"The Ultimate Survival Guide"

"The Ultimate Survival Guide" - John "Lofty" Wiseman (Previously published as SAS Survival Handbook) Is a well put together and informative survival guide. Many different types of environments are mentioned and survival techniques for each are explained. Lots of snares and traps, different kinds of shelters, plant edibility tests, water gathering techniques, water purification, and even some first aid. I suggest reading this, or the previous title, book if you haven't. Probably all the same stuff you've read before in other manuals, but I learn something new each time I read it (3 times so far).

8/10 for me.

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See, ya got me all riled up! So I went to Amazon and bought a copy.
While I was there I also got a copy of "FEASTING FREE ON WILD EDIBLES" by Bradford Angier. I seem to have lost my copy of it so another was in order.

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How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?

I would like to check out both those books, whree do you think si the best place to buy these at a good price?

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

I bought both books off of Amazon for $15.39 including S&H. I couldn’t find them that cheap on Ebay. Let us know if you find a cheaper place.

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How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?

I see.

couple years ago Ebay would be better but its just huge now and too many people bid to ge ta good deal

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

Orderd today Very Happy

Coming in a week to 2 weeks Sad

I was sad to hear that, but the girl at the store was a cuttie so it was worth it Very Happy

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

I got the ultimate survival guide for 8 bucks, no shipping

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

Here is a link to a old video of Lofty Wiseman, hope it works.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7938831557747916757&q=survival&hl=en

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A Knifeless Man is a Lifeless Man
Canadian To The Core
Carry Less by Knowing More
Knowledge Weighs Nothing

YES its here! My book is here :LD

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

Wow this book is terrific. So much great info. It seems to fill in the gaps I have flawed in my skills, and answers many questions.

I'm only 40 pages in but I give it a solid 10/10

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

	TrooperMax wrote:
	Wow this book is terrific. So much great info. It seems to fill in the gaps I have flawed in my skills, and answers many questions. I'm only 40 pages in but I give it a solid 10/10

* Good Stuff Troop. Knowledge is Power ! Cool

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A Knifeless Man is a Lifeless Man
Canadian To The Core
Carry Less by Knowing More
Knowledge Weighs Nothing

The Book i have is called, Camping & Wilderness Survival by Paul Tawrell a guy from Green Valley, Ontario.
Great book all 350 pages of it. Smile

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A Knifeless Man is a Lifeless Man
Canadian To The Core
Carry Less by Knowing More
Knowledge Weighs Nothing

Nice DD. Feel free to make a new thread for it. people will probably be intrested in it, I personally am going to check it out at the college.

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

	TrooperMax wrote:
	Wow this book is terrific. So much great info. It seems to fill in the gaps I have flawed in my skills, and answers many questions. I'm only 40 pages in but I give it a solid 10/10

LOL man i told you it was good!

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Never explain. Your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe you anyway.

I just received my copy of it today. I’ve already read the first 2 chapters. There are no personal insights or stories to help remember things and make the reading a little more interesting but that’s probably because it’s packed with info from cover to cover. It covers more than other books I’ve read.
I did like the trick of tying cloths to your legs then walking through dew laden brush and ringing or sucking out the water collected.
The part on building a bow and arrow is something I might give a try too.
There’s so much information in this book that anyone, regardless of how much they already know, show be able to learn from this book.
Thanks for the recommendation Daffy; it’s a fine addition to my collection.

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How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?

Yeah Tom I agree. Its actually a really hard book to read because theres so much info, your reading then your like "Wait what do I do?" So I defently will have to re-read it many times.

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

	TommasisX wrote:
	The part on building a bow and arrow is something I might give a try too.

I actually took pictures from the book and posted the process explain'd in make'n bow/arrows in the hunting forum if anyone who doesn't have the book wants to take a look just click here:
http://fourseasonssurv.s3.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=412

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This isn't the exact book but Daffy was talking about, but he said there basically the same. I love this book, I actually think it's a little better than Camping & Wilderness Survival by Paul Tawrell.

To me this is the Ultimate survival guide for a few reasons:

1. It's compact (might fit in a bit cargo pant pocket)
2. Full of info
3. Detailed in the amount of ways to do things, and explains well how to do them
4. Gives you tools to make to make things easier
5. Even touches on first aid, color pictures of edible plants, color dangerous plants and animals, how to skin and dry, ect, tells you how to make flour from cat tails flowers!

I bought Camping and Wilderness Survival, Familiar Animal Tracks of North America and this book today, and if I had to have 1, it would be this one. But I do think all 3 are good.

that is actually the exact same book (content wise). The version me and troop have says at the bottom of the cover "previously printed as the S.A.S. survival handbook"

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Never explain. Your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe you anyway.

I have bought this week latley after I read Daffy's comments on this book. I think tropper has it too, its a very informative information source. Thanks

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