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 SOME good, but there's better out there. January 29, 2009
Lonnie Williams (Oregon)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book has SOME good info in it but you have to read past a lot of make believe Indian Jedi-Master garbage. "Stalking Wolf," his supposed childhood mentor, clutters the first half of the book with unbelieveable tripe like apologizing to fish & his "brothers the thistles",(no, I'm not making this up). It's funny after being raised by this "Indian Scout," as he calls him, & going on & on about him, Brown suddenly drops the whole Hollywood Indian nature lover approach and then doesn't even mention his "Messiah" again, even in the "Acknowledgements"??? What? I smell a fairy-tale. Get a copy of Wisemans "SAS Survival Handbook" instead, his stuff stands on it's own.
 One Of The Best On The Subject January 7, 2009
Cerebellum
Tom Brown has written a wonderfully informative field guide on wilderness survival. In this book, Tom shares valuable knowledge passed down to him from Grandfather, his wise Native American teacher. The skills that Tom explains are time tested and true. Everything is explained extremely well, and in an entertaining fashion. One of my favorite things about this guide, and every other by Tom Brown is that he also gives the spiritual side of the subject. In this book, he tells that survival (once you've taken care of your needs) can actually be fun. It is sort of like camping, if you look at it in the right way. So, if you are curious about wilderness survival, or are already educated on the subject and need a refresher, this is one of the best books to get. Every person should read this book, and practice the skills it explains. Survival is one of the most important skills that a person can learn. Please, don't neglect the need for this knowledge, buy this field guide.
I frickin' love this book October 10, 2008
Tyson L. Rice
I have numerous survival manuals, including an airforce manual written by one of my best friends who is a retired survival intructor with the airforce, and actually got this book as a gift from him.
It is one of my favorite books ever, and is definitely my favorite survival book. I have never seen the debris hut information anywhere else and it may be the best survival technique of all time. I can't believe it isn't more widely known.
The book is very thorough on many subjects that are spoken little of in other survival manuals. Get it.
 Practical June 27, 2008
Mark R. Viergutz (Canton, MI United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cool book. Very practical about how to survive in the wilds of North America with nothing but the clothes on your back. Maybe not even that!
A little bit of "be at one with nature" stuff, but otherwise very informative. Good choice for a Boy Scout, or anyone wants to "go lite" when hiking and camping - using natural surroundings for cover, shelter, and food.
Excellent field guide June 26, 2008
G. L. from up North. (Toronto, Canada)
Again, this is an excellent field guide put together by Tom Brown Jr. Another must have for anyones personal library. Excellent, life improving information in these pages. Great work!
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