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akennedy73

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I'm considering buying Mors Kochanski's book "Bushcraft: Outdoor Skills & Wilderness Survival" - would anyone recommend a book on bushcraft better than this one? I get the impression that Kochanski's book is top-notch and was just wondering if anyone thought there was something better out there.
 
Kochanski's book focuses a lot on axe and knife craft. Its still a good book but I enjoyed reading Outdoor Survival Skills by Larry Dean Olson more.
 
The two books actually make a great combo, Mors Kochanski focus' mostly on Northern forest regional stuff, while Larry Dean Olsen focus' on Southwestern Desert arid regions.

Together they cover things pretty thorough.
 
Books are like knives. One is never enough.:rolleyes: Both Kochanski's book and Larry Dean Olsen's are top notch.

Doc
 
The book is top notch. If you have a mediocre knowledge of bushcraft + blade skills it might feel more like a good reference manual. There's always the library, try before you buy:)

J.
 
I use Kochanski and Olsen as textbooks for my High School survival class. I highly reccomend them to ANYONE as a great place to start a library of bush literature.
 
The book is good, but there are also a whole lot of little booklets that Karamat have put out since the book was published. There are also the DVDs which are pretty good, and which show/cover things which are not so easy to pick up from the book.

Bushcraft Skills and How to Survive in the Wild:
http://www.amazon.com/Bushcraft-Ski...2574415?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194291020&sr=1-4
Is pretty good too.

Mors' book is probably about as good as you will find though.
 
As others said, excellent. I got a lot more out of it in a second read - its one of the those texts you should revisit as your skills improve.
 
The axe and fire chapters are good, the rest ok. I think the AF Survival manual is a fantastic book, and if I could only have one, that would be it.
 
You will find that Mors book is really for the beginner, it's a good book but there is not a huge amount of new information in it for an expierienced person, Mors even states as much in the preview
 
I have both and both are good references, Mors' book is a little more elementary and has lots of illustrations. Either is probably a good place to start.
 
coyotebc said:
You will find that Mors book is really for the beginner, it's a good book but there is not a huge amount of new information in it for an expierienced person, Mors even states as much in the preview
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That's true of any survival related book.

Doc
 
coyotebc said:
You will find that Mors book is really for the beginner, it's a good book but there is not a huge amount of new information in it for an expierienced person, Mors even states as much in the preview
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Quite true, but sometimes back to basics is important. Many people can use an axe, a saw, a knife... but often they don't do it properly.

I'd say not the ultimate do-it-all "survival" book, since not really exhaustive on many aspects (physiology, clothing... come to mind), but subjects covered are very well explained. Rather an "outdoorsman manual" then a true "survival" guide.
Definitely a must have.

On a similar subject, you can read "Snow Walker’s Companion", which is pretty exhaustive about expedition skills:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_g...eywords="Snow+Walker+Companion"&Go.x=0&Go.y=0

About general "all terrain" survival Cody Lundin's book is full of excellent information, many persons appreciate it, but I personally have a huge problem with his writing style.
 
coyotebc said:
You will find that Mors book is really for the beginner, it's a good book but there is not a huge amount of new information in it for an expierienced person, Mors even states as much in the preview
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Thanks for the info everyone - it's much appreciated.

It may be not have a lot of new info for me but I'm going to pick it up anyway - it'll be a good reference manual and something to pass along to my children. And it'll hopefully serve to confirm if my current technique is up to snuff. :)
 
akennedy73 said:
Thanks for the info everyone - it's much appreciated.

It may be not have a lot of new info for me but I'm going to pick it up anyway - it'll be a good reference manual and something to pass along to my children. And it'll hopefully serve to confirm if my current technique is up to snuff. :)
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I think you may find there's more new information than you expect. Some of it may not apply to you depending on where you live. Let us know what you think after you had a chance to go through it. I don't think you'll regret the purchase.

Doc
 
I haven't read the book and I know this is a little off topic but which mora does mors use and or recommend?
 
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