How to Stay Alive in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Food, Shelter and Self-Preservation Anywhere

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Not useful
by Amazon Customer (2 out of 5 stars)
December 31, 2017

If you grew up hunting, fishing, and camping this is worthless. If you don't know how to hunt or fish, it will be worse for you. (Lots of one sentence 5 star reviews makes me doubt these are legitimate reviews.) Who feels strongly enough about a book to write a review and then can only muster up one sentence? This book simply does not have enough detail for anyone. Each section is a few paragraphs.Here is the full advice on how to catch game birds without a gun:
"grouse promise feasts for anybody lost in the wilderness, especially as a few stones or sticks are often the only weapons needed to catch one. If one misses the first time, such foul usually will afford a second or even third chance to be captured."

Now you know that you can apparently kill a grouse by throwing a stone at it. I grew up hunting grouse and you won't see one until you flush it out and it is flying away. You could try 1000 times and still not hit one with a stone. Even if you could get within 10 feet of a stationary target like a rabbit, it's unlikely you could throw a stone hard enough and accurately enough to hit it.

The section on snares is more useful, but again, lacking in useful detail.
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Just good clean nostalgia
by Moose,Top Contributor: Camping (5 out of 5 stars)
March 6, 2019

When I was a boy, sometime around 1975 or so, my parents brought me to Old Sturbridge Village. Afterwards, in the gift shop I saw this book. Somehow talked my old man into buying it for me. I read that book at least 50 times. I loved it.

Well it's quite a few years later, but I just finished reading it again. Look, it's not War and Peace and it's not the greatest how to manual ever written.

It's very dated and pretty simple. But it's got some useful information. And it's written with warmth and humor. If you're serious about learning survival skills, check out Creek Stewart or Dave Canterbury.

If you want a nice, nostalgic look at living simply in the outdoors in a simpler time-I think you'll enjoy this. I have many times for many years.

Thanks for reading

P.S.: don't trust a review from anyone stupid enough to refer to capitalism as an "antiquated economic system ".

See below. lol (John P. S........)
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I'm not sure that I've learned anything in the skill department but I do enjoy reading this to peopl
by Joe Gadbaugh (5 out of 5 stars)
October 17, 2016

Very dry humor. I'm not sure that I've learned anything in the skill department but I do enjoy reading this to people to make them laugh. Angier has a way with words that emits wit.
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awesome resource to plan living totally off the grid. Or if lost, how to surviv& enjoy it
by Gunsmoke Taxidermy Doc zjim (5 out of 5 stars)
November 22, 2014

This bookstore Anyone who treks into deep forests, hunts, or may need to separate from all society for awhile. WELL beyond simple survival tips/techniques, this book shows the wealth experience many people used regularly to live well with minimal or no in,teraction outside the deep wooded regions they inhabit. Evey aspect of daily life and all human expectations addressed and answers described which may face someone lost or banished to living away from society. I grew up hunting & trekkimg Wyomings primitive areas taught by native american warrior cast in woodsmanship. I felt I was as good and.knowledgeable as many, better than most in skills of a woodsman. This book had more information than I thought possible. PORING over Evey page to find all those amazing skills and how to apply each bit of knowledge to bettering my quality of life when most would have been helpless in every way. I believe this book to be the best " Survival " book I've read. And that is outof a whole lot of books! If you can not buy it get a copy thru library, borrow from a friend or relative, but do read this book! I bought 2 copies from Amazon! We should all know the books contents
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a good handbook to have and read incase the S. hits the fan!
by CMZacker (5 out of 5 stars)
June 14, 2018

got this book for my wife who loves hiking in the woods with our 9 year old nephew and show him the different plants that are edible and explain about the different bugs and animals and such... this book should arm her with enough knowledge, hints, tips and tricks that Our nephew will think she is the best "survivalist" out there.. lol im just a touch upset that this isnt the version with the rubberized cover... lol Oh well, for $3.00 im not going to complain THAT much lol
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A must have
by NHMaria (5 out of 5 stars)
September 29, 2017

This book has everything every person who spends any time in the woods at all should have. I bought the paperback, no color photos, as a backup left in the camper. I bought the hard cover because it has color photographs and is a bit more updated while still staying true to its roots. I tore the hard cover off for less weight in the pack.
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Easy Read
by Niki (4 out of 5 stars)
August 9, 2017

The layout is really easy and neat to read. You don't have to read it in order. It's literally a guide, doesn't read like a book.
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Very educational, great for prepers.
by Vora-Vita (5 out of 5 stars)
December 2, 2018

I've had a copy of this for many years, and I've replaced copies I've lost many times.

Admittedly, I have yet to read it cover to cover, but I highly recommend it for campers, hikers, outdoors-persons, and even (and especially) prepers.
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Gold Standard
by rsiers (5 out of 5 stars)
July 12, 2014

Before Cody Lundin, before Les Stroud, before Bear Grylls, there was the old school survival experts with the real world knowledge and backwoods experience. No flashy tv theatrics, just good simple usable stuff. The only downside is it presumes a level of skill that many lack. This book in paperback form has gone with me all over the world as my backup brain if I end up someplace I need the backwoods info.
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Survival 101.....
by eddie (5 out of 5 stars)
March 6, 2019

The guide to how to make it in the wilderness. This book can help you make it through a life threatening situation. You can learn to live off the land in this book. Using this book along with some common sense can mean the difference between life and death.

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