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My first choice of
wilderness survival guide
The SAS Essential Survival is a wilderness survival guide for basic survival in any situation. This survival
book includes many good drawings as well as photos. Meaningful illustrations are important to help you understand
the text and it makes the book a lot easier to read.
Contents
The wilderness first aid section is described with a lot of details. For example, how to deal with fractures and to make your own medicines.
Shelter construction and fire making are two basic survival skills and special the fire section contains interesting information. Do you know how to carry fire?
The chapter “Water” is in my opinion to short. More tips how to find water would be good. But on the other hand the chapter “Food” is maybe a little bit to long…. It’s the longest chapter and contains a lot of information. Wild edible plants, how to make traps and weapons and how to prepare the prey are some of the topics that are covered.
There are several ways one can navigate and define direction in a survival situation. Both with and without a map and compass. The basic knowledge you need to know is covered but also some additional topics. For example how to find direction by the star movement method.
Different techniques how to attract attention are described and you will also get some basic information about work procedures of Search and Rescue teams.
A wilderness survival guide that easily fit in your backpack
The SAS Essential Survival is specially designed to fit in your backpack or pocket and it’s a perfect addition to any survival kit. Dimensions are about: 8.3x3.9x 0.5 inches (21x10x1.2 cm).
The SAS Essential Survival is a very good wilderness survival guide. Actually I think it should be your first choice of wilderness survival books. Good content, the cheap price and the convenient size make the decision easy.
When venturing in the wilderness don't forget to bring The SAS Essential Survival. Use it. Take the opportunity to practice your wilderness survival skills - start a fire, shelter building or whatever - before you need them.
About the Author
Barry Davies served with the SAS for eighteen years, during which he was awarded the British Empire Medal. The SAS sent him to the International Long Range Patrol School in Germany, where as Senior Survival Instructor he taught survival skills to servicemen from a variety of nations. He is the author of a number of books, including The Complete Encyclopedia of the SAS.
SAS
The British Special Air Service (SAS) is an elite military unit trained for operations in all parts of the world. often in remote and hostile locations where nature poses as much of a hazard as any enemy. In order to stay alive and complete their missions, SAS personnel are rigorously trained in the art of survival. The SAS Essential Survival Guide is based on SAS training and techniques.
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