(Part 2) Best survival books according to redditors
We found 124 Reddit comments discussing the best survival books. We ranked the 43 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
Here is the SERE handbook on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Evasion-Resistance-Escape-Handbook/dp/1493700987
Do you really think that these are some super secret techniques or something? Am I misunderstanding you?
Right - Free to choose
Center - wint drils twitter history
Left - Food Crisis - The preppers guide to surviving the coming food crisis
Rope-making Survival Guide
https://www.amazon.com/Bushcraft-Handbooks-Bush-Ropemaking/dp/1484803078
Gravity: A Very Short Introduction
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0198729146/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1521084701&sr=8-13&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=physics+gravity+book
Just Shut Up And Do It: Conquer Your Life Goals
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1608106160/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1521084799&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=just+do+it+book&dpPl=1&dpID=51a0XHMC6GL&ref=plSrch
>Name one and I'll check if it's in print
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anarchist_Cookbook
https://www.amazon.com/Improvised-Explosives-How-Make-Your/dp/0873643208
https://www.amazon.com/Preparatory-Manual-Explosives-Jared-Ledgard/dp/0615142907/ref=pd_sim_14_22?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0615142907&pd_rd_r=YE3XPR6BNAJ7QPPPB79C&pd_rd_w=MaMUe&pd_rd_wg=WsPD2&psc=1&refRID=YE3XPR6BNAJ7QPPPB79C
https://www.amazon.com/Anarchist-Arsenal-Improvised-Incendiary-Explosives/dp/0873645804/ref=pd_sim_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0873645804&pd_rd_r=7HQK9RPTCDPQC7F4Y9NZ&pd_rd_w=aSsXT&pd_rd_wg=b5kBM&psc=1&refRID=7HQK9RPTCDPQC7F4Y9NZ
https://www.amazon.com/Special-Forces-Guide-Unconventional-Warfare/dp/1616080094/ref=pd_sim_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1616080094&pd_rd_r=7HQK9RPTCDPQC7F4Y9NZ&pd_rd_w=aSsXT&pd_rd_wg=b5kBM&psc=1&refRID=7HQK9RPTCDPQC7F4Y9NZ
https://www.amazon.com/Improvised-Land-Mines-Destructive-Capabilities/dp/0873646568/ref=pd_sim_14_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0873646568&pd_rd_r=Q31YF3KDKYYMJMYQA0X7&pd_rd_w=3UFeF&pd_rd_wg=uLQkh&psc=1&refRID=Q31YF3KDKYYMJMYQA0X7
https://www.amazon.com/Do-Yourself-Gunpowder-Cookbook/dp/0873646754/ref=pd_sim_14_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0873646754&pd_rd_r=Q31YF3KDKYYMJMYQA0X7&pd_rd_w=3UFeF&pd_rd_wg=uLQkh&psc=1&refRID=Q31YF3KDKYYMJMYQA0X7
https://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Powder-Explosives-Tenney-Davis/dp/0913022004/ref=pd_sim_14_6?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0913022004&pd_rd_r=Q31YF3KDKYYMJMYQA0X7&pd_rd_w=3UFeF&pd_rd_wg=uLQkh&psc=1&refRID=Q31YF3KDKYYMJMYQA0X7
https://www.amazon.com/Ragnars-Homemade-Detonators-Salvage-Detonate/dp/0873647378/ref=pd_sim_14_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0873647378&pd_rd_r=7HQK9RPTCDPQC7F4Y9NZ&pd_rd_w=aSsXT&pd_rd_wg=b5kBM&psc=1&refRID=7HQK9RPTCDPQC7F4Y9NZ
https://www.amazon.com/Improvised-Munitions-Handbook-US-Army/dp/1492144878/ref=pd_sim_14_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1492144878&pd_rd_r=7HQK9RPTCDPQC7F4Y9NZ&pd_rd_w=aSsXT&pd_rd_wg=b5kBM&psc=1&refRID=7HQK9RPTCDPQC7F4Y9NZ
>Edit: also it would be gross negligence if the UK government still had these bomb making manuals in publicly funded libraries!?
Why?
Here is how to make napalm: Buy gasoline. Melt Styrofoam in it.
Here's a few of mine that I really like. I have way more than these, but I'm not sure I'd recommend all of them, per se. Anyhow, should give you some ideas.
Security - Talks about small unit tactics with small arms and so forth.
Butchering and cooking wild game - If you hope to hunt for food, you gotta know what to do with it after shooting it.
SAS Survival Guide - Really tiny dimensions that make this easy to toss in my BOB.
Composting - If you plan to garden, you're gonna need to compost. I also have various gardening books such as container gardening, organic gardening, gardening according to the Mormons, etc. The Mormons have a lot of great homesteading-oriented books. Here's one called The Forgotten Skills of Self-Sufficiency Used by the Mormon Pioneers
Bushcraft - Never hurts to learn some knots and be able to make simple things out of natural materials.
Organization and Planning - I'm reading this one now. Touches on a lot of areas of things to think about that you gotta plan for. A good amount of stuff I hadn't really thought about before.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/173232722X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1526245965&sr=8-1
Take a look at these books. Ive been working on them and find them very informational.
Book 1
Book 2
The Author is Selco. Lot of collections of his posts on online and a book he wrote later.
https://archive.org/download/TheSHTFAnthologySelco/The%20SHTF%20Anthology%20-%20Selco.pdf
http://shtfschool.com/SelcoForum.pdf
https://smile.amazon.com/Dark-Secrets-SHTF-Survival-Violence/dp/1792159226/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=selco&qid=1571006021&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Manual-Small-Unit-Tactics/dp/1536876003/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tactical+manual&qid=1573592958&sr=8-1
http://www.lulu.com/shop/john-mosby/the-reluctant-partisan-volume-one-the-guerrilla/paperback/product-23527026.html
Stress-free Sailing by Duncan Wells has many tips and tricks for getting off slips under various conditions when solo or lightly crewed.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stress-free-Sailing-Duncan-Wells-x/dp/1472907434
You should never be jumping off anything not tied securely to a dock, or approaching anything at a speed faster than you are willing to hit it!
These aren't under $5, but definitely worth getting and HAVING. I've been increasingly interested in surivalism (as a result of hanging out with my paranoid dad), so definitely get these books:
http://www.amazon.com/SAS-Survival-Handbook-Revised-Situation/dp/0061733199/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363171748&sr=1-1&keywords=wilderness+survival
http://www.amazon.com/98-6-Degrees-Keeping-Your-Alive/dp/1586852345/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363172088&sr=1-1&keywords=98.6+degrees+the+art+of+keeping+your+as+-+cody+lundin
http://www.amazon.com/Stay-Alive-John-D-McCann/dp/1440218307/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363172163&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=stayalive
http://www.amazon.com/Build-Perfect-Bug-Out-Bag/dp/1440318743/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363172312&sr=1-1&keywords=bug+out+bag
http://www.amazon.com/Preppers-Instruction-Manual-Disaster-ebook/dp/B008OXF0BY/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1
http://www.amazon.com/31-Days-Survival-Emergency-Preparedness/dp/161004648X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363172535&sr=1-1&keywords=31+days+to+survival
http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Doomsday-Guide-Disaster-ebook/dp/B00B020FKC/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1
http://www.amazon.com/One-Second-After-William-Forstchen/dp/0765356864/ref=la_B000APZ9N8_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363173072&sr=1-1
https://www.amazon.com/Preparedness-Survival-Beginners-Vitaly-Pedchenko-ebook/dp/B00ALUMW96/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536813902&sr=1-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=hurricane+preparedness&dpPl=1&dpID=511oMkQAuIL&ref=plSrch
I would also suggest The Home Survivalist's Handbook. Nice basic survival advice for those living in the city.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1463707673
National Geographic Complete Survival Manual
It's broken up well into different environments and disasters and the layout is great. Pretty well rounded but I'm sure some of the others mentioned here are more in depth.
This book talks about how to build a group, and the American Partisan website talks about group dynamics a lot.
Drive by Daniel Pink is also a great book about this topic. It also delves into other aspects of motivation. I really enjoyed the book.
Brain Rules by John Medina is another great book. I love the brain!
Like what others have said, this is /r/bugout not /r/prepping or /r/collapse. That being said, While it is important to have gear that is ready and capable for bugging out, first of all, where are you going? Is this a designated area like a cottage or vacation home? Or are you just going to walk as far away from the affected area?
Another thing to consider, is try focusing on skills rather than gear. While gear can magnify your capabilities, it won't do you jack squat if you don't know how to effectively use those items, or in the event that the item is lost, stolen, broken, etc. the ability to complete a task without said gear.
For starting out I'd recommend these books:
Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag: Your 72-Hour Disaster Survival Kit
Bug Out: The Complete Plan for Escaping a Catastrophic Disaster Before It's Too Lat
Your urine actually dehydrates you more than saving you because your body has to reprocess all of the toxins that you release. There is a a way to cleanse it though. You have to boil your urine and then pour it through rocks and sand and than repeat that a couple of times. Read this in a book some one bought my it is called
How to Survive Anything: From Animal Attacks to the End of the World (and everything in between) www.amazon.com/How-Survive-Anything-Attacks-everything/dp/161628868X
Walden by Thoreau. - much more of a meditative journal than a day to day 'how I did it.'
'My Side of the Mountain.' by Jean Craighead George - kids book, and doesn't describe many (or any) failures, but interesting.
Look for the Armed Services emergency survival manuals.
Army one here,
Marines