SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea Reviews

• Thorough and Easy to Use

  
  By A8DJ9EU2QP2JM on 2006-03-27
  I'll probably never be trapped behind enemy lives and dependent upon catching small mammals and selecting local edible plants for survival, but its nice to have a nifty, easy-to-carry guide just in case.
  
  Wiseman's SAS Survival handbook is an excellent companion for hikers, campers and into-the-wilderness junkies. This book is extremely well written with easy to understand illustrations and excellent organization. There are color plates for easy identification of plants and animals to eat/avoid/use-as-medicine. This book has it all, or at least all I can think of. There are sections on camping, hiking, supplies, compass skills, shelter making, first aid, transport, catching and preparing animals and locating local edible foods, tool making, fishing, hunting, knot tying, general survival in different climates and environments and more.
  
  The best part of this book is by far its terrific approachability. It is written for the layman and is very easy to understand. Either as an outdoor accomplice or a handy at home preparedness guide, this is a book to get and know.
  
  
  

• Complete and Understandable

  
  By A2UK1GDGJA148F on 2000-05-07
  This is truly an important book for everyone to read at least once in their life. Given, most people will never end up in a situation where skills described in the SAS Survival Book will be required, but don't be cocky...learn the skills from this book and rest easy knowing that you have the background knowledge to make it in the outdoors without modern conveniences. This book covers it all -forest, desert, ocean, island, artic/arctic, mountain, tropical, temperate- you name it, this book will get through the hard times with no problem. This book HAS saved lives in the past, but many have also died in unexpected situations where the knowledge found in these pages could have saved them. I don't think anyone wants to end up classified in the latter. Get the SAS Survival Guide and read up. Someday you may look back at purchasing this book and realize it was the most important decision you ever made in your life!
  
  

• Comprehensive, "must have" book

  
  By A1T6PXM2M3N84A on 2003-06-14
  The "SAS Survival Handbook" is the most comprehensive survival handbook I have ever seen. Most books have some basic advice (the importance of the correct mental attitude, finding water and shelter, etc.), a handful of edible plants, and a couple of ways to start a fire. While this book covers all those areas, it also has sections on camp craft, determining directions, rescue signals, dealing with different climates and terrains, reading clouds for weather prediction, and many others. A good example of the thoroughness of the coverage would be the food section. It covers your energy needs and how they are met from various foods, testing unknown plants in desperate situations, plants to avoid, identification of plants, using animals for food, extensive and detailed trapping mechanisms, fishing, gutting and cleaning, and other advice. The number, types, and detail on the various traps are amazing. I've never seen so many different designs. It includes several that I have not seen anywhere else before. I would consider this the authoritative text on survival skills in the wild and give it the highest recommendation for anyone interested in survival techniques.
  
  

• Another reprint... Same errors as before.

  
  By AX42MC6ZNDOSU on 2009-04-14
  Wiseman's venerable SAS Survival Handbook has been around for over 20 years at this point & keeps getting reprinted regularly. Yet every time I look at a copy, it seems to be an exact reprint of the original - same diagrams, same chapters, and (sadly) the same errors.
  Wiseman tries to write a comprehensive, world-wide, all-season survival manual & he's successful to a degree. Realistically, given the difficulty of effectively covering all the topics adequately, we should stop trying to buy/write/publish such comprehensive 'encyclopedias' & focus on excellent regional manuals.
  
  As an outdoor survival instructor in western Canada I've always recommended my students get the small pocket editions as a worthwhile addition to their library - but that was after I'd pointed out some of the glaring weaknesses in this book such as:
  
  1) In trying to be a do-all book, Wiseman (and other authors in other books) winds up mentioning a plethora of survival skills, but with the more primitive skills he gives such a cursory overview that I believe no novice reader could ever successfully implement such techniques in their backyard, let alone in a survival emergency. Specifically, sections such as bow-drill fire making, making bows & arrows, and making stone tools are all about one column (half page) in length. No one without previous experience is going to have any success with those techniques nor are those already competent going to learn anything new.
  
  2) The ridiculous spear thrower (atlatl) design that has graced every edition of this book is completely inefficient & not found anywhere in the world wide archeological record of spear-thrower designs. Anyone w/ a modicum of physical coordination, athletic ability or common sense understanding of physics will immediately recognize this awkward design will add very little (if any) performance increase to casting the dart. Actually, his design does show up in one other place... the caveman fantasy movie "Quest For Fire"... yes, really.
  
  3) The most dangerous error is in the knot tying section. The Sheet Bend illustration (a safe & sturdy method of joining 2 ropes, even of differing diameters) is completely WRONG. In the diagram, the thinner black rope does not drop down through the bight in the larger white rope, but merely weaves under itself & stays on the same side. The method shown slips into what's called a Thief Knot... completely unstable & unsafe.
  Do I think John Wiseman doesn't know how to really tie a sheet bend properly? Not really, I'm just annoyed that he or the publisher have never corrected a dangerous error in the illustration.
  NOTE: in the latest (5th) version, the "Revised Edition," from Harper Publishing (March 2009) I've noticed that the sheetbend illustration has finally been corrected. All the other content remains basically identical to the best of my knowledge (including the ridiculous spear-thrower & other minimalist primitive technology). Too bad it took 5 editions over 20 years to get a primary knot correct, but at least it is now.
  
  
  
  
  

• Good if you are not in a megalopolis

  
  By A1TSTDVNLBI03S on 2007-10-12
  I think this book is very good for certain situations, but I feel that it does not meet the needs of most average folks in case of major catastrophy.
  
  I would recommend Ron Foster's practical guide for all scenarios. Since he works in the field of emergency response, he has the most up to date and useful methods of urban and rural survival.
  
  If you seriously want to learn more than "how to live off the land" short term, I would highly recommend Mr. Foster's publication, "The Rural Ranger: A Suburban Manual & Field Guide of Traps and Snares for Food and Survival".
  
  I know how to live off the land if one can even get to such a ideal location, but hunger, thirst and the elements will wear out the millions of people trying to vacate their huge cities all at once.
  
  This book gives one a fighting chance no matter what your skills are or where you live.
  
  Seriously,
  David Highum
  
  
• Probably the best overall book on the subject available
  By A3GN0GBBU46BEN on 2006-07-25
  I just finished writing a review of "The Complete Wilderness Training Book" and had recommended Lofty Wiseman's book, but then I realized that I hadn't reviewed that book. Since it is one of my favorite books on the subject, let me now correct that oversight.
  I just counted the outdoor skills books in my personal library-138. About half deal with survival. Lofty Wiseman's book is the best general survival book I've found. Being the survival instructor for the SAS is serious cred. SpecOps soldiers, along with military pilots and professional explorers, are right at the top of the list of people who are very likely to need advanced survival skills. This book is extremely down to earth and realistic. A broad range of subjects covered here, and plenty of detail on each subject. If I had to go and live off the land with only 5 minutes' notice, this is the book I'd grab if I had to choose just one.
  
  
• a very informative survival book
  By on 2001-01-08
  this book explains everything! after reading it there is nothing i don't know how to do. it covers shelter,food,clothing, tools,ropes and knots and tons of other stuff one need to know to survive.i reccomend it to anyone who likes the outdoors.
  
  
• Scattered, too wide a scope, not useful
  By A3NKMK0AHYWVUT on 2008-10-08
  I don't understand the rave reviews on this book. For one, it tries to do too many things (badly) instead of concentrating on solid wilderness survival. I wanted to like it, but it has inconcistincies all over. It tries to cover (very badly...main advice "wear protective gear full body") even chemical attacks, flood, drought, etc. (where's the section on locust, and frogs?)
  Seriously, they oversimplify complex things, that in my opinion have ZERO chance of working in the field (bolero? throwing stick?) and terrible illustrations that don't illustrate. Spear launcher, sheesh. a guy would die out there trying these things.
  It is incomplete in it's advice (snares...you gotta know how to get your scent off of it) he should have written a whole chapter on snares, but explained in detail the theory, what you can expect to catch, simple but well explained snare types (keep it down to a few, but explain them well) and skinning instructions.
  
  Seriously, this book is dangerously lacking in the right kind of information.
  
  Plus instead of logically splitting up all info (like WATER...explain the basics common to all needs, but in the same chapter explain differences in arid, temperate, arctic, etc.)
  
  For me it was a total waste of money.
  I guess I could use it for kindling, or fire starting.
  
  
  
• If I had to choose one book as a survival tool, this would be it.
  By A3CJBYR9PSXORU on 2005-12-05
  This book is by far and away the best survival manual I have seen.
  From having a basic survival kit, through to survival in different climates and conditions, through to creating camps, tools and traps, it is a wealth of information.
  With many illustrations, including colour illustrations of plants and wildlife from different regions, the book is accessible and easy to read.
  Like the SAS themselves, there is much knowledge contained within this book that could applied to many different situations, and so it is a very enjoyable book to read, too.
  With even a section on disaster management, both man-made and natural, this would have to stand as one of the most practical books that anyone could own for preparedness.
  If you are a camper, a hiker or just a long-distance traveller or backpacker, it could also have a multitude of uses.
  When it comes down to it, I think this book could easily make the difference to whether you live or die in a survival situation and it could give you a fighting chance when all hope seems lost.
  
  
  
• A book everyone should have!
  By A20L9STWX3ABGH on 2002-12-17
  This survival book is rivaled by few others. It covers basically everything you would need to know should you find yourself out in the wilds without help from civilization. The color illustrations are a great reference and the book also includes some useful information on coping with domestic survival situations. The main drawback to the book is that for Americans (like me) it is written in British style English using many vocabulary words which most folks who learned American English would have a hard time with. Of course, this is understandable given that the author is British and served with Britian's SAS. There are certain areas which could use some more thorough explaining, atlhough for its length, this book is pretty detailed. All in all, it is worth every penny, baht or pound you would spend on it and should be read by anybody who ventures outdoors. Not only is it informative, but it's also entertaining as the author does throw in some humor of his own. My hat is off to to the author! A great book!
  
  
• If you like the outdoors
  By A1SA0RU0R45U6V on 2007-03-28
  There are two main reaons to get this book:
  
  1. If you do any serious outdoor activity which places you far from civilization (hiking, cycling, kayaking, etc.) then from a saftey standpoint this is a must. It comprehensively covers navigation, first aid, how to find food and water, shelter building, and much more. Also, it covers other situations which might strand you in the middle of nowhere like if your car runs out of gas or you are in a plane crash.
  
  2. The second reason is that if you like being out in the wilderness, it is a very pleasurable read. this book tells you how to do so much cool stuff that I still find myself reading over the interesting parts again (I now know how to make smoked rabbit jerky in the middle of the woods).
  
  All in all a well written and informative book.
  
  
• Useful survival guide for everyone
  By on 2000-04-02
  For most people living in urban area, you may not have any chance to practice the survival skills described in this guide. However, the knowledge (e.g. how to prepare your trip, how to look for water/food in the wild, how to find shelter) may save your live in adverse situation.

  Thus, I recommend this book to everyone, especially frequent travellers.
  
  

• Most complete survival book I've found
  By A3T0FC4T34SK4U on 2005-09-26
  I've bought a number of books in this category and this one is the best by far. It covers every topic related to survival in significant depth. The writing is clear and the images are great. Highly recommended.
  
  
• Good for some environments, but not all of them...
  By A3V8800RFAIWPV on 2003-10-31
  It may be impossible to write a survival book that is accurate and authoritative on all environments and all areas of the world, and this is something to keep in mind when purchasing a general survival book like the SAS Survival Handbook. For the most part, it's quite good and gives excellent information on outdoors survival in most temperate climates. HOWEVER, one place the book does fall down is in areas such as desert survival. There is little specialized information for deserts here, which differ greatly even between each other in plant life, temperature range, and terrain. Deserts also require additional survival training on navigation, GPS, map & compass (please don't try the watch-hand method in remote desert!), water collection, heat illnesses, sun protection. Animal/plant hazard information is also very different. What there is in this book on desert survival is often too optimistic (i.e., desert survival still and transpiration bag) or too general and vague to be of much use (one example: the information on drinking the juice of the barrel cactus won't suffice: I'll just say here, one variety has drinkable sap, one will make you somewhat sick, one can kill you - better know how to identify them).
  
  For those interested in desert survival I would definitely recommend other specialized books like The Ultimate Desert Handbook by Mark Johnson, which do a much, much better job at covering survival in the various deserts of the world.
  
  
  
  
  
• Imperfect but probably the best right now
  By A2EW69GOMN3EA9 on 2007-07-25
  This is the kind of book that you want to own but hope never to have to use. If you could take only one book with you, this might be the perfect candidate, especially since there is also a pocket-sized, somewhat abridged version available.
  
  That does not mean it is perfect, though. First of all, it is printed on fairly heavy paper and thus a little on the hefty side (thus the convenience of the pocket version). There are also a few errors such as wrong page numbers that give an impression of sloppy editing. And sometimes the text is too succinct on important topics and maddeningly unspecific like some Ancient Greek oracle.
  
  Example: In the "Crossing a River" section it says: "Avoid obstructions in the water. ... Look out for submerged branches." Well, D'oh, who would need a book for that kind of advice? The The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills goes into far more detail in the corresponding section, for example: "Strainers are submerged branches that will hold a person swept against them -- a potential drowning situation." It also has a nice conceptual map of possible river hazards and mentions that these strainers are typically to be found on outside bends of rivers. Aha, much clearer!
  
  Another example: In the section on drowning, the BFM describes the difference between wet drowning and dry drowning. An important distinction you probably did not know about (and neiter did I), but John Wiseman does not mention this at all in his book. Shame on him! Because the CPR that may work for wet drowning might fail for dry drowning, as the larynx goes into a spasm in that case and has to be massaged first to, uh, un-spasm. I'd call that a fairly vital piece of information!
  
  Maybe John Wiseman and Rick Curtis should get together and write the _truly_ ultimate outdoor book as a team...
  
  The strength of the First Aid section lies in the fact that it does not skip those things that are _not_ really First Aid, but more like desperate emergency procedures, e.g. the famous cut into the trachea with a ballpoint pen. Or childbirth. All these things where conventional First Aid texts like to tell you to "wait for the doctor", which is great as long as the doctor arrives in time. But if not, it is fairly important to have measures of last resort available to you.
  
  The highlight of the book is unquestionably the part that deals with the indigenous flora and fauna in beautiful color illustrations and how to turn said flora and fauna into a nutritious meal for yourself. Gathering plants, recognizing fungi, catching fish, gutting animals, preparing organ meats, various methods of cooking, eating insects -- in culinary terms, the book is hard to beat and probably covers everything there is to know. As if Robinson Crusoe had written a cookbook. Somehow, even the termites sound mouth-watering as described by Wiseman: "termites are nutritious and tasty". Oh well, if he says so...
  
  After reading this book, you will probably never again be able to look at a squirrel without wondering how to kill it, roast it, suck out its bone marrow, use the leftovers for squirrel soup, and, to add insult to injury, turn its fur into a poach, sewed with its sinews, and its skull into a pencil sharpener. The book is really that hardcore! I imagine the squirrels are not amused.
  
  So at least you will not starve to death with this book in hand, provided you can bring yourself to do what it suggests to those poor critters that are unlucky enough to cross your way.
  
  All in all, this is a worthy effort, even if it could be improved upon in some places. But in terms of information density (which is probably the deciding factor if you have to carry around a book in the wilderness) this work is definitely a winner.
  
  
• EXCELLENT READ FOR ALL!!!
  By AYLG72UM74PDE on 2007-07-15
  After seeing this book on Amazon I went to my neighborhood big book store to check it out in the flesh. Just for fun I thought of a few extreme situation and then looked them up in the guide and almost magically they were in there, after a little bit of searching. As a big fan of the "survivor" shows on Discovery Channel, such as Survivorman and Man Vs. Wild, I was hoked on this book from beginning to end. Every bit of information is written in an interesting way that kept me wanting more and more. Since I bought the book I have read it through about three times and each time it seems that I catch something that I did not notice the last time. I have also gone to the Sierra Nevada mountain range once so far during the Spring and tried out a couple of the survival techniques near the cabin I was staying at. If your a buying this book it must mean that you have an interest in survival in the wild, therefore I would recommend that you get some Swedish FireSteel, a type of fire starter commonly used on Man Vs. Wild and a good knife, Gerber, Cold Steel, Buck, or if your really serious SOG or Ka-Bar. My personal favorite is the Gerber LMF II, it is seriously strong as hell and easy on the hands. Regardless if you buy the other stuff this book is the most important because it contains all the helpful information a guy starving for information could ever dream of. A+
  
  
• Learn How to Survive!
  By AIO247KHD2O40 on 2004-12-06
  This is an excellent book which teaches you how to survive if you are unfortunate enough to crash somewhere, get shipwrecked, be in the middle of a natural/terrorist disaster or are lost in the wilderness. Whilst I doubt you would be able to remember all this info if ever in trouble, if you take this book with you if going on multiple days hikes, or have it ready in the vehicle in case of road block by fire, someone getting bitten by a spider/snake or terrorist attack with a chemical agent the you'll be in better shape. This book is excellent to help you prepare for natural disasters but I think you would have to have it with you when deciding which plants are good to eat, animals poisonous and so on if lost in the outback or forest. The handy colour sketches are good but I doubt you'd remember them without the book. The SAS Survival Handbook is a great guide which would be helpful to everyone for future survival as well as being an interesting read.
  
  
  
• An overview on Survival
  By A1FN97WSM3TR1J on 2007-09-02
  No book this size can even come close to delivering what the title claims. There are indeed some good illustrations and pointers to go along with them, but a survival manual this is not. Great for a bar on a slow night or as a coffee table book.
  Why one star??-------->
  Two examples of shoddy research and/or lack of experience: The section on bow making is only twenty seven lines (it has a thirteen line introduction with a seven line description on how to actually make a bow. This is matched by seven more lines on how to fit the string to your new hunting weapon). Look at the Bowyers Bible, a set of three books on bow making by some of the best in the business.
  The "Spear Thrower" section is flat wrong, illustrating that the author not only never made/used one before, but never saw one in use or otherwise. There are other shortfalls, but I'll keep the description to two. Don't believe me? Make one as described in the book or do a google search on "Spear throwers" or "Atlatl".
  There are some things he describes well and clearly has experience with, perhaps the publisher urged him to include things beyond his experience, but that does not excuse the inclusion of manufactured "facts" especially when the reader may be staking their life on that erroneous information.
  All in all good for the survival book collection with a few good bits, but lacks too many details.
  Remember when reading these reviews that it is often a case of the blind leading the blind as owners of newly purchased copies are not qualified to recognize if a skill is thoroughly covered. Just because the table of contents lists a skill does not necessarily translate to the reader being able to accomplish the skill. Ask a survival school or instructor with real experience which book they would recommend. Any way you slice it, the skills must be practiced regardless of the book you buy, don't wait until you need a shelter to build one or a fire lit to attempt lighting it.
  
  
• I will survive!
  By A2QVUMOS8E48TU on 2007-05-12
  Every 'outdoors' man should have this book.
  I will probably never have to use 99% of the survival techniques but it's fascinating reading anyway.
  This book sits on my coffee table and travels with me everywhere.
  Open any random page and you will be instantly fascinated by the topic.
  Very well written, good instructions and excellent diagrams/pictures.
  
  
• I love this book!!! .
  By on 2003-01-13
  I couldn't put it down. This book is filled with all sorts of useful information. This is a must have for anyone. What i liked best about it was it had alot of information you could actually use, most survival books have situations your average joe will never find himself in. Not the case with this one. The first aid chapter alone is worth the price if the whole book. I highly reccomend it to anyone interested.
  
  
• A lot of everything in this book...
  By on 2002-01-17
  This book is great! It tells you (and shows you)how to make shelters, catch food, tie knots, what different plants and animals are good, bad, deadly, and edible(through color pictures). The book goes into detail about basic wilderness first aid and it also talks about everything from ocean to desert survival and even to nuclear fallout! It has detailed pictures and descriptions on just about everything. Buy this one...you won't be sorry.
  
  
• great, but not perfect
  By A1MGID9EC3QLBT on 2002-03-28
  This book was the first survival book that I got. It didn't leave my side for weeks, until I had read it cover to cover. Now that I'm a little older, wiser, and more critical, I have noticed some faults. There are millions of feral cats in australia, there are about half a dozen different types of deer in australia and a tiger snake doesn't look like the illustration provided. That makes me wonder what else isn't correct, but I still think that its a great book though. Packed full of useful information, and fairly detailed instruction for a lot of things you can do in your own shed or varandah. It'll keep you entertained for ages.
  
  
• Really does what it says
  By A2D8ZRS9W7BHHQ on 2006-11-03
  This book actually has very good techniques and survival tips. It covers all details of what to do (and what not to do). The only area this book could be better in is descriptions of plants/animals. Wherever it was necessary to describe many plants, for example poisonous plants, the description were very brief and the "pictures" (really drawings) were quite bad. The same applies to animals. That is why I only gave 4 stars. Other than that, this book is really a great resource.
  
  
• Four and one-half stars
  By A1FGDSLZMLYPUD on 2005-12-26
  I purchased this book based on the reviews and have not been disappointed! The book has 572 pages of useful information. It covers a wide breadth of topics as well! After witnessing the aftermath or hurricane Rita in Houston on the unprepared, I have found this book to be a great resource for getting prepared and having the proper mindset. Don't just read it. Pack it in your survival kit if possible![edit 8-28-06] Ok, now I've been through hurricane Katrina and now Ernesto is threatening Fla. or the Gulf region. Everytime I open the book, there is something new that I discover in there!
  
  
• Ok for the price
  By AS6ACA9GBIHO5 on 2007-05-23
  This book had a lot of information that was useful in survival. Some of it takes a lot of practice in a safe setting, like a backyard, before you try to rely on it. Using the bow drill for fire making is an art and the hardest workout I ever had. There is a lot of technique on it that wasn't covered in the book that will make or break it. It makes me wonder how much other stuff I don't know is like that in this book.
  
  
• If/When I'd Need A Survival Reference, It's In Here
  By ADUVVOA82QUS8 on 2006-01-06
  Really a thorough guide; learned a lot about biological, geological and directional referencing. The ONLY way this book could be improved would be to include climatological and cultural aspects of needing to survive (but then, that'd have to become a different volume altogether). Takes the edge off of the worry while adventuring since it helps prepare you better for your next excursion.
  
  
• Considered the Wilderness Survival Bible but...
  By A3RJY3OSUFXHO6 on 2007-10-21
  Very dry reading, most topics are not covered in detail, very general direction/instruction is given. Seriously, the book covers way to much for a novice. Survival experts might find this book useful because it can give them refresher training, however, for example, the fire bow section is less than half a page. This can be misleading for a novice who might think it is just that simple. Do not buy this book if you are a novice unless you have other books to learn from first. Try everything you want to learn at home, before setting out into the bush. Make a fire in your backyard using the fire bow first, then try it in the bush with a lighter in your pocket!
  
  
  
  
• Amazing survival book - Incredable - Can't stop reading it!
  By A27829HNPZKG1G on 2007-10-10
  This book is gold. If you decide to donate money to homeless people STOP. Donate this book instead. They will be able to live forever with the helpful survival tips in this book. It sits on my coffee table and has been a talking point with everyone who sees it. It has everything in it - including 'Emergency Child Birth in the Bush'. The trapping and food sections are amazing. This book was everything and much more than I thought it would be. Easily the best few dollars I ever spent on a book. Thanks to the sling traps I have no more stray cats claiming my yard as their own! Then using this book I was able to skin, prepare and cook these cats. I was also able to discard the offal that was not nutrient dense. Note: No cats have really been caught or cooked yet - but I could if I wanted to.
  
  
• great start
  By A1WZ6VIG57Y7EY on 2007-05-14
  This book is a great start to learning survival skills. However, other books will be needed in conjunction if you are not a plant and tree expert. I do highly recommend the book for anyone looking to learn to live off the land. It has great tips for survival kits and things you might not ever think of. The author has obviously honed his skills over many years, and has the authority to give this advice.
  
  
• How to survive in the wild, in any climate,on land , or at sea.
  By A3O3706QP3W7Z2 on 2007-05-12
  Over the years , I have purchased many outdoors survival books and have never felt like they have given me the confidence to really put them to possible use , if I were put in a real life situtation , until now . This book , after reading it a couple of times , I believe has given me that confidence . This book shows edible plants and reptiles , as well as poisonous plants in color . In color , it is much easier to recognize the correct plant or reptile.Making the right decision in the wild is a matter of life & death . It goes into great detail on how to get food, water and to make shelter in any climate, anywhere . I would definitly recommend it to anyone .
  
  

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