Survival W/Style V982

by Bradford Angier

Book Overview

Bradford Angier (1910 - 1997) was a wilderness survivalist and the author of numerous best-selling books on nature, survival, and living off the land. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394719824
• ISBN13: 9780394719825
• Release Date: February 1974
• Publisher: Vintage Books USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A useful and classic manual, 4.5 stars

Before people lose their minds, yes, this is a good manual. It is from the early 70s and it shows compared to more recent manuals. Which is a good thing- less reliance on technology. But it is in many ways a rehash of How to Stay Alive in the Woods which dates from the mid-50s and is still sold widely. What has been updated is some navigation information and the removal of the by then woefully out of date medical kit advice. This is a very good book. HOWEVER. If you already have a copy of How to Stay Alive in the Woods and have more modern texts to go with it, particularly any of the good map and compass books, you don't need it. At this point, it is for collectors of Brad Angier's writing. It isn't that it's no longer practical, but as I said, with How to Stay Alive readily available it is redundant for many of us.

Survival With Style

Excellent source of information. As a survival instructor, I recommend it to all my classes.

Excellent resource!

Mr. Angier presents fascinating and practical information on the very basics of survival-shelter, water, food and warmth. Conventional travellers would do well to carry the few items that he recommends-just in case. Hunters hikers and campers have a bible in this book. I have tested his methods of starting a fire, and finding potable water-He's right on target. Adventure writers will find this book an excellent resource-too bad it's out of print! I was hoping to find an updated version. Mine was published in 1974!

10

This is the best book that I have ever read on survival. It tells eveything from how to build lean to's to log cabins to igloos. Also it tells how to build traps to catch animals and fish which is a must if lost in the woods. As well it tells every way imaginable to navigate and tell what your long and lat. are. It tells plants that youcan and cannot eat, how to clean your water, how to make bread, bows and arrows, bolas, survival strategies for the weather, and much much more. I would reconmen this book to any one who loves camping hunting hiking or any one who is interested in these sort of things