Survival books - Knife books!

Lofty Wiseman's SAS manual has been criticised for it's military background and sometimes dated information. It is also the only text in a durable outdoor format ( the GEM edition) you can slip in your pocket. I swear I've caught a few instructors asked a question, pause, half turn and display the same body language I do looking something up quickly in it. Then we all turn, stand very straight and say 'RIGHT' in answer to this obscure question the answer is.....:foot:
 
Kav - Great Story!

Thanks to you all. KEEP EM COMING!

Knife Books - on selection of, sharpening and maintaining a knife would be great.

TF
 
Nonfiction survival stories:

“Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer

“The Last Voyage of the Karluk - A Survivor's Memoir of Arctic Disaster” by Willaim McKinlay


How to:

“The Complete Book of Outdoor Survival” by J. Wayne Fears

A very practical how to book for survival. Some of the Photos look old but the information is still sound.

(there’s a newer Pocket Survival Guide by J. Wayne Fears, but it is not as good as the Complete Book)


"98.6*: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive" by Cody Lundin

Not your typical survival manual, but there is a lot of information on avoiding, preparing for and surviving the most common short term outdoor emergencies.

“Build the Perfect Survival Kit” by John D. McCann

A book devoted to building survival kits - very well thought out and up-to-date.


Websites:

Doug Ritter’s equippedtosurvive.com – best survival site on the net!

BTW, check out Doug’s book review section:

www.equipped.org/books.htm




- Frank
 
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
 
Doc,

Not THAT tall - it is a Paintball nickname I was stuck with since my tournament days. ONLY 6'5".

You know how real nicknames go - they are nothing you would choose and you secretely wish for a time people would stop calling you by it - and then you grow to accept it.

Thanks SO MUCH for the list...

I guess as a yooper I am supposed to say to a Canadian... 'Thanks eh.' ;)

TF
 
As for a more knife-specific book, I'll recommend Everybody's Knife Bible: The All-New Way to Use and Enjoy Your Knives in the Great Outdoors by Don Paul. This was one of the first books I purchased when becoming interested in pursuing outdoor activities like camping and hiking. Although I always had an appreciation for knives in general, this book changed how how I thought about knives. Basically, it turned out to be the foundation for how I view and use knives.

I had misplaced the book for quite a while - since we moved in 2000. I found it in a 'junk' box last summer while trying to clean out the storage area of our basement. Paging through the book, it does seem to be somewhat dated, and some of the ideas now seem to be somewhat goofy. But there is lot of solid info in it, nonetheless. The author shares his design for his ultimate outdoor blade - could it have been the predecessor to the WSK?

Check it out, but don't think of it necessarily as a knife 'bible.' View it as informative and entertaining.
 
The best books on the subject:

Primitive Wilderness Skills, and Naked into the Wilderness Vol1 & Vol2
by
John and Geri McPherson

The McPhersons were chosen by the US Army Special Forces to teach their guys primitive skills. What sets the McPhersons apart is that they teach their basic skillset with no manufactured metal implements. No steel knives, etc, allowed. You make all of your cutting implements out of local materials like rocks, bone, etc.

Once you learn their way of doing it, you appreciate what a luxury a finely made steel knife or hatchet truly is.
 
"Essential Bushcraft" - Ray Mears

The "Bushcraft" book Doc-Canada mentions by Ray Mears is impossible to come by. Here is the link to Amazon for this book.

http://www.amazon.com/Bushcraft-Ins...1948057?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178077865&sr=8-9

Once you see that link you'll understand what I mean by impossible.

There is also "Bushcraft Survival" by Ray Mears, but it is a companion book to his Bushcraft tv series. (Although it's also a good book.)
 
cssims said:
"Essential Bushcraft" - Ray Mears

The "Bushcraft" book Doc-Canada mentions by Ray Mears is impossible to come by. Here is the link to Amazon for this book.

http://www.amazon.com/Bushcraft-Ins...1948057?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178077865&sr=8-9

Once you see that link you'll understand what I mean by impossible.

There is also "Bushcraft Survival" by Ray Mears, but it is a companion book to his Bushcraft tv series. (Although it's also a good book.)
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I have a great idea, why don't you buy it and have a pass-around. I promise I'll take good care of it when it is my turn :D .
 
Wapiti said:
I highly recommend Deep Survival - Laurence Gonzales under the non-fiction catagory.

Brome
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I agree. At first, his writing style takes a little warming up to but worth it. I just picked this up at Half-Price Books (the second happiest place on Earth next to my imaginary store, Tenth-Price Guns, Knives and Gear).
 
Some may disagree but most of the books by Euell Gibbons are worth a read...not exactly "survival" but not exactly not, either.

$50 Knifeshop by Goddard

Great ideas for the financially unfortunate like me

How to Make Knives by Barney and Loveless

Classic from the masters. Has a section with the late, great Bill Moran.
 
XMP said:
I have a great idea, why don't you buy it and have a pass-around. I promise I'll take good care of it when it is my turn :D .
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Complete agreement on Ray Mears. Why is it impossible to get anything of his here in "the colonies". I've persistently inquired of BBC America whether they will ever air any of his shows but have gotten no response. Petition, anybody? Do we really need another Footballer's Wives marathon?
 
task force k said:
Complete agreement on Ray Mears. Why is it impossible to get anything of his here in "the colonies". I've persistently inquired of BBC America whether they will ever air any of his shows but have gotten no response. Petition, anybody? Do we really need another Footballer's Wives marathon?
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:confused:

I just ordered Ray Mear's Bushcraft Survival from Amazon.ca, and was notified that it shipped yesterday. I think the thing is when you see something is available that you want, buy it, don't put it off or you run the risk that it's not available when you're ready. I've had that happen before.

As far as his shows, they were aired in Ontario.

Doc
 
Talfuchre said:
Good Call... Good Call...

I suppose you could call 'The Enchriridion' a survival manul as well... As it was issued to all Roman soldiers in Marcu Aurellius's time. But that is in latin. ;)

TF
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It's been translated into English. A survival manual for Stoics.:thumbup:
 
cssims said:
"Essential Bushcraft" - Ray Mears

The "Bushcraft" book Doc-Canada mentions by Ray Mears is impossible to come by. Here is the link to Amazon for this book.

http://www.amazon.com/Bushcraft-Ins...1948057?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178077865&sr=8-9

Once you see that link you'll understand what I mean by impossible.

There is also "Bushcraft Survival" by Ray Mears, but it is a companion book to his Bushcraft tv series. (Although it's also a good book.)
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I found a copy of Mear's 'Essential Bushcraft' on the shelf of Borders Books & Music. It was OK, but I found it somewhat lacking compared to some other books of the genre.
 
DOC-CANADA said:
:confused:

I just ordered Ray Mear's Bushcraft Survival from Amazon.ca, and was notified that it shipped yesterday. I think the thing is when you see something is available that you want, buy it, don't put it off or you run the risk that it's not available when you're ready. I've had that happen before.

As far as his shows, they were aired in Ontario.

Doc
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Hey again, Doc.

On BBC America, every time I turn to it, I see Benny Hill, Monty Python and Footballer's Wives...kind of points to what the rest of the world thinks of us based on their presumptions of U.S. viewing habits...lol.

Lucky Ontarioan...or are you Ontarioites? Ontarriers?
 
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