Survival Books question

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I'm looking at several survival, escape and evasion books on Amazon, and wonder if I could get a recommendation of which one would be best?

They are:

The SAS and Special Forces Guide to Escape and Evasion (Sas Special Forces Guide) (Hardcover)
by Will Fowler (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1862272778/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I30CHP5HGDH55V&colid=3OHCJTK9W49VI

The Sas Escape, Evasion and Survival Manual (Paperback)
by Barry Davies (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0760303029/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=IQDODFP33CISQ&colid=3OHCJTK9W49VI

The Special Forces Guide to Escape and Evasion (Hardcover)
by Chris McNab (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312336535/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2PDXDHOPCRKWF&colid=3OHCJTK9W49VI

Survival evasion and Escape, FM21-76, Department of the Army Field Manual (Paperback)
by Compilation (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JFOER6/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=IHCYXEPZNEZOR&colid=3OHCJTK9W49VI

If you had to choose between one of these books, which would you choose? Or is there a better one I haven't found yet? (I don't want a ton of books to pack out in the wilderness!) My ex has the AF survival manual, which seems to be pretty good, too.

Kathleen

[Caplock50]

Well, the one that I have is the only one that I have...and it is FM21-76. It covers everything as far as I can tell and in an 'easy to follow' way, too. So I guess, that one will be my recommendation. Heh, I 'stole' mine from the army while I was in.

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Well, the one that I have is the only one that I have...and it is FM21-76. It covers everything as far as I can tell and in an 'easy to follow' way, too. So I guess, that one will be my recommendation. Heh, I 'stole' mine from the army while I was in.

I think my ex got his AF survival manual when he was in the Civil Air Patrol, but he might have 'liberated' it while he was in the AF!

Kathleen

[BigFootsCousin]

Wilderness Evasion: A guide to hiding out and eluding pursuit in remote areas by Michael Chesbro.

A Paladin press paperback ISBN 1-58160-365-7

Find it here at the bottom of the page: http://www.paladin-press.com/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=wilderness%20evasion

You getting yer "Bug-out" plans in order Kathleen? Good for you!

I was thinking about you the other day in fact, aren't you a little close to an Air National Guard Base? (ground zero if WWIII)

Take care, yer buddy

BFC

[north runner]

Two of the books are the same. I haven't read any of them so I can't compare. There are a whole bunch of SAS books out. The one I have is the SAS Combat Handbook by Jon Lewis. It seems well written and covers survival and evasion better than most. Five hundred pages with all kinds of survival info tucked away inside.

The other writer who seems interesting is Tom Brown Jr.. He has a ton of skills in tracking. I do believe he could disappear into the woods and become completely invisible. I'd recommend, Case Files of the Tracker.

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Thanks, you guys!

I've read a couple of Tom Brown's books, but haven't bought any because he lives on the East Coast, and we live on the West Coast. Some of his skills and such are of course applicable anywhere, but the plants he knows seem mostly to be what grows in his area. I may take another look, though (the local library has at least a couple of his books).

Yes, we do live near an Air National Guard base, about thirteen miles by road, maybe a little less in a straight line -- they train fighter pilots here. (They must have gotten the F-15's flying again -- we weren't hearing them overhead for months, but they've started back up again, which is good to see!) There's a hill between us and the base, but of course one can't count on missiles being perfectly on target. There is also a radar site on a hill directly south of our house, probably not much more than a couple of miles away in a straight line. I don't know how much of a target that's likely to be -- when my husband/ex was in the AF, he worked at a couple of those sites (almost got stationed here, in fact), and at that time they figured they would be targets. But technology has changed somewhat since then (he got out in '87).

I don't know how practical my bug-out plans really are, but as time goes on, it seems more and more likely that they'll be necessary. I have some of the skills I need, but far from all of them. One good thing here is that there is lots of wilderness to disappear into -- as long as it doesn't become overpopulated!

Kathleen

[danoon]

I have a number of survival manuals. If I was only going to keep one it would be the SAS Survival Manual.

[Thorn]

I used to live in K-Falls.....nice area.....lots of wilderness....class 3 nuke target.....its one of the many reasons for moving....Redmond is still a class 4 target because of the airport....but by the time anyone got around to bombing it....they probably wouldnt have the capacity to do so.

[louise]

I have a soft cover of "How to stay alive in the woods" by Bradford Angier" and he covers what to when you are in the woods, from finding food to survival against all odds in the wilderness. We really don't know where we will end up in the future, so it is part of my collection.

[KuernoDeChivo]

You have probably already read this one but if you have not I would recommend you give it a read.

It is basically an information manual built around a fictional story. Some of the dialog was not real believable and you could sometimes tell that the story was melded in a way to provide an opportunity to share information but it is a very good well rounded book for both newcomers as well as old-hats to the patriot/prepper movement.

I know many people order two copies. One to keep in a zip-lock for hard times and another to read now. Many people have them so well marked you would think it was scriptures or something.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1425734073/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top/105-1967199-4805201

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5124BUpG-qL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg

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You have probably already read this one but if you have not I would recommend you give it a read.

It is basically an information manual built around a fictional story. Some of the dialog was not real believable and you could sometimes tell that the story was melded in a way to provide an opportunity to share information but it is a very good well rounded book for both newcomers as well as old-hats to the patriot/prepper movement.

I know many people order two copies. One to keep in a zip-lock for hard times and another to read now. Many people have them so well marked you would think it was scriptures or something.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1425734073/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top/105-1967199-4805201

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5124BUpG-qL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg

Actually, Patriots is one book I haven't managed to find at the library (and I don't normally buy fiction, so I haven't looked for it to buy). I do have a copy of his 'Rawles Gets You Ready' preparedness course. I didn't buy that, either -- won it with an article on his SurvivalBlog. It's got good information in it, but honestly not worth the full retail price of around $200! Well, it might be to someone who was just getting started and didn't have a clue. Anyway, I like SurvivalBlog, but haven't been sure that Patriots would be worth spending money on. I'll have to see if I can come up with a copy, I guess.

Kathleen

[KuernoDeChivo]

The funny thing is, I don't even have a copy of patriots. A prepper friend loaned me his copy. I was a little reluctant since it was just a story. I was pleasantly surprised.

It seems many times folks that have been in the movement for a long time come to the conclusion that we know it all. I liked patriots because it had additional "what if" scenarios for me to work through in my mind. It is also good since most everything they do is spelled out on how to do it.

I would like to get a copy though just for when I have visitors to my house. It would make a good coffee table book that quickly hooks the unexpected reader. It certainly will help them realize if they have been taking preparedness too lightly.