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New: the manual is organised as a numbered table of contents in 7 parts plus appendices, with tap-to-zoom diagrams, better phone layout and a full disclaimer.
Complete survival field manual: 23 chapters on shelter, water, fire, first aid.
Survival Manual is a complete, illustrated survival field manual you can read from cover to cover, or open at any chapter. It is organised like a real field manual, with 23 chapters in seven parts plus four appendices. Everything works offline, so it is there when you have no signal. PART I · SURVIVAL FUNDAMENTALS 1. Introduction: the Rule of Threes and the SURVIVAL action plan 2. Psychology of survival: stress, fear, panic and the will to live 3. Survival planning and survival kits PART II · SURVIVAL MEDICINE 4. Basic survival medicine: health maintenance, medical emergencies, lifesaving steps, bone and joint injuries, bites and stings, wounds, environmental injuries (heat and cold) and natural remedies PART III · SHELTER, WATER AND FIRE 5. Shelters: site selection, lean-tos, debris huts, snow shelters 6. Water procurement: finding, collecting and purifying water, solar stills and filters 7. Firecraft: the fire triangle, tinder and kindling, friction fire, fire lays PART IV · FOOD AND TOOLS 8. Food procurement: animals for food, traps and snares, hunting tools, fishing, preparing fish and game 9. Survival use of plants and the edibility test 10. Poisonous plants 11. Dangerous animals 12. Field-expedient tools, weapons and equipment PART V · HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS 13. Desert 14. Tropical 15. Cold weather 16. Sea 17. Water crossings PART VI · NAVIGATION AND SIGNALLING 18. Field-expedient direction finding: sun, shadow-stick, stars, improvised compass 19. Signalling techniques: signal fires, mirrors, ground-to-air codes PART VII · EVASION AND HAZARDS 20. Movement 21. Camouflage 22. Contact with people 23. Man-made hazards APPENDICES A. Knots and lashings B. Emergency communications and Morse code C. Weather signs D. Urban and disaster survival APP FEATURES • Works offline: no internet needed once installed • Table of contents with chapter numbers, and Previous / Next to read in order • Search across the whole manual • Diagrams, tables and step-by-step illustrations • Light and dark mode DISCLAIMER This app is for general education only. It is not medical, legal or professional advice and does not replace first aid training, professional medical care or the instructions of emergency services and local authorities. In an emergency, always call your local emergency number (for example 112, 911 or 999) first. Some techniques in a military-derived field manual are intended for extreme situations and may be dangerous or illegal where you are; follow local laws on fires, foraging, hunting, trapping and weapons. Information may be incomplete or out of date, so use it at your own risk; the developer accepts no liability for any injury, loss or damage. Content is adapted from the public-domain US Army Survival Field Manual (FM 21-76). This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the US Army, the US Department of Defense or any government agency.