Best Bushcraft books

[Kadushu]

Paul Kirtley's axe book is good. It's very thorough which may feel a bit drawn out if you've been using axes for years but for beginners this makes it idiot proof.

 

[Tengu]

Oh, I hope it is decent.

I am having `unneedful book` shame.

(Have got rid of so many too)

 

[ajbarr]

I nominate

On Your Own in the Wilderness ​

by Bradford Angier and Townsend Col. Whelen

 

[Tengu]

Came today.

Full of interesting stuff. A good buy.

(I wonder how many modern scouts make stuff?)

 

[Barney Rubble]

Woodcraft and Camping - Nessmuk
Outdoor Survival Handbook - Mearsy
Wilderness Survival Guide - Joe O'Leary
Food For Free - Richard Mabey
and a new entry to my bookshelf....Re-wild Your Mind - Nick Goldsmith. Thoroughly recommend this if you've not read it already.

 

[Minotaur]

Check out the dump as there loads of scout books on there including some of the pamphlets which are a really interesting read.

I really want a copy of the BSA Scout fire and cooking book that Blackie Thomas keeps talking about.

I was listening to Mor's on Paul Kirtley's podcast talking about how a lot of what he did was work out what worked and what was rubbish. Paul also had a wild food provider who was saying that there a lot of dangerous knowledge out there with people going this old book said eat this and we know it full of poison now.

I really like the idea I have seen of building your own Bushcraft book as you can keep checking info and the latest thinking and add in ideas or even just combine stuff as I have never found a bird book which has every picture you need.

 

[lotto]

I got Lars Fält Outdoors The Scandinavian Way Survival skills. It fits my experience levels. A lot for me to learn. I think I'll check out Mors Kochanski though.

 

[matarius777]

Check out the dump as there loads of scout books on there including some of the pamphlets which are a really interesting read.

I really want a copy of the BSA Scout fire and cooking book that Blackie Thomas keeps talking about.

Keep checking on eBay, I managed to get a copy of the same year that he said was the best one, copy, albeit, very battered with pages falling out.

 

[CLEM]

Good comprehensive manual. No colour phots IIRC but very well detailed and plenty of B&W illustrations.

Survival Advantage by Andrew Lane

survival, book, guide, advantage, andrew, lane, field, bush, craft, bushcraft, woods, woodland, prepping, howto,

www.bushgear.co.uk

Still haven’t gotten around to securing myself a copy of this, I really ought to. It’s sounds very good.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Old but still relevant, How to Stay Alive in the Woods by Bradford Angier.

 

[TeeDee]

Still haven’t gotten around to securing myself a copy of this, I really ought to. It’s sounds very good.

It probably doesn't cover anything new ( not much under the sun thats new ) but its one of those books I would suggest to people if they were starting a delve into bushy/primitive world.