- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Collins; New edition edition (6 May 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007158998
- ISBN-13: 978-0007158997
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14.4 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 128,455 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A brand-new edition of the standard-setter in survival skills. Written by ex-SAS survival expert John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman, this book tells you how to survive.
This is the original survival handbook, the international bestseller which in the 15 years since it was first published has been often imitated but never bettered.
The book is based on the training techniques of the Special Air Service, the world's most famous elite fighting force, and shows how to survive outdoors, on land, or at sea, in any weather, in any part of the world.
Whether you are a camper, a hiker, a sailor, or anyone else engaged in outdoor pursuits, this reference bible could actually save your life.
Contents
Introduction
Essentials
Strategy
Climate & Terrain
Food
Camp craft
Reading the signs
On the move
Health
Survival at sea
Rescue
Disasters
From the Back Cover
John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman served for 26 years with the Special Air Service (SAS) and his best-selling book is based on the training techniques of the world’s most famous elite fighting force.
This definitive guide shows you how to survive in the wild, in any climate, on land or at sea, for campers, hikers, sailors and all those interested in outdoor pursuits.
Updated and revised, this new edition is in a rucksack-friendly format and comes in a practical plastic case.
Be prepared: Understanding basic survival needs and preparing essentials such as a pocket survival kit.
Strategy: Handling every kind of situation, from dealing with accidents to adapting to different climates and terrain such as polar regions, mountains, coastal areas, deserts and the tropics.
Food: What to eat, where to find it (using the miniature field guide), how to prepare and store it.
Making camp: Finding the best location, constructing different types of shelter, organizing camp and using the relevant tools and knots.
Reading the signs: Not only map reading but also determining your direction by using natural resources as well as reading the weather.
On the move: Skills to assess a variety of routes and how to tackle them.
Health: First aid procedures and the natural treatment of tropical diseases, medical disorders and cold climate hazards as well as advice on the dangers of poisonous creatures and plants
Survival at sea: How to abandon a ship and survive afloat with a guide to obtaining food and the dangers of sharks.
Rescue: Important signalling codes, techniques and types of rescue.
Disasters: What to do if confronted with natural disasters such as fire, drought, flood, lightning, eathquakes and chemical accidents as well as surviving at home if all services and supplies are cut off.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Does what it's supposed to. The perfect survival guide for any situation, tells you how to find food and water, make a shelter, make a fire and lots more.
There are colour illutrations of edible and medical plants as well as poisonous plants and fungi. There is also a first aid section which covers a range of situations. The book also tells you how to make weapons (e.g. bow and arrow, spear, sling etc...) to hunt with and to recognise different animals tracks.
It describes different knots (includes how to make snares and other animal traps).
It also briefly tells you how to survive a tornado, earthquake, nuclear explosion etc..
If your looking for a book to help you in any climate in any country this is perfect, or if you just like the outdoors you will find this book usefull
10/10.
There are colour illutrations of edible and medical plants as well as poisonous plants and fungi. There is also a first aid section which covers a range of situations. The book also tells you how to make weapons (e.g. bow and arrow, spear, sling etc...) to hunt with and to recognise different animals tracks.
It describes different knots (includes how to make snares and other animal traps).
It also briefly tells you how to survive a tornado, earthquake, nuclear explosion etc..
If your looking for a book to help you in any climate in any country this is perfect, or if you just like the outdoors you will find this book usefull
10/10.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
With over two decades in the British S.A.S., John "Lofty" Wiseman learned everything about survival one can possibly imagine. This book has traveled thousands of miles with me, and the smaller 'SAS Survival Guide' is a permanent part of my travel/camping gear. This book teaches you how to get water in the desert, build a fire in the arctic, and every other survival essential action possible. Highly Recommended!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have owned this book for a few years now and have found it's content invaluable. Covering everything from edible plant identification to car crash survival! If you dislike busy text filled books then you will appreciate the logical layout and design this book offers. In short I personally reccommend it and have done for years!
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Published 9 months ago by Twinkle Star
Not entirely accurate in my opinion.
To polarise a needle to use as a compass, Do NOT wrap a wire round it and leave it connected for 5 MINUTES ....to a battery.. Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2008 by C. Cunnington
Better then before
I got the book when I was a kid, but my brother who was a scout master at the time borrowed it, and lost it!. But I got the updated version not so long ago and its better again. Read more
Published on 3 July 2007 by nogard
Good book
Not what you would call a pocket guide. This book is absolutly packed with very useful information. trouble is, there is so much info you will probably forget most of it before you... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2006 by Lost Soul
Never out of date.
First read this book in my teens and still use it today for regular up - dates to my outdoor survival knowledge. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2006 by G. Morris
Get This Book!!
This is a must have book. Ot covers everything you need to know from basic survival to extreme survival, everyday to military. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2004 by "bjj04"
Superb!!!!!!!!!!!
This book could not contain any more information for personal survival. everything you could think of is in theis book! Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2003 by Craig Steel
totally excellent
This book is totally excellent, Ive had it for about 5 years now and still I find myself refering to it time and time again. Read more
Published on 7 May 2002
Common sense to live.
A brilliant distillation of the facts and mechanics of survival which gets rid of the James Bond type of folk lore. A must for anyone who ventures away from the TV. Read more
Published on 8 April 2002
The best book of it's kind.......in a league of it's own!
If you are interested in this field then this should be your must have book!! Lofty is a legend in what he does and he explains it so well. You can just not put it down. BUY IT !
Published on 6 Sep 2001
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