Hawke's Green Beret Survival Manual: Essential Strategies For: Shelter and Water, Food and Fire, Tools and Medicine, Navigation and Signa

I like it! I like Mykels approach on things, it is survival. Similar to what he write, don't waste energy on something that take time when you can do it different and I agree. Why learn 40 different vegetable you can eat from the nature when you won't remember them anyway?This book is for sure "adapt and overcome" as I see it.Very good, and I mean very good chapter on first aid and medicine you could need etc.I also have a old (very old..) version of the SAS survival manual, but I like this one from Mykel!I like it and recommend it for sure.Why only 4 star -I rarely give higher! If it is a 5 star book it should be the best you ever read! That's why I don't like when people give a 5 star to "everything" they read -it can't for sure not be true!

This is amazing. Covers so many things other survival books don't. He gives details on all subjects that are neglected by others. The illustrations are not actual pictures but are graphics that help you see exactly what he is talking about. This is a must buy for the survival geek. So much more detail than others provide, this book is thick! It is put together like a reference guide, very easy to find info on any given subject, I love how this book is organized. His opening chapter on "Psychology of Survival" has amazing insights and is information many may not have thought of. He has great info in his "fire" chapter about starting fires and his insights on starting fires with sticks and the type of wood needed (hardwood, softwood) could save you hours of frustration if you need to apply these skills to save your life. He also has great info on traps in his "food" chapter. Ways to trap fish and make other tools that I haven't seen elsewhere, and I like to study it all.I must also mention he has great info on starting methods that are easy to remember and very practical. I thought I knew all the ways to start a fire but he has some new ones and yet the philosophy he has is so simple that it is easy to remember and apply.This book really does cover about everything and has details and explanations you wont find elsewhere and in a way that is easy to understand and easy to read. I seriously read this huge book in a week. So much easier than others in the same genre. I highly recommend this book, it will give you great information and will be resource easy to go back into and find specifics as you may need.If I needed one survival book ( and I have many) this book is where I would start. Its a killer investment and a great value.

Excellent, addressing the #1 survival detail: your attitude. Plainly written, easily understood. Instead of a chore to read, I was drawn on to continue and engage my granddaughter in a conversation as well. We Horseback ride in the wilderness, and while I have basics in my saddlebags, I went out and got a cross-body small bag and filled it with knife, magnesium fire starter, compass, space blanket sleeping bag, extra whistle, etc. as what happens if I am separated from my horse and gear? Just that awareness alone was worth the cost of the book. I grew up in the mountains learning more is always better. Very readable and I highly recommend. Not an arrogant treatise.

Being an outdoorsman the subject matter of Survival is of great interest to me. I have read dozens of books on the subject and they are all good but much of the information is redundant. That isn't a negative at all. Most of the subjects are important and should be covered in every book. Mykel did a great job keeping you interested while covering each topic in a short but concise manner. I enjoyed the book very much. So much that I read it twice. I enjoyed his style so much that I looked for other resources that he produced. He and his wife Ruth have a DVD series out Man Women Wild, there is a bit of Hollywood in there but it is very entertaining. I think if nothing else it gave me a feeling about his personality that you might miss just by reading his book. On another note, I don't think people really ever think that they might be faced with a survival situation unless they faced the prospect of being in one or have experienced one. It amazes me that so many people head out into the wilderness unprepared. This book is a good resource to start preparing your mental state and how to address shelter, water, fire, food and navigation. I have never read what I would call a bad resource but I this one is my favorite so far.

This book is intended for the man on the street and reveals not much more new insights for the men and women who are experienced at bushcraft and 'survival' (that's also what Hawke writes in the book).This book resembles Hawke's outdoor survival handbook. The same pictures, the same layout and even the same type of paper.Overall a good handbook but it doesn't stand above other survival handbooks.

A great book. I have a few survival books and this one actually covers stuff I had not seen before. Well worth having on your shelf or in you bug out bag.

A good amount of information with an interesting point of view regarding survival but less bushcrafty, the edited version may be more practical.

a thorough analysis of what is important to remember.wellworth reading.recommended.

Still working my way through the book. Love this guy on Man, Woman, Wild and everytime I read the book I can hear his voice reading it to me! Looking forward to a survival situation as long as Mykle Hawke is around!