How to Stay Alive

The Ultimate Survival Guide

Published by Weldon Owen
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

A convenient waterproof survival guide from bushcraft and ultimate survival expert Tim MacWelch, featuring more than 300 pages of true life-saving knowledge to help out in any situation.

Come avalanche or earthquake, hell or high water, this book will show you How to Stay Alive.

After more than thirty years of field experience and multiple New York Times best-selling survival books, author Tim MacWelch has established the ultimate compendium of disaster, wilderness, and urban survival techniques. This comprehensive and encyclopedic guide includes more than 320 pages on mastering self-reliance and survival in an ever-changing world.

You’ll find expert knowledge on successfully navigating man-made disasters and nature’s most extreme conditions, along with other survival needs like:

•Finding safe food and water through foraging and hunting, tapping trees, and DIY filtration systems

•Step-by-step instructions on building natural shelters in the snow, desert, or forest

• A guide to operating and/or constructing hand tools and weaponry, like axes, the bow and arrow, spears, knives, and firearms

•Lifesaving first aid, wound control, cast & carrying, natural hygiene techniques, and so much more

How to Stay Alive is a must-have guide made to be accessible and act as a tool of confidence and preparedness in any situation.

About The Author

Tim MacWelch is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Prepare for Anything, Hunting & Gathering, and How to Survive Anything. He is Outdoor Life magazine's survival blogger. He is also the founder and head instructor of Advanced Survival Training School, where he teaches ordinary people how to live closer to nature and how to use those skills in emergencies.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Weldon Owen (December 1, 2026)
  • Length: 328 pages
  • ISBN13: 9798886744460

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