(Part 2) Best hiking & camping instructional guides according to redditors

I took a few and they where so basic I learned more asking questions on the different sections right here on Reddit. If you want to learn wilderness survival read this book
https://www.amazon.com/Outdoor-Survival-Skills-Larry-Olsen/dp/1556523238/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

For first Aid:
https://www.amazon.com/Outward-Bound-Wilderness-First-Aid-Handbook/dp/1558211063/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497471617&sr=1-1

For food:
https://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-Edible-Wild-Plants/dp/039592622X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497471471&sr=1-1For shelter etc

Etc..
https://www.amazon.com/Bushcraft-101-Field-Wilderness-Survival-ebook/dp/B00MIMHPII/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1

Take these out in the woods and practice what they show. Before you know it you will be able to build a shelter and start a fire in no time.

In 43 Years With The Same Bird Brian Reade talks about how he almost left The Kop due to the racist abuse Barnes received /from Liverpool fans/ and the "Keep Liverpool White" chants that would pop up on The Kop when JB first arrived.

I got you bro.

https://www.amazon.com/Total-Redneck-Manual-Ways-Large/dp/1681882426

The comments are split into two camps: the "get out and do it" bunch, and those actually listing books. While of course there's no replacement for practice and experience, it isn't always possible to get outdoors the practice, and reading is a good way to correct your perceptions, learn new tricks, or find new ideas and inspirations.

The internet is a great place to start. There are a ton of excellent websites and forums in a variety of topics, and of course the inevitable YouTube channels, although I'm not so much a fan of videos. Be careful about online advice though; try and check reputations first, and validate things they are saying against your own experience (and, often, against common sense). That's the bad side of a place where anybody can say anything - lots of bad advice, and conflicting opinions.

Here's my book list though:

• Finding Your Way Without A Map Or Compass (Harold Gatty), a great guide on observing the world around you, by a guy who was a navigator during WW2
  
• Bushcraft: Outdoor Skills and Wilderness Survival (Mors Kochanski), one of the classical texts on bushcraft
  
• Essential Bushcraft (Ray Mears), although Ray has allowed his name to be slapped onto a load of sub-par stuff, this one is actually a good and well-rounded reference
  
• The Ultimate Hang 2 (Derek Hansen), a packed and illustrated reference to hammock camping, which is an environmentally-friendly and space-efficient way to camp (also check out his website)
  
• Mountaincraft and Leadership (Eric Langmuir), one of the classical texts on mountaineering, but covers a load of great leadership topics on many subject areas, as well as basics like navigation and first aid
  
• Food For Free (Richard Mabey), great book about foraging, covering trees, plants and mushrooms - fairly specific to the UK but works for most temperate regions and contains a lot of interesting information
  
• Canoeing (Ray Goodwin), a fantastic reference for canoeists - basically, a canoe is a pack mule for the water, and a great way to explore new places
  
• Scouting For Boys (Baden-Powell), the original Scouting handbook, an old 1956 copy I picked up somewhere, but will prime you with the basics on camping, tracking, and many other skills
  
  I also have a bunch of guidebooks on recognising trees, wild flowers, insects, birds, and so on, which are always useful skills to have. As with Gatty's book, watching the world around you and understanding the patterns of weather, animals, birds, and insects will give you lots of valuable clues about what's happening and how to predict changes in the environment. Trust the birds and the insects; they've been doing it a lot longer than you have!

The more hams the better!!!!

Also, for your bag setup, I would take a look at this book:
Ham Radio Go Bag https://www.amazon.com/dp/1515020517/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Ck8pDb354G4YM

I found it to be super handy with getting my mobile kit set up

Check out The Book of Comm. It's written specifically for airsoft players. It's pretty helpful.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22580996-the-lost-art-of-reading-nature-s-signs is pretty good.

The Woodsmoke series is good, if you can find them.

http://www.amazon.com/Primitive-Skills-Crafts-Outdoorsmans-Shelters/dp/1602391483/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463673679&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Woodsmoke-Collected-Writings-Ancient-Living/dp/0882906119

http://www.amazon.com/Best-Woodsmoke-Manual-Primitive-Outdoor/dp/0882908049/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463673679&sr=1-2

Denali NP and Granite Tors are probably the most frequented. You also have the Denali Hwy and the Tangle Lakes area. Rainbow Ridge on the Richardson south of Delta. White Mountains north of Fairbanks. I'd suggest grabbing this book.

Amazon seems to have a few, along with some titles about edible and medicinal plants.

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http://www.amazon.com/Survival-Skills-North-American-Indians/dp/1556523459

https://www.amazon.com/Shooters-Notebook-Log-Journals-All/dp/1521425094

https://www.amazon.com/Shooters-Notebook-Log-Amazing-Yours/dp/1980388288

https://www.amazon.com/Reloading-Data-Notebook-Shooters-Log/dp/1521424721

Thanks, bozo.

Just ordered that, and it brought to mind this one, too, about a vicar's wife who decides to get her black belt (cannot remember which MA). Apparently it is very funny.

https://www.amazon.ca/Fight-Good-Vicars-Killing-Machine/dp/0224077708/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=judo+vicar&qid=1558727179&s=gateway&sr=8-1

This book by Field and Stream's firearms editors has a great section on ARs. That's the updated 2017 edition with extra sections added specifically about ARs, competition shooting, etc. Don't get the Canadian edition or the original American one cause neither of those discusses ARs in detail.

I just recently attempted to answer this question myself. I searched online for advice on knot tying books. I tried to find free pdf versions of as many books as I could, so I that I could examine them myself. But I really wanted a hard copy not a digital copy. I also went to my local library. I live in a big city and the local library has several branches, so I was able to examine close to a dozen different books and the one I liked the most was...
Knots: The Complete Visual Guide

I also have the Boy Scouts of America’s Deck of Knots which was compiled by the same person, Des Pawson.

The book, Knots: The Complete Visual Guide has really clear illustrations and visually shows all of the steps of tying each knot. Which is why I liked it the most. Overall, I thought all of the knot books published by DK were the best but the other books had fewer pictures and more words which is not what I was looking for.

I like the Deck of knots too. It’s almost as good as Knots: TCVG and has all of the knots you’d likely need. Also, the knots are printed on 3”x5” (approximately) cards so you could pick out the knots you want and pack them in your bag for camping and back packing. It’s really useful if you find yourself going long stretches where you’re not tying a lot of knots and then you forget them when you need them. However, you could just photo copy pages from Knots: TCVG and pack those in your bag too.

So my recommendation would be Knots: The Complete Visual Guide published by DK. It’s half the price (currently) of the Deck of Knots. It has more knots then you’ll ever want to tie, but still the book is small enough that you could pack it for a car camping trip, or maybe a bugout bag. And it has the clearest (read: easiest to understand) visuals of all of the books I examined.

One day a twenty-something girl was walking down the street when she saw some cat butts in front of her.

"That's weird..." she thought to herself, as she pulled her Burt's Bees out of her pocket and applied it to her lips. "I wonder if those cats are plotting to kill me?"

"Oh well" she decided, walking past the suspicious cats. "At least I'll have one last geocaching experience before I die"

In the end, the cats didn't kill her. But when she got home her pants were wrinkly from wandering around in the woods. Good thing she had an ironing board to smooth them out!

Make three 90-degree turns to get around the obstacle. The Outward Bound Map and Compass Handbook has a chapter on this subject.

All the data says pepper spray is more effective than guns in bear attacks, so I'd lose that right quick. Second, read Ray Jardine, Justin Lichter, and Andrew Skurka.

http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Backpacking-Jardines-Lightweight-Hiking/dp/0963235931/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1341345684&sr=8-2&keywords=ray+jardine

http://www.amazon.com/Trail-Tested-Thru-Hikers-Insights-Backpacking/dp/0984855009/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341345701&sr=1-1&keywords=trail+tested

http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Hikers-Gear-Guide/dp/1426209207/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341345724&sr=1-1&keywords=andrew+skurka

You will find every suggestion we could come up with on here and more. Personally I find ponchos to be a shitty option, and sleeping bags and quilts are very nice. If you're on the Kenai, you will want a bugproof shelter, too.

this book is pretty delightful:

http://www.amazon.com/Swimming-Holes-California-Trips-Splash/dp/0965768643

It's cool, practice makes perfect, so long as you know what to practice.

http://www.amazon.com/Trappers-Bible-Traps-Snares-Pathguards/dp/0873644069/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369855939&sr=1-3&keywords=trapping