Tricks with Sticks by Dave Canterbury & J. Kavanagh – Laminated Wilderness Survival Skills Guide

Product Description

Put practical wilderness knowledge within easy reach with Tricks with Sticks, a compact illustrated survival skills guide by Dave Canterbury and J. Kavanagh.

The 11th title in the wilderness survival skills guide series, Tricks with Sticks focuses on practical ways to use natural materials and basic techniques to solve common challenges encountered outdoors.

Across its scenario-driven panels, the guide covers 23 tricks and tools, including techniques for improvising a crutch, creating an emergency tourniquet, constructing a debris hut when adequate shelter isn't available, selecting firewood, tying useful knots, and more.

It even includes information on different firewood types and a BTU chart to help readers understand wood choices for various fire lays and heating needs.

The final panel provides a reference to 10 knots used throughout the featured techniques, giving you a convenient knot guide alongside the survival information.

Best of all, the guide weighs less than one ounce and is printed on laminated material, making it easy to slip into a backpack, camping kit, emergency kit, or outdoor gear bag without adding significant weight.

Compact enough to carry. Practical enough to earn a permanent place in your outdoor kit.

Key Features

23 Wilderness Tricks & Tools
Learn practical techniques designed around common outdoor and wilderness scenarios.

Scenario-Driven Survival Information
Rather than focusing only on theory, the guide presents techniques that can be applied to situations you may encounter outdoors.

Emergency Shelter Techniques
Includes information about constructing a debris hut when caught outdoors without adequate cover.

Improvised Outdoor Solutions
Learn techniques involving sticks and other available materials, including creating an improvised crutch.

Emergency First-Aid Reference
Includes information on improvising a tourniquet.

Firewood Selection Information
Learn about different types of firewood and how wood selection relates to heat output and fire-building needs.

Firewood BTU Chart
A handy BTU reference helps compare firewood for different fire lays and heating requirements.

10 Useful Knots
The final panel covers 10 knots used throughout the techniques featured in the guide.

Illustrated Format
Visual references help make the techniques easier to understand in the field.

Laminated Construction
The laminated format is better suited to outdoor handling than an ordinary paper reference sheet.

Ultralight Design
Weighing less than one ounce, the guide adds useful information to your kit without adding meaningful bulk.

Skills Covered

The guide contains information related to outdoor skills including:

• Wilderness problem-solving

• Emergency shelter

• Debris hut construction

• Improvised crutch construction

• Emergency tourniquet techniques

• Firewood selection

• Firewood heat output

• Fire lays

• Knot tying

• Natural-material utilization

• Wilderness survival skills

• Outdoor preparedness

With 23 tricks and tools plus 10 referenced knots, there's plenty of practical information packed into a remarkably compact format.

Firewood & Fire-Building Reference

Not every type of firewood performs the same way.

Tricks with Sticks includes information on some of the best firewood types along with a BTU chart for comparing heat output.

This provides a useful reference when considering wood for different fire lays and heating requirements.

For campers and outdoor enthusiasts who regularly build legal, controlled campfires, this information makes the guide particularly relevant.

10-Knot Field Reference

Knots are among the most versatile skills an outdoor enthusiast can learn.

The final panel provides information on 10 knots used in the techniques featured throughout the guide.

Having those knot references included means you don't have to carry a separate basic knot guide for the featured projects.

Made for Your Pack

Outdoor reference material isn't particularly useful if it's sitting on a bookshelf when you need it.

Tricks with Sticks is designed to travel.

At less than one ounce, the laminated guide can be stored with camping gear, hiking equipment, outdoor preparedness supplies, or an emergency kit without taking up the space of a traditional survival manual.

Great For

• Camping

• Hiking

• Backpacking

• Bushcraft

• Outdoor skills training

• Wilderness education

• Emergency preparedness

• Camping gear collections

• Outdoor reference kits

• Survival skills enthusiasts

• Scouts and outdoor groups where appropriate

• Outdoor education

• Gifts for campers and hikers

Product Details

• Title: Tricks with Sticks

• Authors: Dave Canterbury and J. Kavanagh

• Series Position: 11th Title in the Wilderness Survival Skills Guide Series

• Format: Laminated Illustrated Guide

• Number of Pages: 12

• Number of Featured Tricks & Tools: 23

• Knots Referenced: 10

• Illustrated: Yes

• Weight: Less Than 1 oz.

• Dimensions: Approximately 0.47 x 8.11 x 4.02 in.

• Publication Date: February 7, 2024

• Primary Topics: Wilderness skills, bushcraft, shelter, firewood, knots and outdoor preparedness

Important Safety Note

This guide is intended as an educational field reference and should not replace professional training, medical care, emergency services, or manufacturer instructions for outdoor equipment.

Some wilderness and survival techniques involve inherent risks.

For first-aid topics such as tourniquet use, obtain appropriate first-aid training and follow current guidance from recognized medical and emergency-care organizations. Improper tourniquet use can cause serious injury.

When building fires, follow all campground rules, local regulations, fire restrictions, and burn bans. Never leave a fire unattended, and fully extinguish it before leaving the area.

Practice unfamiliar wilderness skills in a controlled environment before depending on them during an emergency.