Can anyone recomend a good survival/primative living book

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I am looking for a good book that might teach some unusual or different ideas on the subject. Any recomendations?
 
The Flintstones.:D Sorry I know there are some good ones out there but I don't recall the titles. I have seen a few good specials on Discovery but I don't know if they are available to buy.
 
First choice for long-term (EOTWAWKI) survival and primitive living are IMO the Foxfire books. Great stuff. :thumbup:
 
Here is a list based on something Doc-Canada created. He has another 20 or 30 similar lists that I am working on converting to the same format. Each title links you to the book at Amazon, so please delete this if that is not allowed, mods.
 
I recommend Cody Lundin's "98.6 Degrees". It is a practical and accessible text on survival that focuses on preparing and using a personal survival kit (PSK) and on the importance of psychology in survival situations. The book is geared towards managing and getting out of a short-term scenario (ex. getting lost while on a hike), as opposed to longer-term wilderness survival, so there is an emphasis on temperature regulation, hydration, and signalling. Definitely a good buy.

All the best,

- Mike
 
This one is more about long-term primitive living skills than short-term "emergency" survival, but it and it's sequel are a must have and are written by a couple who have been living it for decades...


Primitive Wilderness Living & Survival Skills: Naked into the Wilderness by by John McPherson and Geri McPherson

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Larry Dean Olson's book on the subject. Can't recall the title but the author is well known.

DancesWithKnives
 
Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Living by John & Geri McPhereson. Which I think is the complete compilation of the Naked into the Wilderness series. I could be wrong.

Bushcraft by Mors Kochanski

Anything by Cody Lundin
 
mwelch8404 said:
Horace Kephart's Camping and Woodcraft, or Sears (Nessmuck) Woodcraft and Camping.
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Get Kephart for content and comprehensive knowledge.

Sears for...creating desire and nostalgia.


and oddly...

The er.. first three CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR novels...great research and well-done descriptions.

Kind of turns into Romance novels...But factual content is solid.
 
Thank you all for the info

I've only read one of the books you've mentioned so most of those should be interesting reads

P.S. Has anyone read the sas survival handbook by john wiseman and if so what did you think about it?
 
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