Best Survival Books With A Couple Of Free Ebooks

Most skills require practice. Many such as First Aid should be learned from professionals in real life. The journey to self reliance is a long one, do not expect to master these skills overnight. But having them will better prepare you for the curveballs life throws at you.

Learning First Aid is one of the most important skills anyone should have. But having the skills without any medical supplies will not get you far.

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In my opinion, one of the best Survival Skills books out there is The SAS Survival Handbook by John (lofty) Wiseman. This book covers so many aspects of Survival, if you are only going to buy one book, this is the one I recommend.

John Wiseman is a master of his craft and a brilliant author. He explained everything in easy to understand terms. This book is THE definition of survival book. Every scenario you can think of is covered. From disasters. droughts to tsunamis, foraging to hunting, surviving in every environment from the desert to the polar region.

I loved this book, and spend many hours following the illustrations to setup traps, identify plants, etc.

A book that is solely focused on wilderness survival skills, Mors Kochanski has covered all the basics of surviving in the outdoors, if you are an avid outdoors man, hiker or camper, this book should be mandatory reading.

The illustrations explain concepts so much better then the written word on its own ever could.

One of the most basic skills everyone should have is a basic working knowledge of orienteering and navigation. I know that most people have a mobile phone with GPS, and some people have dedicated GPS devices, but those require batteries. Need I say more.

A compass, map and some basic orienteering skills will get you where you need to go.

This easy to understand book will give you the knowledge, then all you need to do is practice what you learned.

This is a great First Aid book, and is a good primer for you, before taking a First Aid course (which I highly recommend). Be aware, that any Doctor worth his salt will recommend that you seek medical care at the earliest opportunity, and this book is no exception.

That said, this book is written for the layman it gives solid First Aid advice that will help you out of all but the most dire of situations.
It does recommend you seek medical treatment many times over. Which does get a little bit frustrating, but then that is the best advice you can get. If you can, always get a professional to treat you. If not, try the first aid recommended in the book.

I loved this book, the illustrations were detailed, the ideas on how to be self sufficient on a smallish piece of land was just inspirational. I always had the impression that acres and acres were needed.

If you want to get started on being self sufficient, then this is the book for you, some of the information may be a little bit outdated, but its still a danged good book.

An influencer in the bushcrafting and survival community, Dave Canterbury teaches how to survive in the outdoors. His clear and precise manner of writing makes this an easy to read book. Dave speaks from experience, it is easy to see that he lives what he preaches, and genuinely loves the outdoors.

Recommending a good book on foraging is difficult. Most books on foraging cover a specific area, some books are text only, some have beautiful drawings of plants that while aesthetically pleasing make identifying a plant difficult. Those few that do have photos to help identify edible plants, often have blur images that do not inspire confidence in a novice forager. This book while not as good as one specific to your region, is a good general starting point.

It covers a range of edibles from a variety of locations, with passable images (not great, but better then some I have seen).