Hunting & Gathering Survival Manual: 221 Primitive & Wilderness Survival Skills

by Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life

This comprehensive guide is full of the strategies, skills, and gear you need to survive any catastrophe—from natural disasters to the collapse of society. All over America, families are transforming spare rooms into long-term storage pantries, planting survival gardens, unplugging from the grid, converting their homes to alternative sources of energy, taking self-defense courses, and stocking up on everything from canned food to ammunition. So what are these people preparing for? In our increasingly unstable world, there are a whole host of catastrophic event that could throw civilization into turmoil. Outdoor Prepare for Anything takes you through these potential threats and explains how to be prepared for them. From having the right equipment to considering your actions in the wake of a disaster, or acquiring the skills needed for self-sufficiency, this guide is full of hands-on hints, easy-to-use checklists, and engaging first-person stories. This volume includes vital information

• Necessary skills in a time of a natural disaster, economic collapse, or societal restructuring.

• What should be in your house, pantry, basement, bunker, and go-bag.

• How to handle yourself and your family in the wake of disaster, from creating a plan to leading your neighborhood watch.

Genres: Survival, Outdoors, Nonfiction, Reference, Nature

553 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 4, 2014

Reviews

[Kelley S · Rating 2 out of 5]

A great guide for learning what you need to know. Not great for making you self sufficient. This is not a reference manual for survival, if anything it's more like a coffee table guidebook on survival.

[Elwin Kline · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun quick-reference guide on basic hunting, gathering, and other various survival skills.

For what this book is designed to accomplish, I thought it did a really great job. An especially notable highlight is how much it goes into botany. I've never read so much about plants before, so this was a big takeaway from this book and a lot of really great information.

This would honestly be good to throw in the bottom of your pack and hope that you were never in a situation that you had to flip through the pages and figure out if the plant you are looking at is edible.

Another highlight is that there are a few short stories thrown in the mix, which are really good. Tim covers more commonly known ones like Hugh Glass, but he also has ones I've never heard about, such as a Russian family escaping religious persecution who lived 40 years off the grid in the Siberian wilderness.

Anyone who does activities outdoors or has a general interest in learning more about survival stuff, I would absolutely recommend this book.

[Debbie Tremel · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you're looking for an overview a many skills for outdoor survival, this is a good general book. It does both primitive and none primitive skills. Because of its scope, it doesn't provide a lot of detail on any one topic, so it does have its limitations. One very good thing about the book it that the author has actually used these skills. He writes from a place of experience- not theory. So there are gems in here even for those with experience.

[Nick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gets one familiar with the basics- instead of delving into one particular area of survival this manual jumps from outdoor survival to food shortage prepping to beekeeping so feels a little scattered. I did love how each factoid was numbered and presented like an activity, it makes me want to run into the woods and try some! Overall good and will keep for when I go camping and want to have some fun, but far from a comprehensive guide.

[Indy Quillen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have quite a collection of wilderness survival and bushcraft books, but this is now one of my new favorites for quick reference and great plant photos for identification. I also enjoyed all the little tidbits of info scattered about it as one reads. Interesting stories as well. The cover is even made to encourage one to carry the book outside. Nice addition to my library!

[Casie Blevins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is much better suited for a more advanced student in this subject. From my point of view this is an easy to understand, well researched book on the subject. Better to own this book than to get it from the library because it would make a good reference.

[Lacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative and the pictures and diagrams are incredibly helpful.

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought for son. Loved it. Had some great info and guidance.