Recommend a survival book

[GlockIssue]

I'm completely sure you can get the desired result from reading, it's just waaaaaay easier once you've tried it and found out what shaped sticks work with you and which ones work against you. It can get a little crazy once you try to force things to work the way you want them to. I fully agree that it should work just as we think, but when the rubber meets the road, the crap hits the fan.


Most recent example for me was TIG welding 0.032 aluminum. That went to hell real quick. So did brazing. I ended up with epoxy and some blind rivets. Thank God it was a prototype and had some room for error.

Haha yea my plan was to read and then try it. I'm sure I'll screw up plenty of stuff.

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. I'll definitely check out the books on this.

 

[DreadPirate]

Boy Scout handbook.

+1

I trained using a number of courses using Army FMs, yet I find the greatest use and simplicity from my 1979 Boy Scout Handbook. I have also become somewhat of a You Tube addict in finding new field survival techniques. There is a lot of garbage on there, but finding the jewels among them are worth it.

 

[Mentos]

Wilderness survival merit badge book.. Boy scout field manual, SAS survival.... Army ranger handbook ... Those are where I would start

 

[Mentos]

Contact inbonoviscous (sp) he can help just as much as survivor Johnny ... A mind meld with both would be your best bet

 

[jloneill17]

I have an Army Survival book from the 70's. Honestly, i'd watch you tube vids on different survival technique, then go to the woods and try it out.

 

[Deleted member 33427]

The Foxfire books are a good resource, as well.

 

[Sneakypete]

http://www.amazon.com/SAS-Survival-...TF8&qid=1410189494&sr=8-1&keywords=sas+manual

it is also available in the apple App Store

 

[Survivor Johnny]

I got an army ranger survival maneul when I was about 7 or 8 that started me me down this road.
To a kid a survival shelter = clubhouse and It takes only 1 forest fire to learn fire safety and always cut away from yourself and....

 

[Hornet]

Shoestring Survivalism - good book to start IMHO
How to Prepare for Bad Times on a Budget
by Andy James

The PREPPER'S Complete Book of DISASTER Readiness - ​check out a Public Library first
by Jim Cobb

 

[VanillaGuerrilla]

+1 for this little guy:

It will fit in a front pocket and the amount of info is mind bottling.