Official Book Thread!

**RBB** · 01-13-2009, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by chiggersngrits

the frist surviva type book i ever read was, How to get out of the rat race and live on $10 a month, by George and Berthe Herter. wasn't Herters a big outfitter back in the day? are they still around? i glanced through the book the other night and it seemed a little corny for the present day.

Yah, they were something. Lived in Minnesota somewhere. The whole thing was a fraud. Herters lived in a mansion - kids had a nanny and were chauffeured to private school.

**Sarge47** · 01-13-2009, 11:52 PM

Okay, now any books you can think of go in here!

**laughing beetle** · 01-13-2009, 11:55 PM

The Stand, by Steven King. Good survival book. In a supernatural, superflu kind of way.

**wareagle69** · 01-14-2009, 07:35 AM

Originally Posted by Sarge47

Okay, now any books you can think of go in here!

playboy, penthouse

**Aurelius95** · 01-14-2009, 07:36 AM

I got up this morning, and look to see a new sticky. Thanks, Sarge!

**Sarge47** · 01-14-2009, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by Aurelius95

I got up this morning, and look to see a new sticky. Thanks, Sarge!

Crash deserves some of the credit also, he was a big help!

**Aurelius95** · 01-16-2009, 09:41 PM

Any of you Alaskans out there ever hear of this guy? He's a boat guide out of Juneau and he wrote a book back in 2002. I really enjoyed it. Here is an excerpt regarding his survival gear.

My emergency kit, or “uh-oh” bag, was a waterproof neoprene bag of the sort used by kayakers to keep gear and clothing dry. It contained a battery powered handheld marine radio, waterproof matches, 3 plastic film canisters filled with Vaseline and cotton, a plumber’s candle, a flashlight, bouillon cubes, half a dozen chocolate bars, a 12 gauge pistol that fired parachute flares and smoke signals, and a coil of braided steel wire for making small animal snares. There was also an assortment of fishing lures and line, but I have never been a very competent sport fisherman and would be in serious straits if my survival or that of my clients ever depended on my ability to outwit a trout.

The uh-oh bag was wrapped in a large blanket of metallic heat reflecting foil and stuffed into a watertight canister made from a military surplus .50-caliber ammunition can. A sturdy box of first aid supplies went in last, ad the lid of the can was wired and clamped shut to form an unsinkable, hermetically sealed container.

In addition to his uh-oh bag, Schooler had a mustang suit (survival suit for frigid water), a compass and laminated topo map, and tide book. His other gear consisted of warm clothes, boots, sleeping bag, tent, rifle and camera gear.

Have any of you, especially those in Alaska, ever met Lynn Schooler or read his book?

**Sourdough** · 01-17-2009, 07:13 PM

I have never met him, however I have read the book.

**wildWoman** · 01-17-2009, 11:44 PM

I have read the book too, I also liked it but found it very sad.

**Whiteyford1976** · 05-06-2009, 06:33 AM

A few months ago i happened on a website that has a large list of PDF form military manuals. Most of these have no bearing on the discussion but it was easier to link the whole page, hope you find it useful.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...olicy/army/fm/

**mcfd45** · 06-25-2009, 11:43 AM

I just picked up a book called "Patriots" by James rawles. I just started it, got 4 pages in before I had to go back to work.

**Trouble** · 07-13-2009, 06:07 PM

Anyone heard of the book Wilderness Survival for dummies? I´m thinking of buying it.

**crashdive123** · 07-13-2009, 06:23 PM

Here ya go. http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...rvival+dummies

**Tundrascout** · 07-16-2009, 01:02 AM

One of my recent favorite books - Crazy White Man
It is currently out of print, but there are still some around

**Trouble** · 07-18-2009, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by crashdive123

Here ya go. http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...rvival+dummies

Why thank you, kind sir.

**pocomoonskyeyes** · 08-05-2009, 10:13 PM

One book that I haven't seen and IMO is one of the best for the western US specifically and the US generally is Outdoor Survival Skills by Larry Dean Olsen. If you can master the skills in this you should be able to survive in most of the US with nothing but the clothes on your back. It is regionally based around Utah I believe and is kinda' Plant specific for that region.