This is not a dry Military manual! It's a very well written by a Canadian and a Californian. Super Illustrated, methodically laid out and hits all the Big issues of what ever Outdoors you enjoy, or are forced to endure. Yes its Camping and Survival.
How to plan a Hike and what to put in your Backpacks. First Aid Kits, Camp Crafts. Weather Prediction and indications how that compass really works what Bear poop looks like, How to find potable water where there isn't any. You can eat that?
Ah, that's what the Big Dipper looks like, and now I can build a Fire in the snow and fjord a stream. This book is best given to folks who will go camping with you but don't camp yet, as a confidence builder and to the amateur and avid campers as a resource and cool trick reference.