Originally written on a typewriter in the forest by expert Richard Lonewolf with pencil drawings on every page by Julia Nolen back in 1987, this re-released, informative manual now also has 12 pages of beautiful color photographs by Distance Everheart.
This manual was originally typed on a typewriter in the forest back in the 1980s, but don’t let the old typewriter font fool you! There’s a lot of very useful information in here that would take you several books to AND a lot of hands-on experience to be able to compile.
This 42 page booklet lays out use after use for many different plants & trees found all throughout the United States, as well as many other wilderness survival skills.
Inside this laminated 42 page booklet you’ll find vital information concerning ancient shelter building techniques, fire making skills, traps & snares, water purification, tool building, tanning animal hides, & more. You’ll also find many edible, medicinal, AND utility uses for plants & trees, including for the following:
- Buckeye tree nut processing
- Stinging Nettles
- Watercress
- Buffalo Gourd
- Wild Onion
- Chia
- Yarrow
- Mullein
- Acorn processing (from Oak Trees)
- Chickweed
- Big Sage
- Elderberry
- Milkweed
- Currant & Gooseberries
- Rose(hips)
- Miner’s Lettuce
- Poison Oak & its wild natural antidotes
- Plantain.
Here’s a few double-page spreads from the survival manual:

Lonewolf’s Survival Manual retails at $25:
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