good survival books?

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sorry if this is the wrong place to ask.

anyone know of any good survival books? im looking for something that relates to the NW region. also this might be the wrong place to ask as well but im also looking for good knot tying book. i bought some para cord and want to tie a lanyard to one of my knifes maybe make one for my key chain, stuff like that.
any info would be great

thank you

dylan
 
the SAS survial manual is a pretty good one. it has a really wide range of info. but, it isnt specific to ant particular region, it is more general.
 
I second the SAS Survival Manual. It's probably the best all around book and comes in a mini Gems version that will fit in small places and weighs less. The problem is that it covers the entire world, so there will be a lot of info that does not apply that you're carrying around. Of course it makes interesting reading when you're sitting around waiting for rescue or to die.

Paul Tawrells Camping and Survival Skills seems like a pretty good one, but I don't own it. Way to big to pack in though.

Bushcraft by Mors Kochanski is a classic of course.

98.6 Degrees by Cody Lundin is a good no-nonsense guide, albeit a little crude.
 
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Survival Skills of Native California, Paul D. Campbell, Gibbs Smith, 1999, ISBN# 0-87905-921-4

The Basic Essentials of Desert Survival, Dave Ganci, ICS Books, 1995, ISBN 0-934802-67-X

The Best of Woodsmoke, Richard L. Jamison, Horizon Publishers, 1982, ISBN# 0-88290-203-2

Survival, A Manual That Could Save Your Life, Chris & Gretchen Janowsky, Paladin Press, 1989, ISBN# 0-87364-506-5

Earth Knack - Stone Age Skills For the 21st Century, Bart & Robin Blankenship, Gibbs Smith, 1996, ISBN# 0-87905-733-5

The Complete Woodsman, Paul Provencher, Habitex, 1974, ISBN# 0-88912-015-3

Survival FM21-76, Dept. of the Army (US) , 1957, ISBN# N/A

Outdoor Survival Skills, Dept. of the Airforce, Info Books, 1978, ISBN# N/A

Indian Fishing - Early Methods on the Northwest Coast, Hilary Stewart, Douglas & McIntyre Ltd., 1982, ISBN# 0-88894-332-6

Outdoor Survival Skills, Larry Dean Olsen, Chicago Review Press 1990, ISBN# 1-55652-084-0

Primitive Outdoor Skills, Richard L. Jamison, Horizon Publishers, 1992, ISBN# 0-88290-263-6

The SAS Survival Handbook, John Wiseman, Collins Harvill, 1987, ISBN# 0-00-217185-6

Outdoor Safety & Survival, Paul H. Risk, John Wiley & sons, 1983, ISBN# 0-471-03891-1

Woodsmoke, Richard & Linda Jamison, Menasha Ridge Press, 1994, ISBN# 0-89732-151-0

Tom Brown’s Field Guide to Nature & Survival for Children, Tom Brown Jr., Berkley, 1989, ISBN# 0-425-11106-7

Desert Survival Handbook, Charles A. Lehman, Primer, 1990, ISBN #
0-935810-34-X

Primitive Wilderness Living & Survival Skills, John & Geri McPherson, Prairie Wolf, ISBN# 0-89745-997-0

Primitive Wilderness Skills – Applied & Advanced, John & Geri McPherson, Prairie Wolf, 1996, ISBN# 0-89745-984-9

Northern Bushcraft, Mors L. Kochanski, Lone Pine Publishing, 1987, ISBN# 0-919433-51-0

Survival Arts of the Primitive Paiutes, Margaret M. Wheat, University of Nevada Press, 1967, ISBN# 0-87417-048-6

Complete Book of Outdoor Lore, Clyde Ormond, Harper & Row, 1965, LCC#
64-13133

The Survival Handbook, Peter Darman, Stoddart Publishing, 1996, ISBN#
1-55046-194-X

Survival Skills of the North American Indians, Peter Goodchild, Chicago Review Press, 1999, ISBN# 1-55652-345-9

Ancient Skills, Stephen R. Coote, self published, 2005, ISBN# 0-473-08720-0

Desert Survival Skills, David Alloway, University of Texas Press, 2000, ISBN# 0-292-70492-5

Primitive Technology - A Book of Earth Skills, Society of Primitive Technology, Gibbs Smith, 1999. ISBN# 0-87905-911-7

How To Survive Anywhere, Christopher Nyerges, Stackpole, 2006, ISBN#
10:0-8117-3304-1

RG- Bushcraft, Richard Graves, Schocken Books, 1974, ISBN# 0-8052-0333-8

Survival in the Bush, Bernard Assiniwi, Copp Clark, 1972, ISBN#
0-7730-4004-8

Camping & Wilderness Survival - The Ultimate Outdoor Book, Paul Tawrell, Gordon Soules Book Publishers, 1996, ISBN# 1-896713-00-9

Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival, Tom Brown Jr., Berkley, 1983, ISBN# 0-425-05876-X

Tom Brown's Field Guide to City & Urban Survival, Tom Brown Jr., Berkley, 1984, ISBN# 0-425-06815-3

Tom Brown's Field Guide to Living With The Earth, Tom Brown Jr., Berkley, 1984, ISBN# 0-425-07213-4

Field Guide to Primitive Living Skills, Thomas J. Elpel, HOPS, 1995, ISBN#
1-892784-00-9

Bushcraft, Ray Mears, Hodder & Stoughton, 2002, ISBN# 0-340-79258-2

Outdoor Survival Handbook, Ray Mears, Ebury Press, 1992, ISBN#
0-09-1878861

U.S. Air Force - Search & Rescue Handbook, Dept. of the Air Force, The Lyons Press, 2002, ISBN# 1-58574-555-3

Wildwood Wisdom, Ellsworth Jaeger, Shelter Publications, 1992, ISBN#
0-936070-12-9

The Psychology of Wilderness Survival, G.F. Ferri, Skyway Printing, 1994, ISBN# N/A

98.6 Degrees - The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive, Cody Lundin, Gibbs Smith, 2003, ISBN# 1-58685-234-5

Wilderness Way Magazine (1-1 to 10-3 as of Dec. 18/04)

The Woodsmaster Vol. 1, Spark Based Fire Making, Ron Hood, 1996 (video)

Wilderness Survival #1, Chris Janowsky, World Survival Institute

Survival, 17 Ways To Start A Fire Without A Match, DeWeese / Meuninck / Forgey / Chris Clark, 1997, (Video) ISBN# 0-939865-42-4

Backwoods Survival Skills, Bill Gingras, 1988 (video)

The Ultimate Outdoorsman, Bob Newman VIDEO

Survival in the Bush, Robert Anderson / Bernard Devlin, National Film Board, 1994, Order # C 0154 032 VIDEO

Pocket Book of Survival, Beattie, Barnes and Noble, 2005,
ISBN# 0-7607-6333-X

Wilderness Survival Handbook, Alan Fry, Macmillan, 1996, ISBN#
0-7715-7340-5

American Survival Guide (later Self Reliance Journal)

Bulletins of Primitive Technology

Doc
 
dbltap45acp said:
98.6
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+1 :thumbup:

The best thing about this book is, that it doesnt confuse the reader with neat tricks that might or might not work... It doesnt tell you how to make traps, or identify edible plants etc. Instead it gives a realistic view on how not to die in a typical survival situation; how to conserve calories, how to regulate core temperature etc. Also the section about building a survival kit is the best Ive ever read. I honestly think this should be the 1st survival book for any outdoors enthusiast. Wisemans SAS book and Kochanski's Bushcraft are both great book for more detailed tricks.
 
If you're not concerned about the physical size of the book...Survival Wisdom and Know How is an excellent compilation of several other books. It's not extremely detailed on everything but it covers several topics and some topics it covers really in depth. However, being about the size of legal paper (11x14 roughly) it's a bit unweildy for carrying in the woods.

david
 
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