Collins Gem Sas Survival Guide (Paperback)

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Product Description

Have you thought about how you would deal with surviving on nothing but the plants you could forage? Do you wonder how you would manage if you were lost and had to set up an improvised camp? Can you tie knots or make basic weather forecasts? All the above and more are covered in this survival guide. Using clear line drawings and colour illustrations, survival techniques from the sea to the mountains and from the polar icecap to the desert are described, complete with what to do in a whole range of medical and meteorological emergencies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0004723023
• ISBN-13: 978-0004723020
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 3.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #577,084 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential camping-travel-survival equipment, February 7, 2001

By	Chuck Arnold "[e-mail]" (Bristol) - See all my reviews

This book has to be the best survival guide available aside from the original full-size version, both of which I own and find invaluable. Lofty Wiseman answers all survival questions clearly and thoroughly in this guide, and due to it's compact size (about the same dimentions as my wallet), it has earned a place in my knapsack/ backpack/ carry-on bag anytime I travel. Aside from a knife and matches, this is THE MOST ESSENTIAL piece of survival gear one can own. Highly Recommended!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a complete, ompact guide to survival in the wild., October 31, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Collins Gem Sas Survival Guide (Paperback)

The book is thin but does not lack in content. It has a comprehensive coverage on almost everything and could guide you to survival in the wild. The book is a pocket guide and it's good buy. Get it today

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Compact, informative, ad hoc survival guide, January 20, 2001

By	Mel Beckman (Oxnard not just a pretty name, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There is lots to love about this book: its tiny size, the quality printing and illustrations, and the first-rate outdoor living information throughout. It uses color especially well in the plant and insect identification section. It's loaded with improvisational survival tips. For example, I palm sap from young stalks is an easy source of essential water and sugar; a baited cloth bag can catch eels unattended overnight. One nit: the tome lacks an index, and given it's 380 pages, one is definitely needed. Still, I give it five stars and consider this book essential for any outdoors person.