SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea

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The SAS Survival Handbook is the Special Air Service's complete course in being prepared for any type of emergency. John 'Lofty' Wiseman presents real strategies for surviving in any type of situation, from accidents and escape procedures, including chemical and nuclear to successfully adapting to various climates (polar, tropical, desert), to identifying edible plants and creating fire. The book is extremely practical and is illustrated throughout with easy-to-understand line art and diagrams.

What Customers Say About SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea:

Not sure I fully understand, but he has a bucket of water and a fish-catching contraption that he made based on this book. I bought this for my 11 year old son along with other outdoor, adventure books. This is his favorite. We need to get him to a river to try it out. Great book.

The SAS Handbook came within in 3 days of my order and it was in perfect condition.

If you are onto excursions or like to travel a lot around the world, the information in this book can be very important to keep you alive even in situations no one would like to be.

The author covers which insects are safe to eat, how to avoid animals, how to build a shelter, etc. I am a woman and not used to doing anything "out in the wild" but I believe that having knowledge of your surroundings and basic survival skills is important. It's all good information and most of it was new to me. I have kids and I feel like I should at least be prepared to survive for a short time outdoors, if I need to.I felt this book was a very good overview of basic information that anyone can use to survive in a rural or outdoor setting. There is a large section of glossy COLOR photos of poisonous plants (which I know were not cheap to print-- four-color printing costs money). I felt that overall, this was a very good buy.

Both methods work and the author puts everything in easy to understand terms and format. Like other reviewers have pointed out, this is a very good, practical survival guide. You can tell that he knows his stuff and that's comforting to know. I purchased this along with two books buy Cody Lundin and all were good. This guide is more of a straight forward reference guide where Lundin's books are a bit more light-hearted and meant to be read from beginning to end. The advice is also presented in a to-the-point style that leaves no misunderstandings. This is a very good book for the outdoorsman/camping enthusiast.