I read a story once..long ago.

[KiljoyKutlery]

I need help. The survival story was of a young man stranded below deck of a wooden hulled ship..sunk in the ice? He used his knife to carve his way out..and made use of the items on the ship to survive. I dont remeber much of the story...but it was like all the others I have read...someone used his wits to survive! Therefore, it bound itself to my heart. Gene

 

[grease-man]

I used to own a copy of this book when I was a kid...I know the story, however, I can't remember the title either! Now I'm gonna go nuts trying to think of it! -Matt-

 

[sicily02]

Well I hope you think of it i want to read it now.

Bryan

 

[grease-man]

If I'm on the same wavelength as Gene, the name of the book was...

"The Iceberg Hermit"

Found it on Amazon.com, once I saw the cover a bit more of the story came back to me...whaling ship hits an iceberg etc..

Now I can go to sleep tonight and not be thinking of the durn book title! -Matt-

 

[KiljoyKutlery]

If I'm on the same wavelength as Gene, the name of the book was...

"The Iceberg Hermit"

Found it on Amazon.com, once I saw the cover a bit more of the story came back to me...whaling ship hits an iceberg etc..

Now I can go to sleep tonight and not be thinking of the durn book title! -Matt-

THANK YOU!!!! I am gonna buy it.

 

[grease-man]

THANK YOU!!!! I am gonna buy it.

You are very welcome! I might buy it as well...it's a good read from what I remember of it! :thumbup: -Matt-

 

[k_estela]

I believe Arthur Roth authored it. However, I think the name of the book was Shipwrecked. Was part of the story about the lead character raising a polar bear after killing its mother?

I read his whole series. Trapped was the book that started my desire to make my first survival kit. It was contained in a surplus map case and I thought I could survive anything with it.

To be young and naiive again!

 

[KiljoyKutlery]

I remember thinking that If I had a good sheath knife..then anything was possible. I wondered if his knife REALLY could carve through a ships deck! Great story when I was young...I bet it is still a good yarn.
Some other stories that I liked as a boy (and I cant remember the name to) are as follows..(some might be short stories) :
1. Man is in jungle..looking at spiders..falls into a pit..pit fills with spiders..he digs his way out. Very creepy survival story.
2. "Where the Red Fern grows" ..classic
3. The shiprecked listed above
4. "To start a fire" ? I believe thats the title.
5. Louie Lamour's "Sacketts" books..."Over the far Blue Mountains"..just great stuff about frontier living.
6...to be continued.

 

[Benjamin Liu]

4. "To start a fire" ? I believe thats the title.

If you are thinking about a short story about an untrained guy who goes out into the wilderness and really messes up, it is "To Build a Fire" by Jack London.

http://www.jacklondons.net/buildafire.html

 

[kr1]

If you are thinking about a short story about an untrained guy who goes out into the wilderness and really messes up, it is "To Build a Fire" by Jack London.

http://www.jacklondons.net/buildafire.html

:thumbup::thumbup:

Like I always try to tell my boys. Try to not be the example that people point to and say, "See, thats why you don't do it that way".