'how to stay alive in the woods' bradford angier

[gb]

found this book today in the college library, have'nt read much yet but its really well written. Its a reprint of the original from 1956 by Bradford Angier aimed at North America

also found 'surviving cold weather' by Greg Davenport. not really relevant to this time of year (or my part of the country!) but might be interesting.

cheers gb

 

[Gary]

Would say the Bradford book - how to stay alive in the woods - is an ok read but nothing special - a little dated too.

Havent read the Davenport one but heard good things about it - let us know what you think! :-D

 

[gb]

yep will do. i doubt the Angier book will have anything that is'nt written in other books, but i've quite enjoyed reading it so far.

cheers gb

 

[gb]

finished this one now, its good to read but not worth it if you want something to learn from. i'd definately buy it if it was for a collection though.

cheers gb

 

[ChrisKavanaugh]

The Angier books are dated and even contain some dangerous advise. Much of his material was itself from outside sources and untried by Angier, hence the rather disorganised structure of his books. Still, he is a fun read, had an interesting life and inspired many when nothing much else was out there. Much of Davenport's material is lifted directly from the AF survival manual. Greg was trained as a survival instructor by the AF and it makes a nice career. Few of these guys make a fortune except through possible book sales and marketing another ultimate survival knife. Greg is pumping out a whole series on specific climes, much like another series of books from over there. What were they called again? The SAS guide to surviving during a crop circle formation volume 3?