SAS Survival Handbook: The Definitive Survival Guide

I remembered reading this book as a youngster, and it was so amazing, like how you can get water from somewhere other than a tap or a supermarket, I remember it being revolutionary to me. I was probably about 6 or something at the time. Well now I'm one of those crazy preppers and I decided I cannot live without this book (just in case!) it has amazing content for many different situations, it covers your basics of water, food, shelter, etc and I enjoyed the knot section very much. I think every household should have a copy of this *just in case*. For a few quid it doesn't hurt having it around, you know if the world goes to pot. If you buy insurance for you house, phone, or whatever, but don't have basic insurance of life's simple necessities like how to source water if there's an issue with the water supply, then I think that's crazy. My mum's area were told not to drink the tap water for three days, shock and horror all the water at the supermarket had gone, now what if that was a larger area or longer duration? Just have a few bottles of water and some food and a good book just like this to keep yourself sorted for a while. The cat is a large adult male, for scale.

Quite expensive for a book, at £15 but the information included in the book is very helpful. So for that reason it’s worth the price. In the event of a situation occurring in this book, for someone who doesn’t know what to do, the book is priceless. My copy is fairly heavy with over 600 pages and a standard size book, so would weigh you down if you kept it in a backpack, (which if I was going hiking I would do) but it is a book you should take if you don’t know the contents if going on long hikes, and the print is large enough to read without my reading glasses. Also the paper is smooth and I would assume (although not tested) to some extent less likely to smudge or tear if water spilt on it. I purchased this book because I soon get bored of fiction books, and barely read a book, so wanted something useful to read. This book is like an encyclopaedia of knowledge for almost all, if not every possible emergency. It is a book which we hope wouldn’t be needed but vital for someone who doesn’t know what to do, if the situation arose.

There is very little, if anything, wrong with this little book. My days of being very fit are long gone, but then the chances of me being stranded without good supplies in any sort of wilderness are also now very remote. However, the experience that I do have leads me to make one comment at least. Although in a (literally) small book such as this, space is a premium, I think the important of physical fitness was not emphasised enough. Mental aspects were covered better. If you really are in the situations that the book tries to help about, your chances of survival are significantly enhanced by already being fit. This almost cannot be stressed enough. Once upon a time, the chances of unfit people being in such situations anyway was very small. But in the modern world with people easily able to transport themselves with modern vehicles, it's less unlikely than it used to be. Still, for £2.99 this is a good buy and contains much interesting and useful information even if it is not likely to be used by most members of the general public.

I had purchased a book many years ago yet this is bang up to date. Lofty certainly know how to survive many, many years being in the SAS

books a little small. need a magnifying glass as I'm getting on. but full of good info. great book for bushcraft

An absolutely thorough book on how to get through survival situations and a fantastic reading/reference book for any bushcrafter. This guy only has Mors Kohanski and the indigenous hunter gatherers that are still left in this world as his peers. This book has more than enough detail to answer your questions but isn't so 'wordy' it's difficult to reference out of doors. As I've said in another review, if you have this book and Mors Kochansi literature you'll do a lot better in the bush than watching Bear Grylls flinging himself around. The reason I did this review (it's not like there's a shortage of them) is because this is one of the few books that I prefer in paperback to Kindle format, I bought the Kindle addition as my easily distracted mind wanders less in that format and I have and will read it but the paperback addition is easier to reference (the majority of the time) outdoors and sometimes part of the appeal of the outdoors is to get away from the screens and electronics so all in all, the paperback version for the win (and the type of thing Lofty might say ''you can use your mates copy as kindling'').

Whilst not comprehensive on each subject, very comprehensive on the amount of subjects which include: Being prepared, equipment, survival kit / pouch, knives, facing disaster, water and how to findand obtain, climate & terrain, clothing, hunting, trapping, creating shelters, making fire, different dangers (everything from avalanches to insect bites), food including some of the most common edible and poisonous plants and mushrooms (many pages), making weapons and how to use them, handling, skinning and cooking, fishing, making fishing gear, preparing fish, camp craft, making useful utensils, preserving food, hygiene, making tools and rope, the most useful knots including fishing knots, reading the signs, map and direction finding including star navigation, making a sledge, snow shoes, travel in different terrains, making rafts, river crossing, resue, different codes including ground to air, morse etc, basic first aid, worldwide diseases, natural medicine, natural disasters.

I like the book but would wanted more information on specific survival skills, actions. Too much general information like be prepared, let someone know where you are going, use peoples skills..

It's very useful

Excelente! Já conhecia a obra no formato impresso, agora com o e-book tenho o livro sempre em mãos. O melhor que já li sobre técnicas de sobrevivência.

This is a good purchase for those who need a handy, accessible guide to survival. The British SAS is THE authority on survival in harsh environments, and the author gives us the advantage of their skills without having to sign up! I never thought to pay attention to dimension sizes when buying books, so I didn't really think the book would have such small dimensions (it's a little bit bigger than a pack of cigarettes), but I am glad it does, it makes it really handy to toss in to a backpack. The low price makes it a good idea to buy several, one for the car, one for the house and one for the backpack. This guide covers it all, from how to properly hunt, process, cook and store all sorts of game animals and edible plants, but helps you identify the stuff that will kill you or make you sick! It also covers the making of shelters and rafts, weapons for hunting, medical aid techniques, weather prediction...the list is just too big to fit in this review. This book is an essential guide for those who do serious backpacking / hiking / camping, or travel overseas to remote regions of the world.

Perfect just what I needed

Lo sto ancora leggendo, quindi non posso parlare per il libro nella sua interezza ma posso dire che per ora è ottimo. L'inglese usato è assolutamente comprensibile (usando poi l'app kindle ci sono molti suggerimenti sulle parole, possibilità di tradurle, di avere esempi di frasi per comprendere meglio il senso della parola, etc...) Le info che da sono quelle che cercavo, spiega tutto in modo schematico e dettagliando il necessario senza perdersi in parole inutili. Parla sia dell'aspetto logistico che mentale indicando tutte le cose da fare nelle varie situazioni. Consiglio l'acquisto.