Thrive: Long-Term Wilderness Survival Guide; Skills, Tips, and Gear for Living on the Land

Take on the toughest survival challenges with the ultimate guide to wilderness living and extended wilderness survival.With hard-earned advice from survival expert Juan Pablo Quiñonez-winner of the ninth season of the hit survival series ALONE-and combining proven, no-nonsense modern survival skills with bushcraft techniques, step-by-step instructions, and over 400 illustrations, THRIVE shows you how to survive in the boreal wilderness.Reflecting the latest in survival knowledge and gear and covering topics such as mental resilience and last-resort first aid techniques, THRIVE is the definitive resource for all survivalists, preppers, and outdoor enthusiasts.From essential hunting and gathering techniques to advanced fire skills and strategies for coping with wilderness hazards, this complete guide includes:Preparation: Hard-earned survival wisdom and preparation essentials, such as making a personal survival kit and choosing the right gearLong-term shelters: Finding the best location, constructing an appropriate shelter, protecting yourself from the elements, and staying warmFood: What to focus your hunting-gathering efforts on, where to find it, and how to prepare itSelf-sufficiency: Hunting, trapping, fishing, and foraging for subsistence-and surviving alone or as a group for an extended timeBushcraft: Knife and axe skills, clay, basketry, knots, cordage, gear recommendations, and improvised toolsWinter: Traveling on snow and ice, tips for dealing with extreme cold, and clothing recommendationsHealth: Preventing and dealing with the most common health issues in long-term survivalTHRIVE is bursting with survival tips, manual skills, foraging essentials, and advice on how to prepare, improvise, and survive in the northern wilderness. Juan Pablo Quiñonez is a mestizo Latino who has been ruminating on the predicaments of modernity for over a decade. His writing aims to bridge ancestral and Indigenous perspectives, psychology, spirituality, resilience, systems thinking, science, and deep ecology, exploring where we are and our roles in facilitating what emerges.He was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico. As a teenager, he completed basic training in the French Foreign Legion but left shortly after he received his parachutist badge. He studied at MRU in Canada, where he met his wife, Jennifer Ford. After graduating, they paddled into the boreal forest, where they spent six months foraging in isolation to supplement their minimal rations.Juan Pablo has spent a hundred days in the forest foraging in the solitude of the boreal winter. In 2021, he won the ninth season of the reality TV series Alone after surviving solo for seventy-eight days in the subarctic lands of Labrador during the fall, where he underwent a multi-week water fast. In addition to being an amateur collapse researcher, he is also a wilderness survival expert specializing in the boreal forest and has written the survival book Thrive.Drawing on research, life experiences, and insights, he urges us to challenge our assumptions and cultivate an openness to what is happening around us. Juan Pablo encourages us to stand on a deeper, more solid foundation, enhancing our ability to perceive uncomfortable thoughts and sensations without losing ourselves. He calls us to embrace the paradoxes, complexities, and magnitude of our predicaments.He believes that the right insights will empower us to respond in our own ways with wisdom and courage, and they will guide us in letting go of what's unhelpful, so that a more beautiful world can emerge. Juan Pablo lives in the boreal forest in Canada.