{"product_id":"the-ultimate-afr-64-4-survival-handbook-300-illustrated-field-skills-essential-search-rescue-techniques-military-survival-training-emergency-p-paperback","title":"The Ultimate AFR 64-4 Survival Handbook: 300+ Illustrated Field Skills, Essential Search \u0026 Rescue Techniques, Military Survival Training \u0026 Emergency P - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrontier Survival Press\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe light is fading. You're off the trail, the temperature is dropping and your phone shows one bar. What you do in the next ten minutes matters more than anything in your pack.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people who get into trouble outdoors are found. The real question is whether they're found alive, and how soon. 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