Tony Nester has instructed outdoor survival courses for the U.S. Military, National Park Service, USDA, and for private corporations. He is also on the adjunct faculty at Northern Arizona University where he teaches outdoor survival and primitive technology courses. His main area of focus is the southwest and he has survival experience in the Mojave, Sonoran, and Great Basin Deserts of North America.

In addition to extensive experience in wilderness survival, Tony has a BA in anthropology and is nationally certified as a Wilderness First Responder through the Wilderness Medical Institute of NOLS. He is the author of four books on outdoor survival and is also a well published writer in numerous magazines such as Wilderness Way, Backhome, Popular Woodworking, and Backwoodsman.

You will enjoy this information packed book. Well thought out, tried and tested techniques, humor and sound advice. Checklists of handy items will have you running to the hardware store to flesh out your survival kit.

This book is part of the Practical Survival Series. This one focuses on the specific skills needed for desert survival and safety. Few books on desert survival have ever contained such detailed examples of the fundamental skills necessary for traveling and hiking in the land of little water. Containing over 30 photos and a wealth of field-expedient methods related to arid land survival, this book is an excellent outdoor guide for the first-time visitor or veteran desert explorer.

Skills highlighted in this outdoor survival book were featured in a Discovery Channel special where Tony served as the consultant during survival training in Death Valley.

Topics covered include - the Physiology of Humans in the Desert, Desert Hazards, the basic skills of survival, obtaining water myths and reality, shelters, firemaking, signaling for rescue and much more.

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