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Manufacturer: Paladin Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.69
EAN: 9781581603651
ISBN: 1581603657
Label: Paladin Press
Manufacturer: Paladin Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 168
Publication Date: 2002-11
Publisher: Paladin Press
Studio: Paladin Press
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Do you need to get away from the pressures of the world and the gaze of Big Brother for a while? Do you plan to live or work in a remote area where you need to be able to take care of yourself? Do you want to develop the skills to remain undiscovered in the back country - even if others are searching for you? If so, Wilderness Evasion is for you. You don't have to be on the run to benefit from this unique survival book: it includes skills you can use every day in your real life. Whether you're heading into the woods for evasion purposes or just a little relaxation, you should know what this manual can teach you about survival medicine, emergency caching, communications, food and water procurement and storage, counter anti-tracking, and the psychological aspects of being alone in the back country, among other things. The ability to remain alive, self-reliant and in control of your environment - even in the remotest of areas - is one that few people possess these days. Learning the skills taught in this book can keep you alive for as long as you need to be in the wilderness. For academic study only.
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Summary: Not much new here, unfortunately
Comment: Perhaps my expectations of this book were too high, but as a survival book author and experienced wilderness explorer myself I found it mostly disappointing. Aside from the communication section, I found most chapters to display an ample talent for generalization and/or stating the obvious. There is some useful stuff in here though(such as the method for mailing a letter and making it seem that it originated in a totally different city - simple and effective).
The sections on navigation, food, shelter, etc. are just re-hashes of the same old stuff that every survival book author since Lofty Wiseman has been spewing and re-spewing over many decades. The old " telling direction using your watch and the sun" (inaccurate most of the time as a reliable method), and the old "creating a makeshift compass from magnetised silk (which nobody ever carrries in a pack), a blade of grass and a piece of thread is here too (and is even less reliable than the watch trick).
I would have preferred a more detailed variety of long-term shelter options than what was provided - such as scout pits, etc. The author has only skimmed the surface of this potentially fascinating subject, and the result is a lightweight effort. The best things about this book are the low price, and the title, which sucks you in to buying it...
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Summary: Just another map and compass book
Comment: If you've read a handful of other US Military manuals you'll recognize this book as being heavily influenced and derived from the same sources. It's not really any new information or presentation techniques. It's not a bad book, it's just nothing special.
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Summary: Even for a non-survivalist quite interesting
Comment: I'm not a wilderness or survivalist enthusiast; I'm doing research for a novel that I'm working on. So I can't vouch for the expertise of the writer. But the information is clear, reasonably well written and interesting. Even for the lay reader there is valuable info.
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Summary: Must Have!!!
Comment: This is a must have for any survivalist. I give it a 6 out of 5 stars. No filler pages whatsoever. Every word found in this book is useful. Thanks for making this info available!
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Summary: Basic overview
Comment: This was a basic overview. I read more about shelter and basic survival than exact techniques on evasion. I guess they do go hand in hand but I thought this was going to be a little different.
It was easy to follow though and very understandable for being in my opinion so basic.
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