Combat survival magazine

[Roving Rich]

I believe its still going, but haven't seen any since I was a school boy.
Just wondering what you folks thought about it.
I remember building a forge as a kid from a 40 gallon drum as shown on those very pages..
Cheers
Rich

 

[bothyman]

Is this the one??

>> http://www.combatandsurvival.com/index.htm

 

[gurushaun]

Are you shure that you don't mean Survival Weapons And Tactics, that one went under (there is a thread about it on 'British Blades at the moment).

Cheers

Shaun

 

[sargey]

i used to like the swat magazine, and the annnuals they did were pretty cool too.

i went off combat and survival when they had an article on the best ever survival handbook. they voted hugh mcmanners' commando survival handbook as the best! :shock: :-? apparently loftie's book was too big, and ray's book was too technical!

foolish people!

cheers, and.

 

[Gary]

Is that Hugh's book with the Picture of him lining his camp fire with Flint?

Loved to have seen that one blazing away - from a safe distance!

 

[sargey]

i liked the photo of the see through lean to, let's plenty of sunlight in! or the one with a dozen bits of kit on bits of string round his neck that you just know are going to be completely tangled after ten steps

cheers, and.

 

[Mikey P]

Browsed a copy of 'Combat & Survival Magazine' in Charing Cross Rd Borders last month. The 'survival' bit seems to consist of a brief field guide to fungi (article was OK but short) and...erm...that's it.

The 'combat' bit, however, appears to number the occasional kit review ('latest tanto special forces murderer throat-ripper special knife') and then a shed-load of articles on 'Czech special forces on annual Bulgarian gunnery camp', 'the wonderful odour of a freshly oiled pistol' or something random like that.

I don't mean to put anyone off - it's horses for courses, really, and I shouldn't scorn other peoples' interests - but there wasn't a great deal in the issue I saw to interest the bushcraft officianado.

Oh yeah - I nearly forgot (duh!) - there was a review of a camo jacket (I think) which was suitably modelled by a semi-naked babe. Very objective, I thought. In fact, it appears that for every piece of kit the review must include an unclothed woman.

Maybe we should start a XXX thread on kit we wish to see being modelled by pretty women? Gransfors Small Forest Axe being swung suggestively by pouting lady, anyone?

Cheers,

Mike

 

[ally]

not sure i like the idea of a naked girl displaying her chopper :-?

 

[Stew]

Having visions of a BushcraftUK calendar......

 

[Tony]

Steady..... :-D

 

[ally]

Having visions of a BushcraftUK calendar......

ok ladies.....volunteers required, can go into the bushcraftuk coffers towards some woodland, whilst on the idea and as we have a few hundred members what about a small subscription (tenner or so?)(voluntary) towards some shared woodland......?

 

[Stew]

...what about a small subscription (tenner or so?)(voluntary) towards some shared woodland......?

A nice idea but I would think this would have to be a fairly localised group of people. It would be hard to find a location convenient for everyone!

 

[slyfox]

Excellent idea,
start of a woodland community,

where do i sign!!! :hug:

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Hugh McManners is best as it's the best illustrated.

Nick

 

[rancid badger]

Ah the tangy aroma of bovine excrement!

Combat & Survival and S.W.A.T. magazines, I remember blokes who actually took this stuff seriously!

 

[John Fenna]

I say!
Have acare!
I used to write for Survival Weaponry and Techniques - which became Survival and Outdoor Techniques - which became Combat and Militaria - which went under...
I used to do some of the Gear reviews and still do gear reviews fot Sporting Shooter, Gun Mart, Walking Wales and ...BushcraftUK!
Not take SWAT seriously? I took the paycheques very seriously and learned my craft of writing sensible gear reviews there!
I read some interesting articles there as well as "interesting" articles....

 

[Jedadiah]

Browsed a copy of 'Combat & Survival Magazine' in Charing Cross Rd Borders last month. The 'survival' bit seems to consist of a brief field guide to fungi (article was OK but short) and...erm...that's it.

The 'combat' bit, however, appears to number the occasional kit review ('latest tanto special forces murderer throat-ripper special knife') and then a shed-load of articles on 'Czech special forces on annual Bulgarian gunnery camp', 'the wonderful odour of a freshly oiled pistol' or something random like that.

I don't mean to put anyone off - it's horses for courses, really, and I shouldn't scorn other peoples' interests - but there wasn't a great deal in the issue I saw to interest the bushcraft officianado.

Oh yeah - I nearly forgot (duh!) - there was a review of a camo jacket (I think) which was suitably modelled by a semi-naked babe. Very objective, I thought. In fact, it appears that for every piece of kit the review must include an unclothed woman.

Maybe we should start a XXX thread on kit we wish to see being modelled by pretty women? Gransfors Small Forest Axe being swung suggestively by pouting lady, anyone?

Cheers,

Mike

What, 'Readers Knives'!

 

[C_Claycomb]

This isn't a critisism, but I am very curious why it was important enough to impart

Hugh McManners is best as it's the best illustrated

.

that you unearthed a thread that no one had posted to in over three years?

 

[Greg]

I have the whole Combat & Survival Magazine collection in the hard back version!

 

[Tourist]

I have the whole Combat & Survival Magazine collection in the hard back version!

Which finish, 'Tiger Stripe' or 'DPM'?

I remember from years back the editor was a Solicitor who had spent a few years in the para's.