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Why become a survival skills expert? -- Clothing for the wilds -- Kit for the wilds -- Preparing a fire -- Now light a fire -- Bear Grylls survival expert -- Shelter building for survival -- Build a debris shelter -- Water collection and safety -- Make your own survival tin -- Tracking wild animals -- Never get lost -- Use nature to navigate -- SOS -- Survival fishing -- Get knotted! -- Leave no trace -- Survival food -- Life as a survival expert -- Survival troubleshooting -- Technical survival language -- Survival timeline.