Survival Books

In your lifetime, in the United States of America, there has been one disaster above all others. When it occurred, society broke down into those that would live and those that would die. It was a survival information situation. Thousands of people, dependent for generations on government for their daily sustenance were wholly unprepared for what awaited them... Government did not come.

You saw it live and in color on television... Do not let it happen to you! DO NOT depend on the government or the magic fairy. You be the survivor. You be the one prepared for survival! Depend on YOURSELF!

Survival Books

Survival books contain elements of what I have been teaching my students about survival since the early 1980's in my hunting safety education classes.

I live in a suburban environment with plenty of stores within walking distance for chips and cola, with tracts of woods close enough to get lost in fairly easily if you are dumb enough or unlucky enough. A very simple read of even a poorly done survival book would teach me how to find myself.

The theory on survival books goes that even a poorly written one will teach you some good things and probably won't get you killed, at least in a typical survival situation.

Your choice of survival books needs to reflect the survival situation you are most likely to find yourself in. There is urban survival for city dwellers and there are those backwoods survival books for folks who venture further afield. Even so, knowledge of both survival scenarios is a good thing to know since you can't predict where you will be when the time comes to put your study to use.

A good survival manual should teach you not only the rudiments of staying alive, but also give you the attitude to stay alive. The best survival books ever written can't save you from being smacked by a train if you won't get your butt off the tracks.

You will find as good of a list of survival books as are in print on this page. So which ones should you get? So, do you know how to make a fire? That's always a favorite. It's more complicated than throwing two sticks together and dousing it with a gallon of gas.

If you are well fixed, get a selection. If you are concerned for your future but shy of funds, then pick one to get the scope of surviving disaster and then branch out from there as interest, time, and money permit.

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Again, if you mostly live in town, the challenges you face to survive are different from those of a country living person. Basic to both survival modes though are heat, shelter, food, and water. Food in hard times is hard to come by no matter where you live.

Whereas the country fellow will need to have a knowledge of how to live off the land, the city person needs to know how to procure a meal from the dwindling food supply. And should the situation necessitate, the city person needs to know how to find food in the forest, and the country survivalist needs to be trained in how to survive a foray into the city. In a pinch, long time city folks may even be tougher than their country cousins. The weak on either side of the asphalt won't be a factor after a time anyway.

Long time goals are things like improving the situation and growing food. A city man thinks corn comes from the grocery store. Thinking like that makes for a hungry belly. Most likely, those who survive will shed their urban clothes for country ones, tennis shoes for boots.

Of course, if you are just concerned with a short fix, as in a hunting trip into the jungles, there are plenty of books that will tell you everything from what not to drink to which end of the gun to hold onto tightly.

In many states, you can get free survival information by simply signing up for a free hunting safety training course with your state conservation department. Bet you didn't know that. You get superb, if brief training, and a dandy survival manual in the process. It tells you what to do with the buck after you put it down on the ground. A town type might be surprised to know that food must be processed before it can be eaten, in that wild game rarely comes pre-packaged.

If I were serious about being a survivor, I would study the books available and make a list. Actually, I would make two lists, one being on urban survival, and the other for the rest. Then I would choose from the list the best books for my purposes.

If you were fortunate enough to serve in the armed forces, then you are probably aware, for example, of the army survival manual. You may even have one. If not, they are for sale. Army survival techniques are very thorough and popular.

Otherwise, look at what is available and choose wisely. Your life depends on it. Better still, if you have children, you have a special reason to learn how to get by during hard times. Survival books can spell success for you when all else fails. Don't re-invent the wheel. Go with those who know. Purchase, read, and keep survival books!