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Wilderness survival skills are the basic skills needed to live in the forests, deserts and jungles of the world. Having a knowledge of these skills is the best place to start when building your skill banks for the bad times.
Having wilderness skills allows you to live in any environment, anytime. Imagine the end of the world being no more stressful then taking a camping trip.
The books in this section will help you to learn these skills. If you read them and then practice what you read in the backyard or on camping trips, you have made the first step to survival preparedness.
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The SAS Survival Handbook is the overall best book on the subject that I have read. Written by John 'Lofty' Wiseman, A 25-Year veteran of the British SAS and it's chief survival instructor. He has put all of his experience together with excellent artwork into one place, giving us one great book. Buy it now, from Amazon.com. |
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The Compleat Wilderness Training Book by Hugh McManners. This is another good book on wilderness skills. It is not as compleat as the SAS Handbook above, but it does have a lot of good information. It's greatest strength is it's photography. Use this one for kids, newbies or anyone that needs a quick lesson in wilderness skills. Get it from Amazon.com. |
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The Basic Essentials of Survival. Like all of the books in this series, This is a good, very basic primer on the subject. Here is my advice. After you have one of the better books and have learned the skills, Toss a copy of this in your basic kit to remind yourself of the skills you learned. Buy it from Amazon.com. |
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Outdoor Survival Skills by Larry Dean Olson. A good book on primitive skills. If you are interested in living in the woods with just the clothes on your back, this is one of the books to read. Available from Amazon.com. |
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How to Stay Alive in the Woods by Bradford Angier. One of the first survival manuals, it is still as good now as when it was written. Available from Amazon.com. |
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The Basic Essentials of Edible Wild Plants. Expanded information on wild plants and their uses, Especially the ones you can eat. Expands the info in all of the above books. Buy it from Amazon.com. |
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The Basic Essentials of First Aid for the Outdoors. A good manual for first aid in emergency situations. Not as good as some, but with usable info and it will fit easily in a pack. Get it from Amazon.com. |
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The Best of Woodsmoke by Richard Jamison. A huge book of primitive living skills. not as easy as more modern techniques, but allow you a much more comfortable life in the woods. Get it from Amazon.com. |
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Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival by Tom Brown. Another good book on primitive survival skills. Tom Brown is considered to be one of the best instructers of primitive skills. Buy it now from Amazon.com. |
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