"The Bushcraft Handbooks" were first published in Australia in 1952.
His rationale was that the reader was more inclined to take a 50 page handbook with him into the wilds tha.
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.
For those who remember them, the Bushcraft Handbooks are also a heavy hit of nostalgia.
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.
From the introduction to "The Bushcraft Handbooks" were first published in Australia in 1952.
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.
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 individual Handbooks format was chosen to support that end.
The Bushcraft Handbooks are useless unless the reader practices the skills the books were designed to impart.
The former can be easily slipped into a pocket or daypack, while the latter cannot.
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.
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.
For those who remember them, the Bushcraft Handbooks are also a heavy hit of nostalgia.
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. "The Bushcraft Handbooks" were first published in Australia in 1952
