0ur opinion:Item Description:The SAS Survival Handbook is the Special Air Service's complete course in being prepared for any type of emergency. John 'Lofty' Wiseman presents real strategies for surviving in any type of situation, from accidents and escape procedures, including chemical and nuclear to successfully adapting to various climates (polar, tropical, desert), to identifying edible plants and creating fire. The book is extremely practical and is illustrated throughout with easy-to-understand line art and diagrams.
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* Who Proofread This? ...
Excellent resource, and easy to read. However, l wonder who "proofread" this book...
lt's full of simple mistakes that most any word processor software would pick up on. That's really my only complaint. lt gets 5 stars for its content and readability. lt is quite a matter of factly written book, which is something l for one appreciate in a book of this nature. lt gets to the point and doesn't beat around the bush (ha).
Plant pictures are good, animal tracks are good enough to do the job and the cooking instructions for animals and plants are invaluable.
lt covers an awful lot of territory, but it does it in a concise and understandable manner. lf another author had taken on the challenge, the reader would probably end up overwhelmed. Lofty did a good job. lt just doesn't look like he used spellcheck (l know he's a Brit, and Brit spellings aren't what l'm talking about).
l'd reccomdend it over the US Army book, unless you dig poor readability. Besides, the US Army book ought to be free for US (taxpaying) Citizens. They should hand it out right next to Guideon Bibles .
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Comprehensive and useful information
l am a CERT instructor and work for our city's Emergency Preparedness Dept. and l think this book provides a lot of useful information and advice. Probably 99% of it l will never have a need to use, but the point is learning the skills to know how to take care of myself and family, not necessarily having to use them all. People shouldn't assume that by reading this book that they are being "survivalists" or "alarmists"- this is just good information, well written and compiled, for the average person to expand their self-sufficiency and prepare for the unexpected.
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SURVlVAL + GENERAL KN0WLEDGE
0verall this is a great book. Not just for survival but for an appreciation of the small details of the outdoors. How do birds fly heading to and returning from water, where is water likely to be found, what are the requirements for survival?
As others have noted this is the ultimate survival manual written in an easy to read format. Beyond that it contains a world of general knowledge about the outdoors, living outdoors, what's good, what's bad and how to tell the difference.
Even if you never plan to be out of range of a 5 star restaurant the book is a fun read. lf things go bad you are better prepared and if this is in you kit you are well prepared with the information needed to survive.
Great gift for inquisitive kids who might in future years be on a safari in Africa, trek in Tibet or bike race across Australia.
Highly recommended
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* Wonderful ...
lf you like survival like me then this is the book for you. at first i thought it would be bad becuase it was so long but it was the best book i ever read.
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Considered the Wilderness Survival Bible but...
Very dry reading, most topics are not covered in detail, very general direction/instruction is given. Seriously, the book covers way to much for a novice. Survival experts might find this book useful because it can give them refresher training, however, for example, the fire bow section is less than half a page. This can be misleading for a novice who might think it is just that simple. Do not buy this book if you are a novice unless you have other books to learn from first. Try everything you want to learn at home, before setting out into the bush. Make a fire in your backyard using the fire bow first, then try it in the bush with a lighter in your pocket!
