How to Stay Alive in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Food, Shelter and Self-Preservation Anywhere
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.69
EAN: 9781579122218
ISBN: 1579122213
Label: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2001-11-01
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Studio: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Summary: How to Stay Alive in the Woods
Comment: This book was originally published in 1956 under the title Living Off the Country: How to Stay Alive in the Woods. The copy my review is based upon was printed in 1969.
The author's intention is to explain how to survive in the wilderness under dire circumstances. Game laws and cultural or personal taboos might need be to be set aside. You eat what you can to survive. You start a fire and build a shelter from the materials at hand.
The book is divided into four parts: sustenance, warmth, orientation, and safety. The most enduringly useful section is, I believe, part three, on orientation. The first two chapters of safety precautions in part four are also good. In the final two chapters of the book, the author discusses the value and contents of a "survival kit", which, although motivated by somewhat different concerns, is very similar to the current notion of the "bug out bag" (BOB) widely discussed in various online forums.
If you enjoy older books in this genre, as I do, this is probably a classic of its kind. But if you're looking for comprehensive or current advise and instruction on wilderness survival or primitive living skills, this book is not a good choice.
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Summary: HTSAITW vs Army survival manual
Comment: Since i have both this book and the US Army survival manual (albeit the 70's version) I can say prefer this book more. The illustrations are easier to understand. the information is in greater detail and while others are saying that the writing style is antiquated I think it brings a fresh perspective and is actually fun to read.
One of the reviews I read spoke of the author making it sound like fun to get stuck in the wilderness and I have to agree.
The information is practical, the plant illustrations are in color and easy to identify, and I would not replace this book with any other (in my survival kit).
It is a good read with good info.
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Summary: a fabulous base for exploring...
Comment: my father gave me his copy of this book when i was in college. he was a camp director in his youth and while times were different then (they taught kids how to 'live off the land' by catching their own dinner) i am still able to share many of this books teaching with my own campers in today's much reserved society.
angier has found a balance of the science of each topic mixed with easy to use tips or diagrams (although limited in the old copy that i have) so he connects with people who learn in different ways.
this book gets you excited about exploring the wilderness and trying new things rather than leaning on one style. i will be passing this book onto my nephews or niece when they're ready, too! it crosses curious generations that easily...
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Summary: Great learning tool!
Comment: I enjoyed this book so much I bought another copy for my father. I am a backpacking enthusiast as my father is a hunter. We both agree this book includes pretty helpful tips for wilderness survival. Whenever I am bored I read a section, and then go try it outside in my yard, like gathering and roasting Dandelion roots. And the cover is pretty rugged, it's like the rubber on a basketball. Pretty unique touch.
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Summary: Good book?!?
Comment: I bought this to help me get ready for my first planned camping/backpacking trip incase something was to go wrong I would like to say it is an older printed book but is very helpful. I aint a city feller and have some exsperince in the whole outdoors stuff, but I wanted this to give me some ideas incase something went wrong and I had to try and survive out there alone or with a hurt friend maybe and it is great for what I neede it for I was exspecting alittle morer but it is a paperback andwith that in mind I cant ask much more from it. I now have an idea of how to capture game with several different types of traps and also shelters out the wazzuh. I am going to find a book about the different types of plants and vegitation that grows arounfd my home so I can know what to look for and want poision myself. As I read this I wondered if the guys on the Discovery channel read these books before they get started because if you have watched any of them (Surviorman and etc.)there are so many of the thing they say do and build in this book its unreal, anyway I like the book and it has alot of helpful ideas if you are really wanting to be prepared for anything that could happen.
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HOW TO STAY ALIVE IN THE WOODS is a practical, readable-and potentially indispensable-manual for anyone venturing into the great outdoors. Broken down into four essential sections, Sustenance, Warmth, Orientation and Safety, this enlightening guide reveals how to catch game without a gun, what plants to eat (full-color illustrations of these make identification simple), how to build a warm shelter, make clothing, protect yourself and signal for help. Detailed illustrations and expanded instructions, newly commissioned for this deluxe edition, offer crucial information at a glance, making How to Stay Alive in the Woods truly a lifesaver. A sturdy, durable rubber cover with Dayglo type protects this must-have from the elements.
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