survival kit in a sardine can via Think Geek
When the subject of survival comes up, in any crowd, it's usually glossed over or curtailed by comments like, "Well, I'd rather just starve than have to eat my shoe" and everyone chuckles and the subject is quickly steered in a safer direction, such as cute pet antics or the latest episode of Dexter. But some people actually wait for the subject of survival to slide into their conversations. For these people it's like trivia. Which plants are safe to eat? How many days can you survive without water? These are the folks who color outside the lines, but still like to know the lines are there. And then there are those who think coloring anything is for pansies...the real hardcore survivalists...those whose heroes include the likes of Edward Abbey and that guy who chopped off his own arm to get free of a boulder. These individuals would rather be setting some sort of animal snare in the woods than taking puppy for a walk. They are the people who secretly wish for the apocalyptic hammer to fall so they can spirit their closest friends away to some underground womb in the west Virginia hills and live the rest of their days on maple bark tea and wild venison.
No matter which level of survivalism you ascribe to, there are a few great guidebooks illustrating practical ways to not die when things get a little less convenient, i.e. your plane crashes in the jungle and this ain't no episode of LOST. What should you do? Turn to the wisdom you've acquired through the reading of one of these top survival manuals. Recommended by some of the top outdoors folks, these books are the bibles of being alive in any survival situation. So, you might not need to start your oven by rubbing two sticks together right now, but the future is always uncertain...and it never hurts to know how.
US Army Survival Manual FM: 21-76 via Amazon
or just Google FM 21-76 to find online for download
SAS Survival Handbook via Amazon
Identifying and Harvesting Wild and Edible Plants via Amazon
for a different perspective...
The Journals of Lewis and Clark via Amazon
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