Best book of survival tips?

[the_great_white]

i use the US Army survival guide. free on android.....and it has one of those app things

 

[HerkyBird]

The military SERE manual is awesome. All four services use the same one.

Title: Survival, Evasion, and Recovery

Sub-title: Multi-Service Procedures for Survival, Evasion, and Recovery

Pub #: FM 3-50.3 (Army)
NTTP 3-50.3 (USN/USMC)
AFTTP(I) 3-2.26 (AF)

I kept mine from when I went to SERE and I peruse it from time to time. I'm sure if you google it you can find it to download.

 

[dial1911]

Dad have me an old book from the 70s titled Bushcraft- describes and illustrates how to build everything from snares to shelters. It also touches on edible plants, what to use to bait traps, animal tracks, etc.

Not an all inclusive book, but really good info- especially the illustrations.

 

[HerkyBird]

http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-50-3.pdf

Link for the aforementioned military manual.

 

[LewisBrookshire]

Is this the "Bushcraft" book you have?

http://www.amazon.com/Bushcraft-Richard-Graves/dp/0446308900

 

[dial1911]

Is this the "Bushcraft" book you have?

http://www.amazon.com/Bushcraft-Richard-Graves/dp/0446308900

Shoot- I forgot to check the authors name. That one looks right, but my old edition was all black and white with a plain burgandy color cover

 

[dial1911]

Ok- tonight I remembered about the book- it's by Richard Graves. Dad signed and dated the inside cover October 1973... Here it is:

No color photos, but all good info and some good illustrations. I don't know if this is the end all be all book, I haven't read that many. But this one taught me some good ideas and lots of stuff I hadn't thought of before.

 

[LewisBrookshire]

Yep, looks like its the same book just a different cover. I will get me a copy, thanks!

 

[bbs1982]

Tom Brown has quite a few books on tracking and survival. I would definately recomend the one titled
TOM BROWNS GUIDE TO CITY AND URBAN SURVIVAL http://www.amazon.com/Browns-Guide-Suburban-Survival-Field/dp/0425091724
Also, like stated above the FoxFire books have a tremendous amount of information about simple/ mountain living.

 

[Sneakypete]

SAS Survival Guide by Lofty Wiseman is a good basic book. You can get a pack friendly condensed version. The Petersen's Field Guide to Wild and Edible Plants: Eastern and Central North America, the Tom Brown Series, plus all of the recommendations that the other members have made, especially the Wilderness Medicine book recommended by Chris Mac.

Short of joining the army getting through basic/AIT/Jump school maybe ranger school and completing the Q course, This book is awesome and there is an iPhone app for it as well