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Survival Field Guide Book rec’s?
Posted on 5/16/22 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 5/16/22 at 1:31 pm
Curious about any go-to books that cover:
-frontier medicine
-Wild edibles
-shelter technique
-garden etc
Any great must have books?
-frontier medicine
-Wild edibles
-shelter technique
-garden etc
Any great must have books?
Posted on 5/16/22 at 1:41 pm to dstone12
Army FM 21-76 is good basic survival information. You should be able to find a pdf online for free.
I've got a couple of good medical ones on my bookshelf. I'll update the titles when I get home.
Preppers Medical Handbook by William Forgey MD.
The Ultimate Survival Medical Guide by Joseph Alton MD. Alton has a YouTube channel- Doctor Bones and Nurse Amy.
I've got a couple of good medical ones on my bookshelf. I'll update the titles when I get home.
Preppers Medical Handbook by William Forgey MD.
The Ultimate Survival Medical Guide by Joseph Alton MD. Alton has a YouTube channel- Doctor Bones and Nurse Amy.
This post was edited on 5/16/22 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 5/16/22 at 2:16 pm to UcobiaA
Found the FM 21-76
Thank you.
Downloaded the pdf.
Trying tk find a way to keep it on the cell phone. …..eta. Shared file via notes app on iPhone.
Thank you.
Downloaded the pdf.
Trying tk find a way to keep it on the cell phone. …..eta. Shared file via notes app on iPhone.
This post was edited on 5/16/22 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 5/16/22 at 2:27 pm to dstone12
Most likely not what you are looking for but i picked one of these up to keep around for the dog. Dog first aid
Posted on 5/16/22 at 2:34 pm to dstone12
Les Stroud (Survivorman) has a survival manual that is pretty awesome. Link on Amazon . I've practiced building shelters based on the instructions within and they've turned out well (in my admittedly novice eyes). For 20 bucks I'd absolutely recommend it.
Posted on 5/16/22 at 5:13 pm to dstone12
Look up Kevin Estela. www.foragingtexas.com is a great site for wild edibles in our area.
Posted on 5/16/22 at 5:35 pm to dstone12
National Outdoor Leadership School has some good books.
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Posted on 5/16/22 at 9:35 pm to Huntinguy
I’d like to try to stay with eastern woodlands. Mid Atlantic.
Posted on 5/16/22 at 10:09 pm to dstone12
quote:
Any great must have books?
The Foxfire series of books from the late 60s or early 70s.
It’s basically a history of how the Appalachian pioneers did things.
You can find it on Ebay, but pretty expensive.
Posted on 5/16/22 at 10:18 pm to dstone12
Where there is no Doctor. Best DIY medical book i know of. On amazon or google for a pdf
Posted on 5/16/22 at 11:47 pm to dstone12
The Survival Summit video series are better than any survival books I've read. In the Survival Skills video for example, they show you how to purify water in amazing ways like boiling water directly in the ground with no container or material to make a container that holds water. In another example, they show you tricks how to make a deadfall trap really work. The Alone series, Les Stroud and others fail more times than not with deadfall traps. Not these guys. They show you exactly where to place them and how to set them up so that when the deadfall trap is triggered by a mouse, etc, there is no way for the animal to jump out the side of the trap before it is killed. Many other examples of superior training and in video format.
Posted on 5/17/22 at 1:01 pm to dstone12
If you are looking at long-term survival/homesteading and living off the land, the Foxfire books are must-read, although they are specific to southern Appalachian flora and fauna.
Also, on road trips, plan to stop at any of the old homestead historic sites you come upon. Russell homestead on Hwy 28 in SC, and the homestead on the east side public access to the Okefenokee are two of the coolest I have been to, I'm sure there's dozens in your neck of the woods. Basically 3D versions of what you read about and see illustrations for in the books, you can actually walk through it all. Pens, sheds, canning pantry, living quarters, outhouse, spring house, smoke house, corn crib, etc...all original or lightly restored.
The ones in the mountains all free ranged their livestock, weren't no predators because the hillbillies shot everything that would be a threat, weren't no closed seasons or tags to worry about. Nothing was considered endangered although they single handedly extincted some stuff, but it was for their survival.
The one on the swamp had some pens for anything an alligator would eat, but they shot and ate the alligators too so there weren't as many of them around to take their livestock, so there was some free range there too.
I would plan on less free ranging in a SHTF situation because other humans would just poach your animals whereas in the old days people's animals would roam across other folks properties and vice versa and it wasn't a big deal. You fence in your gardens which is easier than trying to fence in your animals. But I don't think you could get away with that with modern population density, even in rural areas, in a total economic and social collapse scenario.
Also, on road trips, plan to stop at any of the old homestead historic sites you come upon. Russell homestead on Hwy 28 in SC, and the homestead on the east side public access to the Okefenokee are two of the coolest I have been to, I'm sure there's dozens in your neck of the woods. Basically 3D versions of what you read about and see illustrations for in the books, you can actually walk through it all. Pens, sheds, canning pantry, living quarters, outhouse, spring house, smoke house, corn crib, etc...all original or lightly restored.
The ones in the mountains all free ranged their livestock, weren't no predators because the hillbillies shot everything that would be a threat, weren't no closed seasons or tags to worry about. Nothing was considered endangered although they single handedly extincted some stuff, but it was for their survival.
The one on the swamp had some pens for anything an alligator would eat, but they shot and ate the alligators too so there weren't as many of them around to take their livestock, so there was some free range there too.
I would plan on less free ranging in a SHTF situation because other humans would just poach your animals whereas in the old days people's animals would roam across other folks properties and vice versa and it wasn't a big deal. You fence in your gardens which is easier than trying to fence in your animals. But I don't think you could get away with that with modern population density, even in rural areas, in a total economic and social collapse scenario.
This post was edited on 5/17/22 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 5/17/22 at 1:49 pm to dstone12
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Posted on 5/17/22 at 8:06 pm to dstone12
focus on a specific location or globally?
Gulf coast in winter is a snap(people can gain weight in SERE)... summer whole different game....
hydration before anything else...
Gulf coast in winter is a snap(people can gain weight in SERE)... summer whole different game....
hydration before anything else...
Posted on 5/17/22 at 9:05 pm to dstone12
But, won't Rouses be open ?
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