Mantrapping

by Ragnar Benson

This is the first book ever published to explain how to capture that most dangerous man. Based on Ragnar's own mantrapping experiences while on special assignments in Asia, Africa, North and South America and Cuba, this gut-wrenching book covers such mantraps as the Malaysian Hawk, the Andes Mountain Trail Trap, the Sheepeater's Rock Fall and the Cuban Water Trap. To know how to trap your enemy is to know how to avoid being trapped yourself. For academic study only.

Genres: Survival

88 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1981

Reviews

[Eric Martindale · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually read this book years ago, but just stumbled onto it while book-surfing here on Goodreads. This is a good book, and it includes some pretty simple traps and snares; however, many of them are unrealistically difficult to build outside of a workshop. True, most employ very simple materials (sticks, twine, wire, etc.), but they do require a degree of precision in order to gain any degree of efficiency or reliability.

I have read other books by Ragnar Benson, and if you do a bit of research, he is the "real deal". He truly draws from a wealth of real-world experience, and any of us would be fortunate to find ourselves next to him in any number of survival scenarios.

I do need to note that although there might be some value in using one of these in a survival situation, I can't for the life of me think of what one is supposed to do with a man once he traps him.

[James · Rating 1 out of 5]

The idea of the boobytrapper is much more entertaining than the sad lonely reality of the boobytrapper, a neglected artist, whittling away at pointed sticks, and for who? Will not anyone come and deploy his traps? I'm going to let my kids read this one day. I think it could be fun for youngsters. For the grownups they should write a better book about castle traps and call it Castle Traps, with big elaborate killing mechanisms, indoors, with like pits and chutes for the remains, and maybe also a spinoff TV show contest for rich Europeans to see who could have the best hometraps. Fuck I'm brilliant.