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Bushcraft (Paperback)

by Raymond Mears (Author)

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Coronet Books; New Ed edition (13 Sep 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0340825162
ISBN-13: 978-0340825167
Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 22.6 x 1.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Encouragement to get out and respect nature, 31 Oct 2004

By	Budge Burgess (Kilmarnock, Scotland) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

I must confess to having some reservations when Ray Mears' TV programmes began. At first I assumed they would be another round of macho invitations to pretend you are in the SAS and go out and light fires ... then stagger back home two days later with a bad cold, ringworm, and a terminal case of food poisoning. Mears, to his credit, does not sell the macho image. Instead, what he has consistently presented is respect for the natural world and recognition that, for thousands of years we had to learn to live with nature, now we are in danger of destroying the planet by trying to exploit (or simply ignore) nature.

Mears shows an understanding of how people cope without a supermarket on their doorstep. His survival skills and knowledge are certainly to be recommended to anyone going walking in the Scottish or Welsh mountains, or in any wild part of the world. But what Mears presents is much more than simple survival skills for emergencies. He is identifying survival skills for the planet - and I'm sure he is too modest to make any such claim. He does not present the message in any evangelical way - he simply and calmly points out that while 'primitive' cultures understand nature and how to live with it, our civilisation has forgotten that knowledge ... and is in danger of swamping the so-called primitive cultures with Western consumerism, until they too forget. His message is that true civilisation recognises and respects nature, and finds a balance of living with it.

This book synthesises a lot of the information Mears has collected - plants to use for shelter, for food, for medicine, for binding and clothing, etc., etc., and techniques which could keep you alive in difficult situations. But the overall message which comes across is one of wonder and tolerance and respect. An excellent book which should inspire and challenge.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but flawed, 25 May 2005

By	R. Miller "chocolatedog33" (Somerset, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I found the book interesting, but not as beguiling as I'd thought it might be. I suppose I felt that much of the time, talking about survival methods in tropical jungle environments was a wee bit irrelevant to someone living in Northern Europe.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ray Mears: Bushcraft, 16 May 2005

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After considering from two or three of Ray's books, I settled on this one. It is by no means a field-handbook, but a read for before you set out.

It is a good size, and colourful with some asthetic pictures and informative diagrams. Some of the diagrams I feel aren't explained fully enough, however.

Still - much is covered. Off the top of my head, sections such as Equipment, Water, Fire, Shelter, and Living Off The Land are featured. Some of his woodlore equipment is promoted - but not to the extent that the book is filled with it.

All in all, I have learnt some very useful skills and notions from it. It secures the basics, and touches on some more exotic landscapes. I found the equipment section particularly useful - it tells you what kind of clothes to wear, the kinds of rucksack to use, etc.

Gets good marks from me.

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