SAS Survival Handbook
How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea
by John Wiseman · first published 1986
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A survival guide from the Special Air Service offers a complete course on how to be prepared for any type of emergency--from natural disasters to terrorist attacks to wilderness adventures--explaining how to adapt successfully to various climates, how to identify edible plants, and how to build a fire, with tips on first aid, campcraft, emergency preparation, and more. The SAS Survival Handbook is the Special Air Service's complete course in being prepared for any type of emergency. John Wiseman presents real strategies for surviving in any type of situation, from accidents and escape procedur
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…insightful read. There are many tips in there that would serve you well during any disaster, man made or otherwise. Don't forget to buy your geiger counter while stocks last :-) Oh and get your copy of SAS Survival Handbook, a timeless read :- https://www.amazon.co.uk/SAS-Survival-Handbook-Definitive-Gu...
on “Nuclear War Survival Skills (1987) [pdf]” ↗I got myself a copy of the SAS survival handbook sometime last year. It covers this topic and many others: http://www.amazon.com/SAS-Survival-Handbook-Revised-Situatio...
on “I'm on a deserted island. How can I tell which plants are poisonous? ” ↗Amusingly, John Wiseman's classic SAS survival handbook has advice for this situation. > You can sometimes sense that a lightning strike is imminent by a > tingling in the skin and the sensation of the hair standing on end. If > you are standing up,…
on “Umage obtained by scientists with high-speed camera shows lightning rods at work” ↗A book with a lot to say about the kinds of islands that are likely to be deserted. Failing that, a good general book on survival in various scenarios is The SAS Survival Handbook by John Wiseman. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_SAS_Survival_Handbook If you were going to be stranded in Northern Australia you'd likely prefer the Australian Army Bush Tucker Guide maps - topo…
on “Important information to all residents of Sweden – In case of crisis or war [pdf]” ↗The old SAS Survival Handbook (by John Wiseman) contains the advice that if you feel any “tingle” in a thunderstorm, get on the ground, preferably hitting the ground with your hands/arms first. I wonder how much it’s based on anything…
on “How to survive a lightning strike (2014)” ↗>The old SAS Survival Handbook (by John Wiseman) contains the advice that if you feel any “tingle” in a thunderstorm, get on the ground, preferably hitting the ground with your hands/arms first. I wonder how much it’s based on anything…
on “How to survive a lightning strike (2014)” ↗…grandchildren (ages 10 - 13) have been recently given and are apparently somewhat attached to The Mouse and His Child - Russell Hoban A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel - Ursula K. Le Guin, Fred Fordham The SAS Survival Handbook - Lofty Wiseman They more or less all cover the search for being self winding.
on “Ask HN: What's your favorite children's books?” ↗It's been a while since I read The Knowledge but I think his point was: a) Lots of books have covered this already (SAS Survival Handbook, etc) b) the first 2 weeks is going to be largely luck whether you survive or not, so he's going to jump ahead to cover the lucky ones
on “Getting humanity to bounce back faster in a post-apocalyptic world” ↗