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How to Survive and Have an Epic Adventure: Practical Wilderness Skills & Mindset for the Modern Explorer isn’t just about surviving—it’s about living fearlessly. This book blends practical survival techniques, mental resilience training, and real-life expedition stories to challenge how you think about the wild, yourself, and your limits.

    • Master essential skills—build shelters, make fire in any condition, find water, navigate without modern tools, and handle emergencies.
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Why This Book is a Must-Have for Modern Explorers:

How to Survive and Have an Epic Adventure: Practical Wilderness Skills & Mindset for the Modern Explorer
By Ilko Tsanev
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This Book Will Change the Way You See Adventure
GET OUT OR STAY LOST.

This isn’t just another survival guide — it’s your wake-up call. Modern life has softened us, trapping us behind screens and in cycles of comfort that erode our natural instincts. How to Survive and Have an Epic Adventure is a call to action, stripping away the layers of complacency and reigniting the primal explorer within.

You were built for more. This book is your invitation to break free, face real challenges, and rediscover what it means to be truly alive. You’ll be guided step-by-step through essential survival skills, practical techniques, and the psychological tools necessary to not just survive—but thrive—in the wild.

Detailed Synopsis

Transformation JourneyĀ 

Throughout the book, you embark on a personal transformation, moving through three core stages:

Reconnecting with Your Instincts:

Awaken dormant survival instincts long suppressed by modern conveniences.
Understand the Rule of 3 and how to prioritize shelter, fire, water, and food.
Learn how fear can be a tool rather than a hindrance.

Mastering Essential Survival Skills:
Each chapter delivers actionable techniques:

Shelter Building: Construct emergency shelters and bushcraft enhancements.

Fire Starting Techniques: Start fires in the harshest conditions using natural materials like fatwood, birch bark, and chaga.

Water Sourcing & Purification: Discover how to find water in any environment and purify it safely using boiling, natural filtration methods, or how to collect it with a solar still.

Navigation & Signalling: Learn to navigate with and without a compass, read the land, and signal for rescue using smoke towers and a heliograph.

Food Acquisition: Learn how to forage safely with the a special test and basic trapping methods.

Embracing Adventure & Self-Discovery:Ā 

Beyond survival, this book challenges you to push past fear, step out of your comfort zone, and define what adventure means to you.

You’ll reach three pivotal milestones:

🄾 Milestone 1: Get out of your comfort zone — Take immediate, practical action.

šŸ”„ Milestone 2: Overcome fear — Train your mind to respond calmly under stress.Ā 

šŸŒ„ Milestone 3: Define your adventure — Discover your personal reason for seeking challenge and growth.

By the final chapter, you won’t just know how to survive—you’ll know how to live.

šŸ“˜ Bonus Content (Worth More Than the Price of the Book!)
Unlock access to an extensive suite of practical resources designed to reinforce your learning:

āœ… Pocket Survival Kit Guide:

Detailed breakdown of a 20-item kit you can carry anywhere. Includes tools for fire-starting, cutting, water purification, and signaling.

āœ… Outdoor First Aid Guide:

Essential first aid knowledge tailored for wilderness emergencies. Learn how to treat cuts, burns, fractures, and insect bites with minimal equipment.

āœ… Edible Plants & Tree Bark Guide:

High-quality visuals and safety guidelines for foraging. Focus on common, easily recognizable plants found in various environments.Ā 

āœ… Essential Survival Knots Guide:

Step-by-step instructions for tying critical knots for shelter building, climbing, and securing gear.Ā 

āœ… Outdoors Gear Checklist:

Comprehensive checklist for short hikes to long expeditions. Includes multi-use items to keep your pack light but effective.Ā 

šŸ‘‰ Interactive Quizzes & Worksheets:

Reinforce your knowledge with end-of-chapter challenges. Use worksheets to plan your own survival scenarios and log your practice sessions.

🚪 Beyond the Book: Take Your Adventure Further 

šŸŽÆ Exclusive Online Access:Ā 

Register via the book’s QR codes to gain access to:

Progress-tracking quizzes.
Interactive forums where you can share progress and join a global community of adventurers.Ā 

Monthly live Q&A sessions and webinars with Ilko Tsanev.Ā 

šŸ”„ Survival Club Members Area:
Unlock exclusive content, including:

Video tutorials that demonstrate hands-on skills discussed in the book.Ā 

Challenges that you can undertake to test yourself in controlled environments.Ā 

A chance to win spots on live survival courses through online contests.Ā 

šŸ’Ŗ Beyond the Book Training Program: (Coming Soon!)Ā 

For those who complete the book’s challenges, take it further with:

Advanced Survival Webinars: Focused on urban survival, evasion techniques, and long-term sustainability in crisis scenarios.Ā 

Live Expeditions: Join Ilko and a small group of adventurers on real-world survival challenges.Ā 

Exclusive Discounts: Access reduced rates for Tsanev Bushcraft courses and products.
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šŸŽ’ Why This Book is Different
Most survival guides throw technical information at you. This book transforms you.

Mindset First: Learn how to control your thoughts, emotions, and reactions under pressure.Ā 

Real-Life Stories: Ilko shares personal tales from the Amazon, the Atlantic ocean, and the African savannah that illustrate life-and-death decision-making.Ā 

Step-by-Step Practicality: Every skill is broken down into achievable steps—even if you’ve never camped before.Ā 

Accessible Anywhere: Save the digital copy on your phone for instant access, or bring the print version on your adventures.
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šŸ† Your Next Step Starts NowĀ 

Will you keep scrolling, or will you step into a world of challenge, adventure, and discovery?

šŸ‘‰ Order your copy today.
šŸ‘‰ Join the community.
šŸ‘‰ Become the explorer you were born to be.

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🌿 Find yourself in the wild. Lose the fear. Gain the freedom.

The Author's Background

Ilko Tsanev is a seasoned survival and bushcraft expert with over a decade of hands-on experience in some of the world’s harshest environments. His real-world adventures include sailing 2,700 nautical miles across the Atlantic, navigating solo through the Amazon rainforest, and leading wilderness expeditions across South America, Asia, and Africa. These challenges have tested his skills under conditions few dare to face.Ā 

He holds advanced survival certifications from the United Kingdom, earned at a prestigious survival school led by Special Officer John 'Lofty' Wiseman, creator of the original SAS survival course. He also learned directly from Major (Ret.) Conrad Allen, a specialist in SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape). Beyond formal training, Ilko has immersed himself in indigenous cultures, learning ancient bushcraft techniques passed down through generations—deepening his respect for nature’s unpredictability and the adaptability required to thrive.

Today, Ilko is dedicated to sharing his knowledge through online courses, hands-on training, private lessons, and expedition consulting. His mission is to empower others with the skills, mindset, and resilience needed to face the unknown and embrace adventure.

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What Ilko Tsanev's Students Say:

Survival Course Reviews on Google

The course is very well formed. The instructor explains clearly the rules and the expectations. He has quite the experience and the knowledge. I am very grateful for the valuable experience I have been through.

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Vasil Petrov

Vasil Petrov

1 year ago

It was really cool and very useful. I didn't expect to learn so many important things in a day, that can save your life and practice them in such an easy and unforgettable way! Highly recommend!

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lili vel

lili vel

1 year ago

Karen Garabedov

Karen Garabedov

1 year ago

George Stoyanov

George Stoyanov

1 year ago

Yonko Avgustinov

Yonko Avgustinov

1 year ago

It was one of my greatest adventures... I participated in one day survival camp... We started in a nice weather, a quick hike through a forest gathering materials for making a fire, but the weather had decided to make our agenda as hard as possible, still he had several hours without rain and then as a real survival situation I managed to hurt my finger but after a quick fix I continue with preparing the wood source for the fire... There was a heavy rain and I believed that there is no way to start a fire in such a weather and wet trees but with the specific technique and knowledge after the needed preparation I managed to start a fire in a seconds. In a day I gained 99.9% more knowledge then years of watching survival tv series, which turns out that all of those series are kind of useless... I really didn't expecting such a helpful information and skills for that day, but when you don't expect it is even more great. It was a great day and I will try some of more advance courses during the next summer. Great job to the survival expert Ilko Tsanev.

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Vladimir Trifonov

Vladimir Trifonov

1 year ago

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