundra: overview and expedition preparation
Ski areas off-piste
Stranded or evacuated train: how to behave
Hiking abroad: sort out rescue, emergency numbers and insurance
Heat and cold at the destination: take the first days carefully
Humour and morale in a group: laughter, rituals, small wins
Emergency food for hikes: energy density and packaging
Freeze-dried meals and ration packs: principles
Cooking at altitude: lower boiling point, longer cooking
Coast
Finding and assessing water sources
Collecting rainwater
Sedimentation and pre-filtering
Boiling water
Disinfection with chlorine
Disinfection with chlorine dioxide
UV disinfection and solar water disinfection (SODIS)
Hollow-fibre and membrane filters
Improvised sand and gravel filter (teaching model)
Distillation and solar still
Seawater and salt water
Storing and carrying water safely
Common water treatment mistakes
Water hygiene and cleaning containers
Chemical contamination: what cannot be fixed in the field
Dew, condensation and plant bags: possibilities and limits
Knot terminology
Rope materials and care
Overhand knot
Figure-eight knot
Bowline
Clove hitch
Two half hitches
Taut-line hitch
Reef knot
Sheet bend
How the body loses heat
Choosing a shelter site
Tarp A-frame
Tarp lean-to
Insulating from the ground
Condensation and ventilation
Carbon monoxide in tents and shelters
Emergency bivouac with blanket, bivvy bag or bin bag
Staying warm overnight: layers, dry clothing, sleep system
Protection from heat and sun
Fire triangle and fuels
Preparing tinder, kindling and fuel wood
Choosing and preparing a safe fire site
Lighting with matches – including in wind and rain
Lighting with a lighter – including in wind, wet and cold
Lighting a fire with a ferro rod
Keeping a fire going and under control
Cooking and boiling water safely over a fire
Putting a fire out completely: drown, stir, feel
Fire in rain, wet and snow
Reading a map: scale, contour lines, legend
Taking and following a bearing with a baseplate compass
Orienting the map
Navigating with phone and GPS: offline maps, battery, limits
Lost: the STOP rule
Roughly estimating direction from the sun
Planning a route and leaving a trip plan
Making an emergency call: what to say, staying reachable
Signalling to helicopters (Y/N) and behaviour during landing
Signal whistle and signal mirror: basics
Ground-to-air signs
Emergency information by radio in disasters
Floods: before, during, after
Thunderstorms and lightning outdoors
Earthquakes: Drop, Cover, Hold On
Evacuation: following official instructions
Wild plants, fungi and wildlife: why this atlas offers no identification
Reading animal signs – for awareness, not hunting
Keeping distance from wildlife and behaviour in encounters
Storing food safely away from wildlife
In an emergency: stay safe, call, get help
Unresponsive person: check response, check breathing, get an AED
Recovery position
Stopping heavy bleeding: direct pressure
Recognising hypothermia and rewarming gently
Cord and rope in camp: choice, securing ends, care
Carving simple camp tools: tent pegs and a pot hanger
Camping without a trace: Leave No Trace in practice
Packing a day pack
On the coast: tides, currents, waves
Stress in emergencies: what happens in body and mind
STOP: from shock to the next step in seconds
Helping children with their fears in a crisis
Good decisions under pressure: priorities and thinking traps
Understanding weather fronts: warm front and cold front
How thunderstorms form
Double overhand knot
Stevedore knot
Slipped overhand knot (slip knot)
Overhand loop (overhand on a bight)
Figure-eight loop (on a bight)
Alpine butterfly loop
Bowline on a bight
Timber hitch
Constrictor knot
Trucker's hitch
Rolling hitch
Marlinspike hitch
Double fisherman's bend
Carrick bend
Square lashing
Diagonal lashing
Shear lashing
Tripod lashing
Common whipping (finishing a rope end)
Coiling and storing rope (butterfly coil)
Flint and steel with char cloth
Fire plough
Burning lens, magnifier and reflector – fire from sunlight
Teepee fire lay
Log cabin fire lay
Lean-to fire lay
Star fire
Tarp diamond / plow point (one corner raised)
Tarp C-fly (lean-to with built-in groundsheet)
Tarp tent with a closed end
Pitching a tent in wind and rain
Reading track patterns: walkers, bounders and gallopers
Estimating track age with reference prints
Interpreting feeding signs, scat, rubs and trails
Watching animals without disturbing them: wind, stillness, binoculars, hides
Habitats and animal movement: edges, water, dawn and dusk
Casting tracks in plaster (hobby)
Finding fresh water on the coast
Measuring and sharing water within a group
Coordinates and map grids: stating a position precisely
Understanding and applying declination
Handrails, catching features and attack points
Navigating at night, in fog and in whiteout
Finding direction by the stars: North Star and Southern Cross
Estimating direction with a wristwatch (very imprecise)
Relocating yourself: systematic instead of guessing
Reading and sharing your location: coordinates, apps, description
Signal fires and smoke signals
Light signals at night: SOS and flashing
Agreeing whistle signals: three blasts for help and group codes
Standing out with colour: signal panel, flag, clothing
Personal locator beacon (PLB): how it works, registration, activation
Satellite messengers and satellite SOS on phones
Marine VHF radio: MAYDAY distress call – basics
Warnings on your phone: setting up cell broadcast and warning apps
The phone as a signalling device: light, screen, sound, emergency function
Staying findable: trip plan, staying put, leaving clues
Tsunami: natural warnings and going high at once
Tripod and pot crane over the fire
Laying out a camp: sleeping, fire, kitchen, toilet, water
Tool care: cleaning, oiling, preventing rust, checking handles
Improvising sun protection: shade, cover, neck protection
Improvised pegs and deadman anchors in snow and sand
Choosing a tent: design, season, weight
Rain gear: waterproof, breathable, reproofed
Wind chill: why wind makes it feel colder
How hypothermia develops
Dead air and why wet clothing chills
Sound and light in signalling
Solar radiation and UV
Bogs, swamps and wetlands
Sea cliffs, islands and open water
Passport lost or stolen abroad: what to do
Checking travel insurance: what is really covered?
Researching natural hazards at your destination
Safe food and water when travelling
Travelling with children: emergency card and a plan for separation
Making an emergency contacts card for travel
Safety on ferries and boats: briefing, life jackets, muster station
Ashley stopper knot
Round turn and two half hitches
Anchor bend (fisherman's bend)
Buntline hitch
Pile hitch
Halter hitch (quick-release hitch)
Marling hitch (lashing a bundle)
Running bowline
Double bowline (round-turn bowline)
Double sheet bend
Fisherman's knot (single)
Zeppelin bend
Surgeon's knot
Sheepshank (shortening a rope)
Chain sinnet (daisy chain)
Improvising a stove windscreen – without overheating the canister
Splinting a broken tent pole
Drying wet clothing and gear – on the move and at home
Washing up and washing in camp – away from water
Storm surge on the coast: know your zone, leave in time
Understanding warning signals and sirens and responding correctly
Filling and placing sandbags: the basics
Reading tracks in snow, mud, sand and dust
Measuring tracks: print size, trail width, stride and groups
Out with a dog: protecting wildlife, knowing the rules
Citizen science: reporting sightings and tracks usefully
Keyhole fire: separating flames and cooking coals
Mound fire and fire pan: fire without burn scars
Fire on a beach: rules, tides and hot sand
Fire in wind: decide, shelter, keep it small
Children at the campfire: rules and tasks
Fire bans, danger ratings and fire etiquette
Pitching a tent: the basic routine in calm weather
Protection from mosquitoes: a net over the sleeping area
Tarp as an open roof (flat fly / group fly)
Adjusting a tarp when the weather turns
Keeping in touch with the map: thumbing and ticking off features
Estimating distances by eye
Using rivers, lakes and coastlines for navigation
International distress signals at sea: overview
Being found from the air: helicopters, aircraft, drones
Headwear: warm hat, sun hat, neck gaiter
Packing waterproof: dry bags and pack liners
Outdoor gear for children
Blue-green algae and algal blooms: avoid the water
Desalination by stove distillation: principle and limits
Volcanic and geothermal areas
Cruise ship emergencies: take the muster drill seriously, follow the crew
Preventing theft and scams while travelling – relaxed, not paranoid
Natural disaster abroad: follow local authorities, send a sign of life
Reading clouds and understanding weather forecasts
Moon phases and light at night
Tides: why the sea rises and falls
Baking without an oven: in a pot and a Dutch oven
Food hygiene on the trail: hands, leftovers, washing up
City
How much water the body needs
Finding and assessing water sources
Collecting rainwater
Sedimentation and pre-filtering
Boiling water
Disinfection with chlorine
Ceramic filters
Activated carbon
Storing and carrying water safely
Common water treatment mistakes
Water hygiene and cleaning containers
Chemical contamination: what cannot be fixed in the field
Water in natural disasters and supply failures
Overhand knot
Figure-eight knot
Reef knot
How the body loses heat
Insulating from the ground
Carbon monoxide in tents and shelters
Emergency bivouac with blanket, bivvy bag or bin bag
Staying warm overnight: layers, dry clothing, sleep system
When the heating fails: staying warm at home
Protection from heat and sun
Lighting with a lighter – including in wind, wet and cold
Orienting the map
Navigating with phone and GPS: offline maps, battery, limits
Making an emergency call: what to say, staying reachable
Emergency information by radio in disasters
Preparing for a power outage
Safe lighting without candles
Food safety when the fridge and freezer fail
Using generators safely
Communication when networks fail
Household emergency supplies: the basics
Packing a go bag (grab bag)
Making a family emergency plan
Preparing with children and pets
Securing important documents and copies
Floods: before, during, after
Heatwave: protecting yourself and others
Thunderstorms and lightning outdoors
Earthquakes: Drop, Cover, Hold On
Evacuation: following official instructions
Calories and protein in an emergency: the basics
Rotating and storing an emergency food stock
Food hygiene and storage without a fridge
Cooking without power – safely with stove and grill
Sharing out supplies fairly within a group
Dried and preserved food: basics and limits
In an emergency: stay safe, call, get help
Unresponsive person: check response, check breathing, get an AED
Recovery position
Stopping heavy bleeding: direct pressure
Recognising heat exhaustion and heatstroke and cooling
First-aid kit for home and travel
Knowing your water, electricity and gas shut-offs
Simple water storage at home
A practice routine for emergency skills
Household repairs: what you can do yourself – and what you cannot
Using rainwater for garden and household
The city in a crisis
Checking travel documents and securing copies
Reading travel advice and registering with your foreign ministry
Car emergency kit and winter driving basics
Stranded in a vehicle: snow, cold, carbon monoxide
Evacuating by road: route, fuel, hazards on the way
Health preparation and travel medical kit
Stress in emergencies: what happens in body and mind
STOP: from shock to the next step in seconds
Keeping a group calm and able to act in a crisis
Helping children with their fears in a crisis
Sleep and daily structure in prolonged crises
When professional help is needed
Improvised carrying: a bag from a shirt, a blanket roll
Improvising insulation from everyday items
Cow hitch (girth hitch, lark's head)
Fire with a battery and steel wool
Stoves compared: gas, alcohol, solid fuel, liquid fuel
The car as an emergency shelter in winter
Improvised cold protection in the city
Using a wildlife camera responsibly
Habitats and animal movement: edges, water, dawn and dusk
A sand tracking plot in your own garden
Levers, triggers and stored energy – harmless tabletop experiments
Why trapping is strictly regulated
Animal welfare: why many traps are banned
Solving wildlife problems legally
Found injured or apparently abandoned wildlife
Using a UV-C pen correctly
Treatment chains: combining methods sensibly
Emergency water from the water heater and pipes
Boil-water notices and water during floods
Measuring and sharing water within a group
Reading and sharing your location: coordinates, apps, description
Agreeing whistle signals: three blasts for help and group codes
Warnings on your phone: setting up cell broadcast and warning apps
The phone as a signalling device: light, screen, sound, emergency function
Keeping phones charged during a power outage
Solar chargers: realistic expectations
Powered medical devices: an outage plan
Getting the freezer and fridge through an outage
Toilet and hygiene without running water
Organising neighbourhood help in a power outage
When the power comes back
Emergency preparedness for babies and toddlers
Including older relatives and people in need of care
Emergency planning with people with disabilities
Evacuating with pets
Reunification: a plan for school, childcare and work
Practising emergency drills at home
Backing up documents digitally – encrypted
Household checklists by season
Preparedness on a small budget, step by step
Windstorms and gales: before, during, after
Heavy snow and ice storms
Tsunami: natural warnings and going high at once
Volcanic ashfall
Chemical or industrial accident: sheltering in place
Pandemics: household basics
After the disaster: returning home safely and cleaning up
Emergency poncho from a bin bag
Carrying water improvised – only in clean, food-grade containers
Improvising light – safely and without open flames indoors
Repairing footwear on the way: sole, laces, seam
Cordage from clothing, fabric and plastic bags
Fitting and choosing a backpack
Choosing and breaking in footwear
Rain gear: waterproof, breathable, reproofed
Emergency kits compared: home, car, go bag
Maintenance schedule for gear and emergency kits
Heat index: humidity and sweating
Carbon monoxide: why it is so dangerous
Mending clothes: patches, hems, zips
Growing vegetables and herbs in containers and on balconies
Saving seed from your own garden
Bicycle: fixing a puncture and basic check
Home fire safety: smoke alarms, extinguishers, escape route
Planning backup heating – safe rather than improvised
A basic household tool kit
Caves, tunnels and old mines: stay out
Heat in the city: the urban heat island
Fire safety in hotels and lodging: know your way out
Passport lost or stolen abroad: what to do
Checking travel insurance: what is really covered?
Safe food and water when travelling
Breakdown on the motorway: stopping and getting out safely
Plan for flight cancellation and being stranded at the airport
Travelling with children: emergency card and a plan for separation
Making an emergency contacts card for travel
Checking a rental car before driving off
Psychological first aid for lay helpers: look, listen, link
Coping with long waiting and boredom
Keeping hope: small goals and milestones
Defusing conflict in groups under stress
Telling children bad news
Emotional support for older people in a crisis
The weeks after an event: normal reactions and self-help
Recognising rumours and misinformation in a crisis
Limiting information overload: a conscious news diet
Staying safe in crowds: recognise density, move away early
Dealing with loneliness in isolation
Hay box: cooking with retained heat
Protecting food stores from pests and moisture
Drying fruit and herbs: air, sun, oven
Home canning: tested recipes only
Fermenting vegetables: principle and safety limits
Cooking with little water
Kitchen hygiene without running water
Making a menu plan for the emergency stock
Emergency stock for allergies, special diets and infants
Pan flatbread – bread without an oven
Reading best-before and use-by dates correctly
Power banks and power stations: choosing, calculating, using safely
Lifts, electric doors and garage doors in a power outage
Why heating stops without power – and what to prepare
Water in high-rise buildings: when pumps stop
Cash and payments in a power outage
A multi-day power outage: a plan by day
Protecting devices and data: home office, UPS, surges
Security in the dark: home, light and a watchful neighbourhood
Repairing zips and buckles on the move
Improvising funnels and scoops
Building and reading a simple rain gauge
A family code word for pick-ups and emergencies
Emergency sheet for babysitters, guests and caregivers
Teenagers in a crisis: independence with clear agreements
Supporting a person with dementia in a crisis
Pregnancy and emergencies: documents, routes, contacts
Emergency planning for single parents
Child safety in a power outage: light, heat, generators
Talking to children about preparedness – without causing fear
A child's own go bag
Tornado: shelter in an interior room on the lowest floor
Hailstorms: protecting yourself, your vehicle and your home
Drought and water restrictions at home
Flash floods: in valleys, underpasses and behind the wheel
Storm surge on the coast: know your zone, leave in time
Radiological emergency: get inside, stay inside, stay tuned
Wildfire smoke: keeping clean air at home
Understanding warning signals and sirens and responding correctly
Filling and placing sandbags: the basics
Documenting damage for insurance – before and after
Reading bird language: alarm calls and behaviour as clues
Pellets and droppings: observe, don't touch – hygiene first
Tracking in the city: foxes, martens, hedgehogs and more
Deer and wild boar: avoiding wildlife collisions and acting correctly
Citizen science: reporting sightings and tracks usefully
Rodent-proofing a home: exclusion instead of trapping
Reducing smoke and where to sit
Using a garden fire bowl or fire pit safely
Using public emergency shelters, warming and cooling centres
Finding your way in a city without a phone
Navigating as a group and staying together
Without a map: drawing a sketch map and looking back
Trapped or buried under debris: making yourself known
Signalling for help from a house or flat (e.g. in a flood)
Handheld two-way radios for groups and families: use and radio etiquette
When networks are overloaded: messages instead of calls
Being seen in the dark: reflectors, hi-vis vest, light
Socks and foot-care gear for trips
Microspikes, snowshoes, crampons: what for what?
Buying and checking used gear
Outdoor gear for children
Clearing a drain and dealing with a dripping tap – without chemicals
Tripped breaker or blown fuse: resetting safely – and when not to
Draught-proofing and keeping heat in the home
Washing laundry by hand and drying it
Small balcony and garden solar systems: what they can do and what to check
Learning and sharing skills: courses, repair cafés, swapping
Coagulation and flocculation: clearing cloudy water
Separating water by use: drinking, hygiene and utility water
Water for pets in emergencies
Fetching water from distribution points and tankers
Water for infants, older people and the sick in emergencies
Subways and tunnels: emergencies underground
Stranded or evacuated train: how to behave
Heat and cold at the destination: take the first days carefully
Jet lag and travel fatigue: no important decisions while exhausted
Preventing theft and scams while travelling – relaxed, not paranoid
Travelling with medication: documents, hand luggage, customs
Natural disaster abroad: follow local authorities, send a sign of life
Preparedness without fear: turning worry into small plans
Humour and morale in a group: laughter, rituals, small wins
When neighbours refuse help: offer respectfully, keep the door open
Reducing decision load in long crises
Guilt after a crisis: a normal reaction, and when help is needed
Self-care for helpers: avoiding burnout
Play in a crisis: giving children space and normality
Building community: the neighbourhood as a protective factor
How GPS works – and where it fails
Understanding electricity: voltage, current and why water conducts
Pulses and grains: storing them and cooking with little fuel
Storing oils and fats: preventing rancidity
Storing honey, sugar and salt
Emergency food stock for pets
Allergies in shared emergency food: labels and cross-contact
Tropics
How much water the body needs
Finding and assessing water sources
Collecting rainwater
Sedimentation and pre-filtering
Boiling water
Disinfection with chlorine
Disinfection with chlorine dioxide
UV disinfection and solar water disinfection (SODIS)
Hollow-fibre and membrane filters
Ceramic filters
Improvised sand and gravel filter (teaching model)
Distillation and solar still
Seawater and salt water
Storing and carrying water safely
Common water treatment mistakes
Water hygiene and cleaning containers
Chemical contamination: what cannot be fixed in the field
Dew, condensation and plant bags: possibilities and limits
Rope materials and care
Overhand knot
Figure-eight knot
Bowline
Clove hitch
Two half hitches
Taut-line hitch
Sheet bend
Choosing a shelter site
Tarp A-frame
Tarp lean-to
Condensation and ventilation
Protection from heat and sun
Lighting a fire with a ferro rod
Fire in rain, wet and snow
Lost: the STOP rule
Planning a route and leaving a trip plan
Making an emergency call: what to say, staying reachable
Signal whistle and signal mirror: basics
Ground-to-air signs
Food hygiene and storage without a fridge
Wild plants, fungi and wildlife: why this atlas offers no identification
Keeping distance from wildlife and behaviour in encounters
Storing food safely away from wildlife
Recognising heat exhaustion and heatstroke and cooling
On the coast: tides, currents, waves
Reading travel advice and registering with your foreign ministry
Health preparation and travel medical kit
Stress in emergencies: what happens in body and mind
STOP: from shock to the next step in seconds
The body's water balance and dehydration
Square lashing
Diagonal lashing
Shear lashing
Tripod lashing
Hand drill friction fire
Fire plough
Bamboo fire saw
Burning lens, magnifier and reflector – fire from sunlight
Poncho as an emergency shelter
Hammock with tarp
Digging for water in dry riverbeds
Seep well beside a lake or river (bank filtration)
Capturing small springs and trickles cleanly
Finding fresh water on the coast
Disinfection with iodine
Gravity filters for camps and groups
Using a pump filter correctly
Using a UV-C pen correctly
Treatment chains: combining methods sensibly
Improving the taste of treated water
Personal locator beacon (PLB): how it works, registration, activation
Satellite messengers and satellite SOS on phones
Marine VHF radio: MAYDAY distress call – basics
Staying findable: trip plan, staying put, leaving clues
Tsunami: natural warnings and going high at once
Heat index: humidity and sweating
Solar radiation and UV
Tropical rainforest and humid heat
Bogs, swamps and wetlands
Rivers and streams: when not to cross
Sea cliffs, islands and open water
Passport lost or stolen abroad: what to do
Checking travel insurance: what is really covered?
Researching natural hazards at your destination
Safe food and water when travelling
Making an emergency contacts card for travel
Safety on ferries and boats: briefing, life jackets, muster station
Evaporative cooling: clay pot cooler and wet cloth
Fire on a beach: rules, tides and hot sand
Hanging a hammock: straps, angle, lie
Staying dry in prolonged rain: wet and dry zones
Protection from mosquitoes: a net over the sleeping area
Using rivers, lakes and coastlines for navigation
International distress signals at sea: overview
Packing waterproof: dry bags and pack liners
Coagulation and flocculation: clearing cloudy water
Blue-green algae and algal blooms: avoid the water
Savanna, steppe and dry grassland: fire risk
Cruise ship emergencies: take the muster drill seriously, follow the crew
Heat and cold at the destination: take the first days carefully
Jet lag and travel fatigue: no important decisions while exhausted
Preventing theft and scams while travelling – relaxed, not paranoid
Travelling with medication: documents, hand luggage, customs
Natural disaster abroad: follow local authorities, send a sign of life
Tides: why the sea rises and falls
Home
How much water the body needs
Collecting rainwater
Sedimentation and pre-filtering
Boiling water
Disinfection with chlorine
UV disinfection and solar water disinfection (SODIS)
Ceramic filters
Activated carbon
Improvised sand and gravel filter (teaching model)
Storing and carrying water safely
Common water treatment mistakes
Water hygiene and cleaning containers
Chemical contamination: what cannot be fixed in the field
Water in natural disasters and supply failures
Knot terminology
Rope materials and care
Overhand knot
Figure-eight knot
Bowline
Clove hitch
Two half hitches
Reef knot
Sheet bend
Carbon monoxide in tents and shelters
When the heating fails: staying warm at home
Protection from heat and sun
Lighting with matches – including in wind and rain
Lighting with a lighter – including in wind, wet and cold
Making an emergency call: what to say, staying reachable
Emergency information by radio in disasters
Preparing for a power outage
Safe lighting without candles
Food safety when the fridge and freezer fail
Using generators safely
Communication when networks fail
Household emergency supplies: the basics
Packing a go bag (grab bag)
Making a family emergency plan
Preparing with children and pets
Securing important documents and copies
Floods: before, during, after
Heatwave: protecting yourself and others
Earthquakes: Drop, Cover, Hold On
Evacuation: following official instructions
Calories and protein in an emergency: the basics
Rotating and storing an emergency food stock
Food hygiene and storage without a fridge
Cooking without power – safely with stove and grill
Sharing out supplies fairly within a group
Dried and preserved food: basics and limits
In an emergency: stay safe, call, get help
Unresponsive person: check response, check breathing, get an AED
Recovery position
Stopping heavy bleeding: direct pressure
Recognising hypothermia and rewarming gently
Recognising heat exhaustion and heatstroke and cooling
First-aid kit for home and travel
Safe knife handling and carving grips
Sharpening a knife on a stone
Cord and rope in camp: choice, securing ends, care
Knowing your water, electricity and gas shut-offs
Simple water storage at home
A practice routine for emergency skills
Household repairs: what you can do yourself – and what you cannot
Using rainwater for garden and household
Choosing, using and caring for a sleeping bag
Headlamp and batteries: choosing, storing, using in the cold
Maintaining and storing a water filter
Caring for gear and repairing it on the way
The city in a crisis
Checking travel documents and securing copies
Evacuating by road: route, fuel, hazards on the way
Stress in emergencies: what happens in body and mind
STOP: from shock to the next step in seconds
Keeping a group calm and able to act in a crisis
Helping children with their fears in a crisis
Sleep and daily structure in prolonged crises
When professional help is needed
Good decisions under pressure: priorities and thinking traps
Putting together a small repair kit
Temporary repairs to gear
Improvised carrying: a bag from a shirt, a blanket roll
Improvising insulation from everyday items
Understanding levers and friction
Heat transfer: conduction, convection, radiation, evaporation
Why boiling disinfects water
The body's water balance and dehydration
Double overhand knot
Stevedore knot
Slipped overhand knot (slip knot)
Overhand loop (overhand on a bight)
Figure-eight loop (on a bight)
Figure-eight follow-through (rewoven figure eight)
Alpine butterfly loop
Bowline on a bight
Cow hitch (girth hitch, lark's head)
Constrictor knot
Trucker's hitch
Prusik knot
Rolling hitch
Marlinspike hitch
Double fisherman's bend
Water knot (tape knot)
Carrick bend
Common whipping (finishing a rope end)
Coiling and storing rope (butterfly coil)
Making char cloth
Fire with a battery and steel wool
Banking a fire overnight
Keeping and carrying embers
Stoves compared: gas, alcohol, solid fuel, liquid fuel
Improvised cold protection in the city
Estimating track age with reference prints
Watching animals without disturbing them: wind, stillness, binoculars, hides
Using a wildlife camera responsibly
Casting tracks in plaster (hobby)
A sand tracking plot in your own garden
Keeping a tracking journal and reporting observations
History of traditional trapping – an overview
Levers, triggers and stored energy – harmless tabletop experiments
Why trapping is strictly regulated
Animal welfare: why many traps are banned
Solving wildlife problems legally
Found injured or apparently abandoned wildlife
Gravity filters for camps and groups
Treatment chains: combining methods sensibly
Emergency water from the water heater and pipes
Boil-water notices and water during floods
Measuring and sharing water within a group
Determining water volumes for correct dosing
Improving the taste of treated water
Carrying and transporting water
Warnings on your phone: setting up cell broadcast and warning apps
The phone as a signalling device: light, screen, sound, emergency function
Energy plan for emergency communication: batteries, cold, reserve
Keeping phones charged during a power outage
Solar chargers: realistic expectations
Powered medical devices: an outage plan
Getting the freezer and fridge through an outage
Toilet and hygiene without running water
Organising neighbourhood help in a power outage
When the power comes back
Emergency preparedness for babies and toddlers
Including older relatives and people in need of care
Emergency planning with people with disabilities
Evacuating with pets
Reunification: a plan for school, childcare and work
Practising emergency drills at home
Backing up documents digitally – encrypted
Household checklists by season
Preparedness on a small budget, step by step
Windstorms and gales: before, during, after
Wildfire nearby: leave early, avoid smoke
Heavy snow and ice storms
Landslides and debris flows: recognising warning signs
Volcanic ashfall
Chemical or industrial accident: sheltering in place
Pandemics: household basics
After the disaster: returning home safely and cleaning up
Splitting wood with an axe: block, stance, swing
Sawing on a sawhorse – improvised too
Carving a spoon
Tool care: cleaning, oiling, preventing rust, checking handles
Twisting two-ply cord (reverse wrap) – practise with jute or sisal
Carrying water improvised – only in clean, food-grade containers
Improvising light – safely and without open flames indoors
Hand sewing: four stitches for repairs
Cordage from clothing, fabric and plastic bags
Caring for and safely running stoves: gas, liquid fuel, alcohol
Cookware on the move: material, size, care
Choosing a knife and multitool by their properties
Emergency kits compared: home, car, go bag
Maintenance schedule for gear and emergency kits
Heat index: humidity and sweating
How hypothermia develops
What happens in combustion
Carbon monoxide: why it is so dangerous
Dew point: why tents get wet inside
Batteries in the cold
Mending clothes: patches, hems, zips
Growing vegetables and herbs in containers and on balconies
Starting a small vegetable bed
Composting in the garden
Saving seed from your own garden
Bicycle: fixing a puncture and basic check
Home fire safety: smoke alarms, extinguishers, escape route
Planning backup heating – safe rather than improvised
A basic household tool kit
Storing the harvest: potatoes, root vegetables, apples
Lakes and ice
Heat in the city: the urban heat island
Fire safety in hotels and lodging: know your way out
Plan for flight cancellation and being stranded at the airport
Travelling with children: emergency card and a plan for separation
Psychological first aid for lay helpers: look, listen, link
Coping with long waiting and boredom
Keeping hope: small goals and milestones
Defusing conflict in groups under stress
Telling children bad news
Emotional support for older people in a crisis
The weeks after an event: normal reactions and self-help
Recognising rumours and misinformation in a crisis
Limiting information overload: a conscious news diet
Staying safe in crowds: recognise density, move away early
Dealing with loneliness in isolation
Hay box: cooking with retained heat
Protecting food stores from pests and moisture
Drying fruit and herbs: air, sun, oven
Home canning: tested recipes only
Fermenting vegetables: principle and safety limits
Cooking with little water
Kitchen hygiene without running water
Eating and drinking in the cold
Making a menu plan for the emergency stock
Emergency stock for allergies, special diets and infants
Pan flatbread – bread without an oven
Evaporative cooling: clay pot cooler and wet cloth
Reading best-before and use-by dates correctly
Ashley stopper knot
Round turn and two half hitches
Anchor bend (fisherman's bend)
Buntline hitch
Pile hitch
Halter hitch (quick-release hitch)
Marling hitch (lashing a bundle)
Running bowline
Double sheet bend
Fisherman's knot (single)
Zeppelin bend
Surgeon's knot
Sheepshank (shortening a rope)
Chain sinnet (daisy chain)
Power banks and power stations: choosing, calculating, using safely
Lifts, electric doors and garage doors in a power outage
Why heating stops without power – and what to prepare
Water in high-rise buildings: when pumps stop
Cash and payments in a power outage
A multi-day power outage: a plan by day
Protecting devices and data: home office, UPS, surges
Security in the dark: home, light and a watchful neighbourhood
Improvising a stove windscreen – without overheating the canister
Improvising a stable pot support
Repairing zips and buckles on the move
Drying wet clothing and gear – on the move and at home
Improvising funnels and scoops
Building and reading a simple rain gauge
Insulating water bottles: against freezing and as a hot water bottle
Teaching children to whittle safely
A family code word for pick-ups and emergencies
Emergency sheet for babysitters, guests and caregivers
Teenagers in a crisis: independence with clear agreements
Supporting a person with dementia in a crisis
Pregnancy and emergencies: documents, routes, contacts
Emergency planning for single parents
Child safety in a power outage: light, heat, generators
Talking to children about preparedness – without causing fear
A child's own go bag
Tornado: shelter in an interior room on the lowest floor
Hailstorms: protecting yourself, your vehicle and your home
Drought and water restrictions at home
Storm surge on the coast: know your zone, leave in time
Radiological emergency: get inside, stay inside, stay tuned
Wildfire smoke: keeping clean air at home
Understanding warning signals and sirens and responding correctly
Filling and placing sandbags: the basics
Documenting damage for insurance – before and after
Reading bird language: alarm calls and behaviour as clues
Pellets and droppings: observe, don't touch – hygiene first
Tracking in the city: foxes, martens, hedgehogs and more
Citizen science: reporting sightings and tracks usefully
Rodent-proofing a home: exclusion instead of trapping
Preparing cotton balls with petroleum jelly as tinder
Packing a fire kit: redundant and dry ignition
Swedish torch (log candle)
Reducing smoke and where to sit
Using a garden fire bowl or fire pit safely
Children at the campfire: rules and tasks
Fire bans, danger ratings and fire etiquette
Using public emergency shelters, warming and cooling centres
Finding your way in a city without a phone
Trapped or buried under debris: making yourself known
Signalling for help from a house or flat (e.g. in a flood)
Handheld two-way radios for groups and families: use and radio etiquette
When networks are overloaded: messages instead of calls
Being seen in the dark: reflectors, hi-vis vest, light
Gloves as a system: gloves, mittens, overmitts
Washing and drying down and synthetic insulation
Buying and checking used gear
Sharpening and caring for garden tools: spade, hoe, secateurs
Clearing a drain and dealing with a dripping tap – without chemicals
Tripped breaker or blown fuse: resetting safely – and when not to
Seasoning and storing firewood
Draught-proofing and keeping heat in the home
Washing laundry by hand and drying it
Small balcony and garden solar systems: what they can do and what to check
Learning and sharing skills: courses, repair cafés, swapping
Coagulation and flocculation: clearing cloudy water
Separating water by use: drinking, hygiene and utility water
Water for pets in emergencies
Drinking and keeping water liquid in the cold
Private wells after flooding
Blue-green algae and algal blooms: avoid the water
Fetching water from distribution points and tankers
Water for infants, older people and the sick in emergencies
Days of rain in a temperate climate
Karst landscapes and sinkholes
Pastures, fields and farms: out in farmland
Subways and tunnels: emergencies underground
Preparedness without fear: turning worry into small plans
Humour and morale in a group: laughter, rituals, small wins
When neighbours refuse help: offer respectfully, keep the door open
Reducing decision load in long crises
Guilt after a crisis: a normal reaction, and when help is needed
Self-care for helpers: avoiding burnout
Play in a crisis: giving children space and normality
Building community: the neighbourhood as a protective factor
Understanding electricity: voltage, current and why water conducts
Microbes in food: spoilage, fermentation and safety
Friction in rope: why knots and friction hitches hold
Rope strength: what weakens a rope
Pulses and grains: storing them and cooking with little fuel
Baking without an oven: in a pot and a Dutch oven
Storing oils and fats: preventing rancidity
Storing honey, sugar and salt
Emergency food stock for pets
Allergies in shared emergency food: labels and cross-contact
Freeze-dried meals and ration packs: principles