Mother Nature is Not Trying to Kill You

¿ Introduction - Note that we have 52 Things, one a week helps give you the skills you might need in case the improbable happens. - Why I'm doing this - Examples of some things I've had happen to me - How this book is different - it's according to the best science we have. - Pop culture examples like Jaws and The Revenant Briefing 1. It may happen one day ¿ It happened to me ¿ It happened to a friend ¿ Luck meets preparedness 2. Your Directive ¿ daily practice, learn, change your mindset, get outside 3. Your basic kit ¿ Diagrams with a short explanation. ¿ Cutting tool / shelter / rope / navigation / first aid 4. How to proceed ¿ ie. How to use the book ¿ Guidebook plus stories (according to science) Know This before Starting 1. Advanced Gear Knowledge a. Knifes b. Rope c. Extra Kit 2. Primitive Fire Starting 3. Basic Shelter 4. Key Knots a. Clove Hitch b. Bowline c. Trautline d. Overhand Knot e. Trucker's Hitch f. Square Knot How to Survive... Random Wildlife 1. Sharks 2. Venomous Snakes 3. Brown Bears 4. Constrictor Snakes 5. Crocodiles 6. Portuguese Man-o-War 7. Box Jellyfish 8. Piranha 9. African Killer Bees 10. Wolves 11. Eating Insects 12. Poisonous Frogs 13. Cougars 14. Tigers 15. Polar Bears 16. Lions 17. Moose Attack 18. Yellow Jackets 19. Electric Eels 20. Hippos 21. Mosquitos (The deadliest of them all) 22. Black Death : Bubonic Plague 23. Elephant Stampede 24. Eating a Deadly Mushroom 25. Toxic Plants Random Natural Events 26. Nuclear Fallout (the only man-made disaster here) 27. Avalanches 28. Tornados 29. Tsunami 30. Hurricane 31. Lightning 32. Giant River Crossing 33. Flash flooding 34. Stranded at Sea 35. Rip Current 36. Giant Waves 37. Quick Sand 38. Dust Storms 39. Cave Collapse Random Extremes 1. On a tropical island 2. In the desert 3. In the snow 4. On a mountain 5. In the Rainforest Your Mission is Never Over (Conclusion)

Rob Nelson is a biologist, host, and online content creator. He's hosted documentaries like Secrets of the Underground, Life After Chernobyl, and Man Eating Python and received an Emmy Award for his work on the documentary film Mysteries of the Driftles.

Rob runs the non-profit Untamed Science and currently lives in North Carolina.