Wilderness Survival
These web pages provide a short introduction to wilderness survival - both your survival in the wilderness and the survival of the wilderness as you walk through it.
It won't tell you everything you'll need to know but it will tell you the basics - what to take, what situations you'll need to be prepared for and where to go for more detailed information. Hopefully it will give you a feel for the wilderness and an idea of how your actions can greatly affect its survival. If the Tasmanian World Heritage Area is to remain one of the world's great wilderness areas, a lot depends on you.
The information here is aimed mainly at bushwalkers camping out overnight. It applies in particular to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, a region made up of the following reserves:
