Ray Mears

[Tutchi]

Hi Guys
is this the one that is like hen's teeth?
Went for a tenner posted last night on the airgun BB's site and I missed it



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/03...103-3198428-2539010?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

Tutchi

 

[MartiniDave]

Relax, its not the scarce one!

Dave

 

[Ahjno]

I think this is the scarce one
http://cgi.ebay.com/Raymond-Mears-R...ryZ91157QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[spoony]

Hi Guys
is this the one that is like hen's teeth?
Went for a tenner posted last night on the airgun BB's site and I missed it



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/03...103-3198428-2539010?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

Tutchi

you can still get that, its a smaller version, differnt cover, but same content, and its the same as the hard back one where hes walking across the hills, all the same book, just different covers,

 

[Ratel10mm]

Hmmmm. I think I may have that one at home. Does it have to be a particular print run to be scarce, or just be that edition?

 

[tomtom]

which one are you talking about Ratel10mm?

 

[ilovemybed]

Does the scarce one have any information in it that isn't available elsewhere? If not, best let someone else pay for it....

 

[g4ghb]

you can still get that, its a smaller version, differnt cover, but same content, and its the same as the hard back one where hes walking across the hills, all the same book, just different covers,

It is essentailly the same but is slightly different.... they have cut out some of the pics and some of the text has changed slightly!

 

[g4ghb]

....... oh yes and apparently that rare one (the hreen one with 9 pics) has been reprinted and is available from raymears.com - it is the outdoor survival handbook (and the copy i got was signed )

 

[Tutchi]

Oh well thats OK. It was just I missed it by minutes and had it been THE one at that price it would have been the dog's danglies.

Cheers Guys
Tutchi

 

[bushtuckerman]

....... oh yes and apparently that rare one (the hreen one with 9 pics) has been reprinted and is available from raymears.com - it is the outdoor survival handbook (and the copy i got was signed )

No mate. i think they're different books. 'A practical guide to Woodcraft and Woodlore' was first published in 1990, and the Outdoor Survival Handobook in 1992, it's just that both have had reprints. The practical guide is no longer in print as far as i know and IS a very good read, and that's the point, there is much more reading involved and you get to see quite a lot of the complexities. Bushcraft came out, the one with loads of colourful pictures, in order to try and make his knowledge on the subject more accessible to the wider public.

I would love to be corrected, if i could justify it i would pay the high price necessary if i were to get one off ebay. My friend has one though so i can borrow that.

My advice is, if you have the money snap it up.

 

[Ratel10mm]

Hi Tom Tom

Mine is 'The Survival Handbook. 9 hotos below that, then underneath it says 'A practical guide to Woodcraft and Woodlore'
It says on the flyleaf copyright 1990 Raymond Mears.
First published, blah blah.
This edition published 1994 by the promotional reprint company, blah blah.

 

[bushtuckerman]

You're lucky that's all i can say.

 

[tomtom]

Hi Tom Tom

Mine is 'The Survival Handbook. 9 hotos below that, then underneath it says 'A practical guide to Woodcraft and Woodlore'
It says on the flyleaf copyright 1990 Raymond Mears.
First published, blah blah.
This edition published 1994 by the promotional reprint company, blah blah.

yeh that sounds like it.. if its green.. it is! its out of print and considered by meny to be his best book..

 

[bushtuckerman]

Including me Ray in his prime.

 

[tomtom]

i havent manage to get my hands on a copy and make my own mind up yet

anyone want to do a book swap for a cople of weeks!?

 

[bushtuckerman]

yeah, if you've got a copy i'll give you swallows and amazons in return

 

[tomtom]

yeah, if you've got a copy i'll give you swallows and amazons in return

:twak:

 

[bushtuckerman]

Seriously though, better than his others by far (though Bushcraft is good for what it is), and worth selling your grandmother for

 

[bushtuckerman]

call me sad, but i just worked out you are 363 days older than me... for useless posts.