Survival and bushcraft guidebooks?

[jieri]

Ok, so I'm looking for something good to read. I'd really like to read some survival and bushcraft guidebooks or anything else like U.S. army manuals. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[shutupthepunx]

Bushcraft by Mors Kochanski, dont own it, never read it, but if i was looking for what you are, i think id try and pick this up going from what i've heard. i hope that helps

 

[almac]

+1 on mors' books.

my library has really grown the last few years:

SAS survival handbook. the handbook is better than the 'guide'.
essential bushcraft - ray mears
"back to basics" is a great homesteading/pioneering read.
woodcraft and camping NOT camping and woodcraft.
boyscout handbook. don't laugh. its a good read.
mountainman crafts and skills
primitive wilderness skills by McPherson both volumes.
wildwood wisdom is a FANTASTIC read

good luck

 

[Mick721]

I'm getting mors kochanksi's bushcraft for Christmas. Heard a lot of good things about it. The SAS survival guide (lofty wiseman) and ray mears bushcraft or essential bushcraft are great.

Various bushcraft books and army survival guides can be found on the downloads page here:

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/content.php?r=124-downloads-bushcraftuk

 

[uncleboob]

+1 for woodcraft and camping. I have a few books and have the mors kochanski book- I didn't enjoy it as much as I'd hoped and haven't picked it up for some time. Not necessarily a bad book just not for me. I tend to go back to a battered copy of ray mears survival handbook for most things-supplemented by a growing selection of foraging/ practical guides.

Cheers. Joab

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[wingstoo]

A few books I have found useful and interesting over the years (not included any of the Ray Mears ones though)

Some are better than others, some for the younger reader included.

Survival for young people - Anthony Greenbank
SAS Survival Handbook - John Wiseman
SAS Urban Survival Handbook - John Wiseman
What to do in an emergency
Survival handbook - Royal Marines
Wild food guide
Wild fungi guide
Stay alive - Eddie McGee
The Campfire cook book
Knots and ropework
The Sense of Survival
The Poachers handbook
Wild food for free
Places to hide in England, Scotland and Wales
The SAS Personal Survival handbook
No need to die - Eddie McGee
Outward bound Survival handbook
The complete guide to tracking
The SAS Handbook of living of the land
The SAS Handbook of tracking and Navigation
Survival first aid
Complete book of survival - Eddie McGee

 

[Bluffer]

Joe O'Leary has written a superb book http://www.amazon.co.uk/Books/s?ie=UTF8&field-author=Joe O'Leary&page=1&rh=n:266239,p_27:Joe O'Leary

I also rather like Les Strouds as well http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0061373516

 

[ammo]

Bushcraft, by Richard graves.
Bushcraft, by Mors kochanski.
Wilderness survival, by Mors kochanski.
How to survive in the woods, by Bradford Angier.
Campcraft and woodcraft, by Nesmuk.
Survival guide, by Lofty Wiseman.
I've read them all except 1. Great to take out with you, for reference or inspiration.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Barry Davies guides

[h=1]SAS Mountain and Arctic Survival (SAS Essential Survival Guides)[/h]SAS Desert
SAS Jungle

All from [h=1]S.A.S. Encyclopedia of Survival[/h]

 

[ozzy1977]

Ray mears first book is good, cant remember what it is called.

 

[uncleboob]

Ray mears first book is good, cant remember what it is called.

Think that's the survival handbook, cheers, joab

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[CACTUS ELF]

"Living Wild The Ultimate Guide to Scouting and Fieldcraft" by Bear Grylls is a great book, well written with good photos/illustrations. Knots, lashings, fire, gear, tools, cooking, navigation, field first aid and mind body, spirit to survive.

 

[MikeLA]

My favourites would be

SAS Survival Handbook - John Wiseman
No Need to Die - Eddie McGee
food for free - Richard Mabey
Complete book of survival - Eddie McGee
Survival Advantage - Andy Lane

 

[copper_head]

My personal favourites:

The Outdoor Survival Handbook - Ray Mears
Essential Bushcraft - Ray Mears
Bushcraft - Mors Kochanski
Woodcraft and Camping - G W Sears
Camping and Woodcraft - Horace Kephart

 

[Clouston98]

My personal favourites:

The Outdoor Survival Handbook - Ray Mears
Essential Bushcraft - Ray Mears
Bushcraft - Mors Kochanski
Woodcraft and Camping - G W Sears
Camping and Woodcraft - Horace Kephart

I can vouch for all of those bar the Nessmuk one, something I must buy soon .

 

[copper_head]

I can vouch for all of those bar the Nessmuk one, something I must buy soon .

You've maybe seen it already but it is available as a PDF from the downloads section.

 

[Ecoman]

I bought a good book a few months ago and I have now read it twice and can highly recommend it and that's - The Wilderness Survival Guide by Joe O'Leary

 

[falcon]

Not sure this matches the guidebook criteria but Cache Lake Country by John J Rowlands is a wonderful read....the writer is a timber surveyor in the Northwoods, living in a cabin with two companions within a couple of miles, one an old Indian, Chief Tibeash. It contains many wonderful tales of their activities with many practical projects and tips. I just have to re-read it every year, sometimes in a piecemeal way, for both the quality of the narrative as well as the practical information it contains.

 

[demographic]

Australian Traditional Bush Crafts by Ron Edwards.

Now admittedly at that current Amazon price I wouldn't buy it, but I only paid six quid in a local bookstore and it was well worth that.

More based on crafts used by real outback homesteaders in Australia than hunter gatherer fantasy stuff, I really like it.

Maybe a cheaper link to the books HERE.