Resources
Gear Resources
- Adventure Medical Kits
- GPS Central
- Mountain Equipment Co-Op – stocks Adventure Medical kits and contents
- The Trail Shop – stocks Adventure Medical kits and contents
- Thermo-Pad – reusable heat packs
Get Out There
- Adventuresmart Most comprehensive site for going outdooors wisely
- Candlebox Kayaking Good training go to – especially for river ratting
- Canoe Kayak Nova Scotia
- Coastal Adventures
- East Coast Outfitters
- Gaia GPS app Really good Mapping program that turns your phone into a GPS
- Paddle Canada
Online Resources
- Baby it’s Cold Outside – Hypothermia program National program for outdoor and rescue professionals
- Bear Safety – Parks Canada
- Cold Water Boot Camp Immersion Hypothermia Program – Dr Popsicle
- Halifax Regional Search and Rescue
- Outdoor Action Program, Princeton University – The Backpacker’s Field Manual
- Outdoor Action Program, Princeton University – Winter Activities
- Polar Bear Safety – Parks Canada Good Handout
- Wilderness Medical Associates International
- Wilderness Medical Society
Articles – Fireside Reading
- Card vs. Capable
- “What If?” in Back of Beyond
- Ever tried to call 911 from the woods?
- The Old, the New, and the Practical
- Paddling with Wisdom
Print Resources
- The SAS Survival Handbook, John Wiseman
- Moutaineering – The Freedom of the Hills, Don Graydon
- Medicine for Mountaineering, James A. Wilkerson, M.D.
- River Rescue, Les Bechel & Slim Ray
- Swiftwater Rescue, Slim Ray
- Swiftwater Rescue Field Guide, Slim Ray (little waterproof handguide)
- NOLS Wilderness First Aid, Tod Schimelpfenig & Linda Lindsey
- Outward Bound Wilderness First Aid Handbook, Jeffery Isaac, P.A. -C.
- St. John Ambulance Official Wilderness First Aid Guide, Wayne Merry
- Wilderness Medicine, Paul S. Auerbach
- Outdoor Leadership, Technique, Common Sense, & Self-Confidence, John Graham
- The Wilderness Educator: The Wilderness Education Association Guide, David Cockrell
- The National Outdoor Leadership School’s Wilderness Guide, Peter Simer & John Sullivan
- The Backcountry Classroom: Lesson Plans for Teaching in the Wilderness, Jack K. Drury & Bruce F. Bonney
- Harsh Weather Camping, Sam Curtis
- Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming, Simon Priest & Michael Gass
