The best outdoor survival guide book?

[Gunbird]

What would the MP.net community recommend?

[Mofreaka]

U.S Army Survival Manual FM 21-76

[seraosha]

U.S Army Survival Manual FM 21-76 (http://www.amazon.com/Army-Survival-Manual-FM-21-76/dp/0760723141/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272851668&sr=1-1)

That, the "SAS Survival Handbook (http://www.amazon.com/SAS-Survival-Handbook-Revised-Situation/dp/0061733199/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272851590&sr=1-1)", and the "Boy Scout Fieldbook (http://www.amazon.com/Fieldbook-Boy-Scouts-America/dp/0839531044/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272851626&sr=1-1)" will get you through anything.

And for light reading "The Zombie Survival Guide (http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Protection/dp/1400049628/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272851696&sr=1-1)"

[MN_Air]

The US Army Survival Handbook by the Department of the Army is excellent. I have it with me wherever I go, just to brush up on things.

[Gunbird]

That, the "SAS Survival Handbook (http://www.amazon.com/SAS-Survival-Handbook-Revised-Situation/dp/0061733199/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272851590&sr=1-1)", and the "Boy Scout Fieldbook (http://www.amazon.com/Fieldbook-Boy-Scouts-America/dp/0839531044/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272851626&sr=1-1)" will get you through anything.

And for light reading "The Zombie Survival Guide (http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Protection/dp/1400049628/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272851696&sr=1-1)"


Already own the Zombie Survival Guide.

I'll check out the other books recommended. Thanks.

The Boy Scout Fieldbook is pricey. :-O

[Henry's Fork]

That, the "SAS Survival Handbook (http://www.amazon.com/SAS-Survival-Handbook-Revised-Situation/dp/0061733199/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272851590&sr=1-1)", and the "Boy Scout Fieldbook (http://www.amazon.com/Fieldbook-Boy-Scouts-America/dp/0839531044/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272851626&sr=1-1)" will get you through anything.


QFT!

Although i wore out my issued copy of the BSA Fieldbook from my youth in Scouts, and havent replaced it. I cannot recomend it enuff. Especailly if you can get your hands on the older editions.

The new edition can be found here of under 10 bucks.
http://www.scoutstuff.org

[goat89]

Nothing beats hands on experience.

[seraosha]

Already own the Zombie Survival Guide.

I'll check out the other books recommended. Thanks.

The Boy Scout Fieldbook is pricey. :-O

Glad to point you in the right direction, but pleasepleaseplease don't buy a couple books and head off into the boonies thinking that's good enough...if you are smart enough to ask for good information, I'm sure you are smart enough to realize that just books isn't enough...I could bore you with instruction, but that's not gonna be useful...here is a link (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100304/survival_death_natl_100304/20100304?hub=Canada) to a story about a guy that watched "survivorman" and went off and died.

Knowing is half the battle!
YO JOE!
;)

[supercontra]

Lofty Wiseman's book is good. So are Tom Brown Jr's if you can ignore the spiritual mumbo jumbo.

[n7sen]

Here is PDF version of that US Army survival manual
http://www.humboldt.edu/~hsusnc/FM%2021-76%20US%20ARMY%20SURVIVAL%20MANUAL.pdf (http://www.humboldt.edu/%7Ehsusnc/FM%2021-76%20US%20ARMY%20SURVIVAL%20MANUAL.pdf)

[kerfuffled]

Get cable or satellite and watch Survivorman and Bear Grylls and you should be GTG.

[HK in AK]

Here is a list of books, some have already been mentioned.

"SAS Survival Handbook, Revised Edition: For Any Climate, in Any Situation"
John 'lofty' Wiseman; Paperback

"How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times" James Wesley Rawles; Paperback

"U S Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76" Paperback

"Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills, Third Edition" Abigail R. Gehring; Hardcover

"Emergency Food Storage & Survival Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Keep Your Family Safe in a Crisis" Peggy Layton; Paperback

[Henry's Fork]

Nothing beats hands on experience.


Very true, but a book (or class/Boy Scouts) is a great place to start.

[wildcat]

I have

SAS Survival Handbook
"Boy Scout Fieldbook
U.S Army Survival Manual FM 21-76

out of those three If I had to pick one, the the U.S. Army Survival Manual FM 21-76 is the choice for me

one of the best book I have every read on survival, was

"Scouting for Boys" by Lord Baden Powell

[Soldat_Américain]

Army FM is good, but I don't know when you'll ever build the rafts they give you in there. What's sad is I never really learned things in the Scouts, before I got out we went backpacking once and brought in way too much. The clothes weren't the greatest for field wear, nice to know they've authorized some new stuff. I've learned the most stuff about Shelters from experience and the FM, although scout taught me some new stuff...well he had been an eagle scout. I wish I had learned the stuff then though. Honestly all you need is some strong bungee cords, six ten foot lengths of 550 cord, and E tool.

[RECON DOC]

Don't forget a waterproof container for your smokes.

[Soldat_Américain]

Doc we use the patch when we go camping...old people.

[RECON DOC]

I've tried those, but for some reason I can't seem to keep them lit.

[GETSOME]

Here is PDF version of that US Army survival manual
http://www.humboldt.edu/~hsusnc/FM%2021-76%20US%20ARMY%20SURVIVAL%20MANUAL.pdf
Wow ,great ,thanks for that .p-)

[Gunbird]

Lots of good recommendations. Good work, guys.

[crazyman]

I've got the army one and the zombie one...hate to admit it but they both have good info in there. put a lot of the tips from the army manual to use when camping at about 8500 ft. on Mt Adams for a couple days, fun times had.

[ZoneOne]

Anything written by Tom Brown Jr.

[kayaker]

Lofty wiseman tops my list. However I still haven't found a survival book that doesn't have its shortcomings.