Your outdoor books

What outdoor books do you have?
I have:
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West
Trapper's Bible
Bushcraft
Wilderness Living
Wilderness Survival
And I like them all.

eric

hmm does the hunters training guid count? lol
i have need to know outdoor survival and one just on plants and stuff you can eat

Hey turd, nice list. So far I have these, and have 20+ more on "the list" that I hope to get eventually.

Song of the Paddle, Bill Mason
World Famous Alaska Highway, Tricia Brown
One Man's Wilderness, Sam Keith
Walden, Henry D. Thoreau
Cache Lake Country, John J. Rowlands
Snow Man: John Hornby in the Barrenlands, Malcom Waldron
People of the Deer, Farley Mowat
One Man's River, Farley Mowat
Lost in the Barrens, Farley Mowat
The Curse of the Viking Grave, Farley Mowat
Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer
Back To Basics, Readers Digest
Feasting Free on Wild Edibles, Bradford Angier
We Like it Wild, Bradford Angier
Hatchet, Gary Paulsen
Brian's Winter, Gary Paulsen
Brian's Return, Gary Paulsen
Brian's Hunt, Gary Paulsen
Woodsong, Gary Paulsen
My Side of the Mountain, Jean C. George
On the Far Side of the Mountain, Jean C. George
Frightful's Mountain, Jean C. George

I have The Trapper's Bible, Bushcraft , Wilderness Living and Wilderness Survival on "the list". Cool

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Wow, thats some list!
You've got all but one Brian book, "The River" Very Happy

eric

Back to Basics
Handbook of Knots
Little Bear's Outdoor Adventure Guide for the All-American Boy

Very Happy

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Just ordered my first 2 survival books

SAS handbook.
how to stay alive in the woods

should be here this week. Very Happy

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I just heard something big crackï¿½.. holy crap!-Les Stroud

better to fail at something you love then to succeed in something you hate.

When I get the chance I'll put them all up

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-Thou may'st break, but shalt not bend me.

-Idleness brings want
To work today is to eat tomorrow
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity

-Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day.

Same here, a bunch of mine are at my cabin, I'll have to make a list Wink

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I think I have 30+ so....

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-Thou may'st break, but shalt not bend me.

-Idleness brings want
To work today is to eat tomorrow
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity

-Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day.

	linsleyk wrote:
	Just ordered my first 2 survival books SAS handbook. how to stay alive in the woods should be here this week.

> Excellant Linsleyk Smile

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just got my 1st survival book

How to Stay Alive in the Woods by Bradford Angier

I love it so far. Very Happy

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I just heard something big crackï¿½.. holy crap!-Les Stroud

better to fail at something you love then to succeed in something you hate.

I'll post all mine next weekend when I get moved back into my room.

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-Thou may'st break, but shalt not bend me.

-Idleness brings want
To work today is to eat tomorrow
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity

-Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day.

got my SAS Survival Guide book it is great. everyone should have one I think. Very Happy

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I just heard something big crackï¿½.. holy crap!-Les Stroud

better to fail at something you love then to succeed in something you hate.

My List-The Reason I have so many is because I go to a lot of thrift stores, Half Priced Book stores, ect. I get most of these for very cheap, so I can't resist.

Hunting/Fishing
-06’ to 08’ Field and Stream
-06’ to 08’ Outdoor Life
-Outdoor Life “Complete Book of Hunting” by Clyde Ormond
-Outdoor Life “Complete Book of Rifles and Shotguns” by Jack O’Connor
-Outdoor Life “Complete Book of Fresh Water Fishing” by P. Allen Parsons
- “The Fundamentals of Fishing and Hunting” by Bryon Dalrymple

Field Guides
-National Audubon Society Pocket Guide “Familiar Mammals of North America”
-“Today’s Wildlife Field Identification Guide” (Little Pamphlet)
-Peterson Field Guide of Animal Tracks
-A Golden Guide to Rocks and Minerals
-“Edible Wild Plants of North America” By Thomas Elias and Peter Dykerman
-The Wordsworth Guide to Edible Plants and Animals, By A.D. and Helen Livingston
-Peterson Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants (Eastern/Central North America)
-The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees (Eastern Region)
-“20 Native Trees to Plant” (Pamphlet)
-“Tree Finder” (Small Pamphlet”
-A Golden Nature Guide to Trees
-“A Pocket Guide to Trees” By Jenny Linford (Will NOT fit in your pocket, its 8X5 or so)
-Botanica’s Guide to Trees and Shrubs (Big book)
-Readers Digest “North American Wildlife” (Has plants, animals, ect ect)
-The Audubon Society Guide to North American Weather

Hiking/Camping
-“Backcountry Camping” By Bill Riviere
-A Falcon Guide to Hiking Iowa
-“Backpacking one Step at a Time” By Harvey Manning
-“Roughing it Easy” By Dian Thomas
-“The Complete Backpacker” By Jerry Hertz
-“Simple Tent Camping” By Zora and David Aiken
-A Practical Manual to Camping, Hiking, & Wilderness Techniques, By Peter G. Drake (Very large, informative book)
-“Backpacking” By R.C. Rethmel

General Outdoor/Wilderness
-Sports Afield guide to Outdoor Skills (Tons of good Tips)
-2 Issues of Backwoodsman
-“Outdoorsman’s Handbook” By Clyde Ormond

Nuclear War Prepardness
-“Living Terrors” By Michael T. Osterholm and John Schwarts
-“What about the Russians and Nuclear Was?”
-“Family Emergency Plan” (Pamphlet given out during the cold war, it was my grandmas)

Reference/Preparation/How to
-“The Leather Craft Book” By Pat Hills
-“Back to Basics”
-The American Red Cross “Standard First Aid”
-“The Art of Blacksmithing” By Alex W. Bealer
-“The Old Farmers 2008 Almanac”
-“Mountain man Crafts and Skills” By David Montgomery
-“Making the Best of Basics, Family Preparedness Handbook” By James T. Stevens
-“Plans for Farm Buildings and Equipment”

Survival
-“Tom Browns Survival Guides” By Tom Brown Jr.
-“A Manual of Basic Survival Techniques” By Stan Hamper
-“98.6 Degrees, the Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive” By Cody Lundin
-“US Army Survival Manual”
-“Complete Book of Outdoor Lore” By Clyde Ormond
-“The Book of Survival” By Anthony Greenbank
-“The Art of Survival” By Cord Christian Trobst
-“101 Survival Tips”
-“How to Stay Alive in the Woods” By Bradford Angier
-“Outdoor Survival Skills” By Larry Dean Olsen
-“How to Survive Anything Anywhere” By Chris McNab (Big, thick, full of info)
-“United States Air Force S&R Survival Training” (Huge book, tons of info, not my fave, but still good
-“Ultimate Survival” “Very good book, step by step directions, very big”
-“The Complete Wilderness Training Book” By Hugh McManners
-“The Encyclopedia of Outdoor Survival, based on SAS Training” (Big and full of good info)

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-Thou may'st break, but shalt not bend me.

-Idleness brings want
To work today is to eat tomorrow
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity

-Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day.

wow what a collection. Shocked

I only have too for now. Sad

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I just heard something big crackï¿½.. holy crap!-Les Stroud

better to fail at something you love then to succeed in something you hate.

Been collecting for about 2 years now. I go to thrift stores and Half Priced Books A LOT. Get lots for cheap. I want to have a nice library of books so when TSHTF I have a wide variety of How-To

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-Thou may'st break, but shalt not bend me.

-Idleness brings want
To work today is to eat tomorrow
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity

-Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day.

Man, nice collection Survivor Kid 909 Shocked

eric

	Survivor Kid 909 wrote:
	Been collecting for about 2 years now. I go to thrift stores and Half Priced Books A LOT. Get lots for cheap. I want to have a nice library of books so when TSHTF I have a wide variety of How-To

OMG. You guys have a store called Half Priced Books too?!?! I love that place Shocked

I buy all of my literature and vinyl there Very Happy

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Limitations are created only in the mind.
Only by ignoring them can one truly be great.

That's an awesome collection, Sk. Surprised

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Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. - Prov. 27:17

Thanks guys, 2 years and maybe 200$ worth, maybe a little more. Its worth it though.

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-Thou may'st break, but shalt not bend me.

-Idleness brings want
To work today is to eat tomorrow
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity

-Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day.