Re-entering old topic! <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Yesterday, I finished reading Chris Ryan's last book called "Ultimate Survival Guide". If anybody does not know this author, here is some information about him http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/authors/Chris_Ryan.htm
I would not say it is a serious survival guide, but it is a very interesting to read book with good and simple explanations. I would recommend it to read, but probably not to buy- it is not priced as an average book. A few of his opinions are very interesting:
1. satellite or mobile phone and GPS are probably the first items that should be in the survival kit when you travel to a dangerous or isolated area. He claims satellite phone saved his life when he was in Siberia and might have changed many things if his patrol had one in Iraq. Of course, they may break down, and you should not rely on them only, but there are good chances that it will not happen, especially if you keep them in some protective cover. Other items, as I understand, are also important, but these two items are must for a dangerous trip.
2. Snares are useful. Even if you try to move fast you will still find them useful- you put them before you take rest and take them out after having rest. Therefore they do not slow you down significantly.
So, I am thinking now how to budget my money to get one Satellite Phone and GPS (I am thinking about it more than a year <img src="images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />). Plus I think to start learning how to make snares, but where to practice? I think it is illegal in my country <img src="images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />.
Regards,