#224511 - 05/28/11 04:10 PM
Northern Survival PDF
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Loc: Ontario
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Northern Survival was published in 1968 by the Education Division, Northern Administration Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. (A branch of the Canadian government that doesn’t even exist anymore)
It features sections on First Aid, Travel in Northern Terrain, Shelter (including a fairly detailed section on building igloos, and life inside one), Navigation, Knots, Water, Food (including identifying edible plants, hunting, fishing, foraging and trapping), Fire, Signalling, Care and Use of Equipment and Clothing, and a few other miscellaneous tips and techniques.
Brutal production value; double spaced, typewritten, single sided pages, illustrations are “okay”. I haven’t jazzed it up at all. If it was printed crooked on the page, it’s crooked in the PDF. If the typewriter filled the counter of a letter with ink schmutz, it appears on the PDF.
The Cerlox binding on it was as old as me, and had started to fall apart. I took it in to work, to make a double sided copy and re-bind it. I then had the bright idea to scan it in and turn it into a .pdf file. I figured others might like this, and when a slow afternoon rolled around… There was no copyright on it, so I’m hoping that’s not an issue. I’m not sharing this to make money, I just want to get useful info out to others. If someone from the Canadian government tells me to take it down, well then I’ll take it down.
It’s by no means the greatest survival manual ever published. Not compared to the .pdf of the Swedish Army Arctic Warfare manual I got a while back. But it’s still got some useful stuff in it, and I guess it could also be viewed as a bit of history too. Plus it’s free.
http://www.mediafire.com/?8xzusu9xjzbvr4v
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#224551 - 05/29/11 01:35 AM
Re: Northern Survival PDF
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Veteran
Registered: 12/14/09
Posts: 1419
Loc: Nothern Ontario
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Thanks for link to the pdf. The original hard cover book can be occasionally (more like rarely) found in 2nd book stores, yard sales etc. I seen a copy about 5 years ago and wish I had purchased it to add to my collection.
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Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.
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#224552 - 05/29/11 01:57 AM
Re: Northern Survival PDF
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Old Hand
Registered: 04/16/03
Posts: 1076
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Not compared to the .pdf of the Swedish Army Arctic Warfare manual I got a while back. Please post this one too!
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#224554 - 05/29/11 02:12 AM
Re: Northern Survival PDF
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Veteran
Registered: 12/14/09
Posts: 1419
Loc: Nothern Ontario
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Not compared to the .pdf of the Swedish Army Arctic Warfare manual I got a while back. Please post this one too! I have a copy of this, but the manual is in Swedish. Let me know if you still want a copy.
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Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.
John Lubbock
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#224580 - 05/29/11 01:31 PM
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Stranger
Registered: 04/27/11
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Brings back memories of my survival training - I think the RAF manual reproduced several of the diagrams.Thanks for showing it!
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#224589 - 05/29/11 04:16 PM
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Crazy Canuck
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Registered: 02/03/07
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Loc: Alberta, Canada
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#224626 - 05/29/11 11:04 PM
Re: Northern Survival PDF
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Journeyman
Registered: 01/04/08
Posts: 81
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Thank you. Looks like a valuable addition to the library.
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#224644 - 05/30/11 05:35 AM
Re: Northern Survival PDF
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Old Hand
Registered: 06/03/09
Posts: 982
Loc: Norway
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Thanks for the link, I look forward to reading it! Not compared to the .pdf of the Swedish Army Arctic Warfare manual I got a while back. Please post this one too! I have a copy of this, but the manual is in Swedish. Let me know if you still want a copy. Is the title "Handbok överlevnad"? If so, I have it. If not, I'd love a copy... BTW, I can understand Swedish pretty well. I don't have the time for providing online translation services, but I will be happy to answer specific questions about the "Handbok överlevnad" book.
Edited by MostlyHarmless (05/30/11 05:36 AM)
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#224651 - 05/30/11 08:17 AM
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Geezer in Chief
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Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 7705
Loc: southern Cal
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Thanks for posting this - an interesting read - the igloo etiquette section is very interesting - I have never seen that presented anywhere else.
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