the ONE book
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I'm also a big fan of this book. I also have the Collins Gem version so I can put into my backpack when I feel like trying out something else.
One of the big things that people criticize (survival) books on is not being comprehensive. Well, if it was, it wouldn't be one book! It'd be an Encyclopedia!!
Lets face it - There are whole books written on just trees, mushrooms and wildlife I.D (Audubon Society series) , books on plants and what to do with them (The Magic and Medicine of plants), Survival trapping (too many to list), Map and Compass (Staying Found), Camping tips (Roughing it Easy) and on and on and on!
I mean really, If you're going to visit Egypt, get a book on Desert survival. Going to the North Pole? Get that book, Gonna take your yacht on a long cruise, get one on sea Survival...
But if you wanted one book that covers everything decently to well, out of all the survival books I've seen this is the One Book.
I think the author did a hell of a job condensing this into something that's not 50 lbs. It's basic enough for even the novice survivor to use, and it's got enough hard-core info for anyone else.
If you can only have one survival book, I would recommend this one. Otherwise, start your Library of all the survival books you can afford on every subject out there.
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Survive- anywhere.
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No need for a long review here. This book was written by a professional soldier who was in the SAS, or the Special Air Service. For those not in the know, that's an elite unit of the British Army trained to carry out operations in ALL parts of the world. Eventually, the author became a survival instructor to the SAS, so you can be sure that this guy knows his stuff.
The book covers all you'd ever want to know about the essentials of surviving in climates such as: the polar region, mountains, seashores, islands, tropical regions, or even at sea. Here's few of the many topics the book covers:
-food, what you can and can't eat
-animal tracking with numerous pics
-color pics of edible plants
-pictures of traps and how to trap things
-how to handle animals you've killed for food
-how to make a camp and various shelters
-knot tying pics
-first aid
-color pics of medicinal plants
-picures of dangerous/poisonous critters
-things to have in a survival kit
A very handy resource for anybody who enjoys outdoor/wilderness activities, it's just a darn good thing to have around in case of emergencies- or even just to look at the pictures! Also recommend Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff if you have a shoulder problem that is interfering with your outdoor activities.
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SAS Survival Guide
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sooooooo useful!
My mom bought it for every members in my family before we go to camp!
I learn a lot!!
Good Book For Everyone To Read
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Good book for some environments, not all
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It may be impossible to write a survival book that is accurate and authoritative on all environments and all areas of the world, and this is something to keep in mind when purchasing a general survival book like the SAS Survival Handbook. For the most part, it's quite good and gives excellent information on outdoors survival in most temperate climates. HOWEVER, one place the book does fall down is in areas like jungle and desert survival. There is little specialized information for those environments, ESPECIALLY important topics like navigation, first aid, water collection, and animal/plant information, and what there is can be dangerously vague. For those interested in jungle or desert survival I would definitely recommend other specialized books like Adventure Travel in the Third World by Jeff Randall or The Ultimate Desert Handbook by Mark Johnson, which do a much, much better job at covering those environments.
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Awesome Reference!
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I teach hunter education for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and base many parts of my lecture dealing with survival on parts of this book. I find it to the point, with great illustrations and directions. I recommend it to anyone with an interest in the outdoors.
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