"The Bushcraft Handbooks" were first published in Australia in
1952. Based on the Author's wartime service in Australia and New
Guinea teaching "Junglecraft" to Australian and American forces,
they are distilled, concentrated old-time bushcraft knowledge,
presented in a very easy to assimilate format. For those who
remember them, the Bushcraft Handbooks are also a heavy hit of
nostalgia. Rather than publish all of the volumes under the one
cover, the Author originally chose to publish each aspect of
bushcraft in its own individual handbook. His rationale was that
the reader was more inclined to take a 50 page handbook with him
into the wilds than a 400 page book. The former can be easily
slipped into a pocket or daypack, while the latter cannot. The
Bushcraft Handbooks are useless unless the reader practices the
skills the books were designed to impart. The individual handbooks
format was chosen to support that end. Out of print for decades,
and in keeping with the Author's wishes, this series of Bushcraft
Handbooks are reproduced as close to their original format as
possible. The series comprises the following volumes: Bush
Ropemaking, Bush Hutmaking, Traps & Snares, Bush Campcraft,
Time & Direction, Travel & Gear, Food & Water in the
Bush, Firemaking & Lighting, Trapping & Tracks, Knots &
Lashings. From the introduction to "Bush Campcraft: "With the only
tool a machete or a sharp knife, it is practical and easy to set up
a camp in comfort. Everything one needs for bed, table, seats and
chairs, cooking, and even lighting is usually available in the area
immediately around the camp. A small amount of knowledge is needed
and some of this is given in this handbook. Campcraft, like all the
other skills in bushcraft develops the powers of observation to a
remarkable degree, and with this the ability to adapt or improvise.
It is applicable by all who camp, regardless of whether the camping
is a once-a-year venture with a car and auto tent, or a weekend
adventure with a pack on one's back. There need be no discomfort
for anyone in camping if they have knowledge of how to set up a
camp in comfort. A properly made camp bed can be as restful as a
sprung mattress, and no food is more flavoursome than when cooked
in the out-of-doors. If the camper does not know how to camp in
comfort there will be times during heavy rain when wood appears too
wet to take fire, or when the wind is so high that the heat of the
fire is blown under and away from the water in the billy the camper
is trying to boil, or when ants or bush rats find the food supply.
This book shows many things you can do to make your camping more
comfortable, and considerably safer."
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