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bumblingoutback
04-23-2007, 03:59 PM
Does anyone know any good suggestions for books with nature/wilderness/survival themes? My favorite that I've ever read with this theme is "Wild Animus" by Rich Shapero. I like a sort of instinct/feeling-based narrative rather than intellectual.

Sleazy_E
04-24-2007, 10:10 AM
I am not sure it is what you are looking for but the short story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London has a great and very valuable lesson in it. Also I liked "Lord of the Flies" alot too.... although that is more of a look att he darkerside of survival it is still very interesting.

bumblingoutback
04-26-2007, 08:35 PM
I'll check both out (good old library). You know, Jack London lived around here and I've been meaning to read something by him. I've even been to the Jack London state park. My library doesn't have the book I mentioned, author's site: http://richshapero.com/. Also, here's a good one: "Woodswoman" by Anne LaBastille

Muffindude27
04-29-2007, 07:05 PM
I like this book: http://www.amazon.com/U-S-Armed-Forces-Survival-Guide/dp/0312331223/ref=sr_1_1/104-4653855-4255957?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177887863&sr=8-1

I've read it at least four times.

bumblingoutback
04-30-2007, 05:10 PM
Cool, I like non-fiction suggestions too. I probably should note whether things are fiction or non, "Wild Animus" is fiction, as well as "Woodswoman".

Alberta Archer
05-27-2007, 05:15 PM
Hello!

I have a couple of suggestions. Bradford ANGIER wrote a couple of books called How to Stay Alive in the Woods and At Home in the Woods. They are excellent reading - entertaining and informative true stories of his escape from city life to live in the wild. Another good read is the Canadian Air Force survival book called Down but not Out.

None of these books are too long or too expensive.

Happy reading!

Dark786
06-07-2007, 08:55 PM
Hachet is assume

sh4d0wm4573ri7
06-08-2007, 06:02 AM
checkout the series of books by Tom Brown awesome reading material

Dark786
06-08-2007, 11:35 AM
tom brown rocks

the edge
06-14-2007, 09:19 PM
the complete wilderness survival guide by hugh mcmanners

Tony uk
06-15-2007, 12:18 PM
Anything that the army use you know is going to be good :)

Jonah
06-23-2007, 03:31 AM
Hi All...first post.

Cache Lake Country- Life in the North Woods (http://www.amazon.com/Cache-Lake-Country-North-Woods/dp/0881504211) by John Rowlands

A classic...

natureboi69
06-23-2007, 11:25 AM
anythink from the SAS is not only good but very reasuring n very acurate n helpful

Tony uk
06-24-2007, 05:26 PM
The SAS Survival Guide you might want to look into then :)

woodzman
07-08-2007, 10:36 PM
Hi All...first post.

Cache Lake Country- Life in the North Woods (http://www.amazon.com/Cache-Lake-Country-North-Woods/dp/0881504211) by John Rowlands

A classic...


One of my favorites. A few other "oldies" that I think are worth reading are Wildwood Wisdom by Ellsworth Jaeger, Complete Book Of Outdoor Lore by Clyde Ormond and Skills For Taming The Wilds by Bradford Angier. These are basically skills books and may not be what you were talking about, but they are good.

Sarge47
07-08-2007, 11:54 PM
Does anyone know any good suggestions for books with nature/wilderness/survival themes? My favorite that I've ever read with this theme is "Wild Animus" by Rich Shapero. I like a sort of instinct/feeling-based narrative rather than intellectual.

there are a lot of books out there. Here are the ones I currently have on hand:

"98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your A*S alive." by Cody Linden. It would probably be along the lines you are looking for and you can get a copy from Amazon at a good price.

"Build The Perfect Survival Kit" by John D. McCann.

"The SAS Survival Handbook." by John "Lofty" Wiseman.

"US Army Survival Manual." by the US Army (FM 21-76)

"Map Reading & Land Navigation" by the US Army (FM 21-26)

"Aircrew Survival" by the US Air Force. (AF Pamphlet 64-5)

"The Extreme Survival Almanac" by Reid Kincaid. This book is huge, heavy and tells you how to even land a small aircraft!

"Camping & Wilderness Survival" by Paul Tawrell.

"The Complete Book of Outdoor Survival" by J. Wayne Fears.

"Bushcraft" by Mars Kochanski. Mars also has a series of small, short, survival pamphlets available that are really good. For Example:

"The Two Kilpogram Survival Kit Field Manual." & "Tools of Survival & Survival Training" are really good!

Hope that helps. Check out some early Boy Scout Manuals & Field Books!

wareagle69
07-21-2007, 07:47 PM
try to accumilate many books on the same topics for example i have 12 books just on edible plants many will expand on topics differently.
not one book can suffice to cover topic enough but nothing compares to hands on experience.
look stuff up on the computer, do survival scenarios in the saftey of your backyard, in the heat cold rain snow allways be prepared.

cheers

NevadaCarry
07-22-2007, 02:46 AM
Is this PDF Download the same book you guys are referring to? "US Army Survival Manual." by the US Army (FM 21-76)

http://www.equipped.com/fm21-76.htm

wareagle69
07-27-2007, 06:52 PM
if you are looking for fiction just for entertaining your self louis lamour has a book called last of the breed not a western good survival story

NevadaCarry
07-29-2007, 11:25 PM
Thanks, I've bookmarked that. I think I'm going to order a few of these this week from Amazon.

spiritman
07-30-2007, 12:08 AM
if you are looking for fiction just for entertaining your self louis lamour has a book called last of the breed not a western good survival story

last of the breed is one of my favorite books

Fog_Harbor
08-01-2007, 10:14 PM
Tom Brown has a couple of books, such as The Way of the Scout, and The Tracker, other than his regular guides.

Strider
08-01-2007, 10:48 PM
I'd look towards the books that the military uses to train soldiers. I'm not exactly sure where to get them, maybe ebay. The marines books should have some really good stuff... :)

wareagle69
08-03-2007, 07:30 PM
amazon.com

HOP
08-05-2007, 10:47 AM
Way of the wilderness by Calvin Rustum but any thing by him is great.
Camping and woodcraft by Horace Kephart.
Many books by Len McDougall.
I read any thing I can find but like the up north woodcraft stuff best, I do find that the military stuf may be a litle extreme because of the escape and evade nature of them being out in the bush.