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Wildwood Wisdom

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My dad put a first-edition copy of this book in my hands when I was in first grade. It taught me to read. I still read it regularly. I have 15-20' of outdoors, camping, Scouting, hunting, survival and edible wild plant books on my shelf. This one book outshines them all. I bought copies of this book for each of my sons the week they were born, and have found copies for each Eagle Scout produced by our troop. If you want to understand wood lore and camp craft from a master, who collected it for a lifetime in the first decades of the last century, this is a masterpiece. Some of the first aid stuff is outdated, but things from canoe design, crafting your own primitive camping equipment to edible plants are written in a wonderfully winsome manner. Particularly if you wonder how people camped and canoed before we had all the high-tech junk we drag around today, this book will amaze you. Fresh every time I read it.

This book is very informative. It touches upon all aspects of survival in the woods. Starting with basics of shelter and the finer details including furniture and tools.

There are many diagrams with patterns and measurements to follow which are easy to duplicate. The techniques in this book would be excellent in teaching a survival class to youth or adults.

There are also many nature craft ideas coming from the Native American background. These ideas would do well in a cultural art class.

I have had the chance to see this book in a previous print which was very old. The newer version is quite like the old one and proves to be just as good.

If you can get your hands on this book it will be worth it. This book contains "lost" information that was used during the early days of American exploration and indian occupation on survival techniques, from making stone knives and tomahawks to leather jerkins and wooden canoes--and more, such as how to use "natural" compasses. Very educational.

My Senior year of high school,(some thirty years ago) my school librarian stopped me while checking out this book. She said that she had noticed that my name had been the only name this book had been loaned to in four years. Every two weeks I had checked it in in the morning, then checked it out over my lunch hour. She smiled with a twinkle in her eye, and handed me my very own copy that she ordered for me. I still use it constantly.
Well, I'm ordering one for each of my Grand kids. I just wish they offered this in hardcover today.

This is the first book I took out of a library c.1952. It is still pivitol in the way I think and do things. Jaeger is most entertaining and inspiring. His illustrations are magic. This is the ultimate book on making things for the right reasons.

I have read this book houndreds of times between the ages of 10 and 25, at which time I lost the book ( I have been looking for it ever since, a sad loss). Though the illustrations are in black and white only, I found a very simple way to survive in the wilds. With only a minimum of tools or tools created by yourself, this book shows a person how to actually live in the wilds. With a few more tools, anyone could make any of the prodjects in this book. This book also covers food, dressing hides for making clothing, tracking and campsites. I found this book to be one of the most enlightening books I have ever read.

I think this book is a must have for anyone interested in the great out doors. For people who enjoy minimalist camping, this book has great ideas. The illustrations and directions for making stuff are easy to follow.

This was a great book. It was handed down to me as a child. The information contained is hard to find and extremly useful. A must for everyone interested in surviving and progressing in the wild.

This book was my introduction to outdoor skills. I thought I'd order myself a copy after all these years for sentimental reasons, for some reason I remembered it being kinda hokey.

Well I got it and it isn't hokey at all. I love this book. Taught me many things back when, taught me more things just now.

I first read this book in my High School Library in 1955.
The best outdoor survival book ever.
Buy it at least a month before you go camping.
Must read for campers.