"Naked into the Wilderness"

[Blackout]

I have this book and was wondering if anyone else has read it,
and what your thoughts are on it.

Pretty good read if you are interested in primitive living skills.

There are lots of pictures but not any naked ones.

[Sean]

I've never even seen it before.  How do you like it?  It looks like it would be a good read.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I think I do

If I have I haven't read it yet

[Blackout]

I've never even seen it before.  How do you like it?  It looks like it would be a good read.

I got this book when I was about 12.There are 10 chapters and 408 pages.
Covers everything from making clothing,fire,traps,bows,atlatl,containers,tools
and shelter.

I believe you could take this book and go live in the woods and like it. The people
who wrote this book John & Jeri McPherson actually practice what they teach in this
book. A lot of tried and true techniques.

I have other survival books that are pure trash. 
One such book talks about using a compound bow,that ain't something you find laying
in the woods everyday.Alot of survival books seem to be wrote by people who just
 gathered info and put it into a book.

 

[Shane769]

Yes, that is my major concern about all survival books. I don't read them anymore, because
A) They are a load of bologna 80% or more of the time
B) You can't actually learn much by just reading a book, you need to practice these techniques out there, camping and hiking and what not, for them to be reinforced into you, so that you could survive long enough for a SAR team to come get your goofy self out of the bush.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Yep I do have a copy, just with a different cover

[John]

I haven't read that   I did have a copy of this one some twenty years ago http://www.amazon.com/SAS-Survival-Handbook-John-Wiseman/dp/0002171856 that was until my X threw it out along with around £3,000 pounds worth of mechanics tools some quality fixed blades a few SAK's and all of my martial arts equipment in fact everything I owned   pity that book never warned me of that coming up  


Anyway I survived so all's good   the thing with books like that you have to practice what you read, read a little and practice a lot is the trick so it becomes second nature,done correctly the things you learn can actually save your life  

[Nathan]

I haven't read that book, but I've got the already mentioned SAS Survival Handbook and two books on bushcraft by Ray Mears. They are nice to read and knowledge is always good, but I agree that practice is most important. Knowing 10 ways of making fire and being able to make fire are two very different things.