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#11118 - 02/24/03 02:27 PM Re: Best Survival Book Hardly Anyone's Ever Heard
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Here's a title you may not have heard of, but it comes with a war story, so throw another log on the fire...

In the late 70s. when I was a volunteer SAR in S. Arizona, the regiion was hit by a late, very strong "sneaker" storm on the Easter weekend. This generated a lot of business for us, rescuing church groups and such stranded in the mountains by heavy snows, campers in flooded creeks, etc. When it all cleared up, we felt very happy that we had gotten everyone out with no fatalities.

But later that year, about October, someone stumbled into a campsite in a very infrequently visted area of the Baboquivari Mountains (SW of Tucson) and everything in place, including the partially mummified body of said camper. Included in his gear was a volume with the title of "Survival Made Simple." I haven't seen this tome in the bookstore lately, and I don't know the author. I am not sure I can recommend it....

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#11119 - 03/02/03 12:54 PM Re: Best Survival Book Hardly Anyone's Ever Heard Of?
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_Pulling Through_, by Dean Ing. Very readable tale of post-nuke survival with great details (such as making a ventilation pump out of cardboard and duct tape...how ya gonna breathe??). Also, _Wolf and Iron_, different author, not close to the bookshelf right now, just do a search...it's more of a "societal collapse" book, but does include valuable info, 'specially for all you wanna-be blacksmiths <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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#11120 - 07/24/03 10:28 AM Re: Best Survival Book Hardly Anyone's Ever Heard Of?
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Pretty much all the Australian ones that don't get a mention on this site:
Australian Bushcraft: a serious guide to survival and camping. By richard Graves published by Dymocks books
Stay Alive' a handbook on survival by Maurice Dunlevy and published by Australian Government publishing service. Used by the Aussie defence force well written, lots of pics and diagrams.
Anything written by Les Hiddins ( Bush tucker man) and if you can find them anything by Malcom Douglas.
Both the above have contributed greatly to the Australian Bushcraft scene in their own way. They have out out some pretty good videos too though Malcoms is myu preference. Les Hiddenspanders to the Europen market in his.
From the poms anything by Lofty Wiseman and Barry Davies.
As well as a very rare fellow Eddie MacGee who wrote a survival book for kids. Good for adults as it is pretty basic and idiot proof.

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