There are a plethora of survival skills to rely on when things get sticky, from fire starting in a thousand ways to trapping, hunting, fishing, shelter-building, horticulture, animal husbandry, leatherworking, woodworking, basket weaving, knife sharpening, etc. Depending on the situation, no one skill is more important than any other.

After all, you could build the most spectacular fire in the world, but it’s not going to help you when you are unable to put any food over the fire or survive the night because you have no shelter.

Even more important than these survival skills are the ones that very few people ever think about.

These are the skills which separate the survivors from the victims and the winners from the losers. They are the skills of mental toughness, and you can learn what they are on the next page.

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