There are only so many way's to write a survival book. Once you have read FM-71-26 and the S.A.S. survival hand book, you have about covered the subject. Specialist area books not withstanding that is.

I think a lot of people miss the point with Bear. He makes no bones about the risk, and he also makes it very plain that all too often devolves down to Possible Death against Certain Death.

To me he has one virtue that stands out:

He never gives up. It goes wrong its "time for another plan."

If we could convince half the idiot's out there to carry, and learn to use, the same gear Bear has then this site would have achieved it's purpose.