Product Details

• Actors: Dick Person
• Directors: Dick Person
• Format: Widescreen, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Vas Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 15, 2003
• Run Time: 170 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000GFDI2Q
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,940 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Broaden your outdoor survival skills with the "50 Outdoors Skills" DVD. Join master practitioner of bush craft Dick Person and his student, Laura Zealand, to learn 50 basic and advanced skills that will help make your outdoor experience the best ever.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An okay starting point for those with no outdoor experience, September 17, 2007

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Jon M. Hager (Grand Prairie, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 50 Outdoor Skills Survive Survival DVD (DVD)

This DVD offers a number of good tips, but the presentation is a bit lame. The approach of the female presenter reminds me of a first grade teacher and the man looks as if he was dressed by someone from a 1930s Hollywood studio. Even so, there is some good basic information to be had. It would be a good starting point for someone who has no outdoor experience and intends to do further study, but those with even a modest level of hiking/camping experience will want to look elsewhere. For those needing something more, the DVDs from Ron Hood are an excellent place to find well presented, useful survival information.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beginning to intermediate backpacking information, October 26, 2006

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David R. Bullivant "Eclectic Information Hoarder" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 50 Outdoor Skills Survive Survival DVD (DVD)

I recently purchased this DVD, and although it has good information for the beginning to intermediate backpacker, I don't know that I would qualify this is as a hardcore survival DVD.

At times, the lady hosting this DVD comes off as a bit homerish. There is one scene where they are discussing the use of various cords, and she states that she knows of one other use for cords, at which point the camera pans on over to Dick Person, and he says "what's up?" The scene then shifts over to the lady, who is now using a cord to hang up several lingerie items. The whole scene was very corny and kind of underlines the mood for the whole DVD.

Don't get me wrong, there are some decent tips in this DVD, but I think the name, "50 Outdoor Skills," is inappropriate for the content. I think the title of, "50 Great Backpacking Tips," would have been much more appropriate.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not quite the thing, September 5, 2010

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Brian Phaneuf (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 50 Outdoor Skills Survive Survival DVD (DVD)

The problem with this was that it wasn't able to catch the viewer's attention...the presentation was a bit too hokey and caused me to constantly pause and go get a tea, make a sandwich, etcetera. The basic information is in it, but I do not feel the viewer will seriously digest the information. I cannot recommend this DVD at the market price.
Anyone can make a video, but the presentation is the key. I feel that anyone, beginner to professional, will learn more from Ron Hood's Survival Basics Survival Basics 1 & 2 for a lower price.