 | | |
| SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea | 
 enlarge | Author: John Lofty Wiseman
Publisher: Collins
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $11.06
You Save: $8.89 (45%)
Buy New/Used from $10.58
Avg. Customer Rating:  (108 reviews)
Sales Rank: 281
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 576
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0060578793
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.69
EAN: 9780060578794
ASIN: 0060578793
Publication Date: March 2004
Release Date: March 2, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
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.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 103 more reviews...
 Scattered, too wide a scope, not useful October 8, 2008
I don't understand the rave reviews on this book. For one, it tries to do too many things (badly) instead of concentrating on solid wilderness survival. I wanted to like it, but it has inconcistincies all over. It tries to cover (very badly...main advice "wear protective gear full body") even chemical attacks, flood, drought, etc. (where's the section on locust, and frogs?)
Seriously, they oversimplify complex things, that in my opinion have ZERO chance of working in the field (bolero? throwing stick?) and terrible illustrations that don't illustrate. Spear launcher, sheesh. a guy would die out there trying these things.
It is incomplete in it's advice (snares...you gotta know how to get your scent off of it) he should have written a whole chapter on snares, but explained in detail the theory, what you can expect to catch, simple but well explained snare types (keep it down to a few, but explain them well) and skinning instructions.
Seriously, this book is dangerously lacking in the right kind of information.
Plus instead of logically splitting up all info (like WATER...explain the basics common to all needs, but in the same chapter explain differences in arid, temperate, arctic, etc.)
For me it was a total waste of money.
I guess I could use it for kindling, or fire starting.
 SAS Survival Handbook September 1, 2008
The book is very nice with pictures inside that explain a lot of things i would like to know.
Its is a great survival guide! i definitely recommend it!
"Comprehensive" doesn't begin to describe this book August 20, 2008
If you ever wanted to know ANYTHING about survival in the wilderness, it's in here. There's so much info in here, though, you might have to spend a few minutes finding it. One of the definitive books in the field.
a must have August 9, 2008
Every time I open this book, I'm amazed at how much information is packed in the 570 pages. Covers everything you need to know, plus some. A great buy, at a great price.
 Not as Good as the Army Survival Manual August 6, 2008
0 out of 21 found this review helpful
Good title but that is about it for this book, compared to the U.S. Military.
|
|
|
Powered by Associate-O-Matic
| | |