good reads on jungle survival

"jungle snafus and remedies", written by the same guy that wrote "nuclear war survival skills", Cresson Kearny wrote both and both belong in your library.
he talks about equipment that he developed for jungle troops, interesting informative reading.

alex
 
I had to spend a lot of (too much) time in the various jungles of this planet. IMO, the worst thing is coping with all the creepie-crawlers, many of them venomous and/or biters/stingers, who inhabit the jungles. I got my first dose of malaria in Central America a long time back. Later had that reinforced in SE Asia. Again in East Africa where I also picked up Bhilharzia, Dengue, and some other nasties I can't remember the names of. One of my team in Sudan had what's called a 'guinea worm' the size of an adult's finger burrow into his thigh, way into his thigh. You could look down the hole with a flashlight and see the damned thing but we had neither the tools or skills to dig it out. I had to have him evacuated all the way to Athens, Greece to get the damned thing cut out of his leg before it laid eggs and literally ate his leg off. I do NOT like jungles! There is no safe water and everything bites, sucks blood, eats you, injects poison, makes you sick, etc. Yeah, you can survive in the jungle--for a while--but the lifespan of those who live there is drastically shortened....
 
^ I spend most of my time recreating in grizzly country, but I agree- I'd rather deal w/ big things that can eat you vs little things that can eat you :D

I do want to spend some time in a jungle environ though, has always fascinated me- maybe once will be enough :)
 
just finished Jeff's book, while not heavy on jungle survival it does have some very good tidbits

it is a very good read for anyone traveling abroad- especially third world countries, lots and lots of good advice on how to make it safely to your destination and back
 
quick review of Jungle Travel and Survival by John Walden

I found this book very valuable in the area of medical preparation and prevention, which makes sense as Walen is a medical doctor with a great interest in tropical diseases. He gives a very detailed list of medications to take, along with strategies in how to stay well in the tropics

some of his gear choices might not be spot on, but does have some good ideas

his survival strategies are pretty sound, but like many of the books I've looked at a little on the thin side

overall IMO, a very worthwhile selection for anyone headed to the tropics
 
Old CW4 said:
I had to spend a lot of (too much) time in the various jungles of this planet. IMO, the worst thing is coping with all the creepie-crawlers, many of them venomous and/or biters/stingers, who inhabit the jungles. I got my first dose of malaria in Central America a long time back. Later had that reinforced in SE Asia. Again in East Africa where I also picked up Bhilharzia, Dengue, and some other nasties I can't remember the names of. One of my team in Sudan had what's called a 'guinea worm' the size of an adult's finger burrow into his thigh, way into his thigh. You could look down the hole with a flashlight and see the damned thing but we had neither the tools or skills to dig it out. I had to have him evacuated all the way to Athens, Greece to get the damned thing cut out of his leg before it laid eggs and literally ate his leg off. I do NOT like jungles! There is no safe water and everything bites, sucks blood, eats you, injects poison, makes you sick, etc. Yeah, you can survive in the jungle--for a while--but the lifespan of those who live there is drastically shortened....
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Now there is a third type of Dengue:eek:. I live high enough where it's not a concern for me but over 6000 coastal dwellers have been affected in the last several weeks.
 
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