Bushcraft 101
A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

While useful, this book suffers because the author knows too much to effectively write a 101 guide. I have been learning about bushcraft for a few years but I have yet to make my own shelter, and I'm also not particularly interested in hunting or fishing, so it was a good book to solidify some of my......more

More of a 'gentleman's' survival guide. If you want useful information the Boy Scout Fieldbook is much better. If you want real survival information turn to Tom Brown Jr.......more

Fairly basic info. The biggest issue is that Dave is not the best at writing down instructions. This combined with a dearth of illustrations that would complement the instructions, this is not much of a guide or art. Maybe he wanted to keep the book smaller, who knows. Also, there is a world outside......more

Clearly I’m worried about the state of the world. Global warming, far far right politics, etc. my wife would be the first one to tell you that I hate nature. It’s like sailing; it looks good from here… but I don’t like it when I try it. What I do like is to be prepared, even for unlikely events. I t......more

Ich habe mir von dem Buch nicht sehr viel versprochen, gerade auch, weil es recht kurz ist und ein 101 sein möchte - also ein Grundlagenwerk. Das hat Dave Canterbury leider nicht immer geschafft. Ich finde die Einteilung durchweg sinnvoll. Das Buch ist in zwei große Abschnitte eingeteilt: Einen Theo......more