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Survival Lilly It was written by John 'Lofty' Westman, former SAS and survival consultant. It was written after he finishen his service, and want into private consultant.
The method of boiling water you mentioned works fine with the average waterproof shell jacket too. As long as you don't get the hot stones directly against the cloth.
In the U.S., it all starts with the Boy Scouts Of America Handbook (the older versions), it covers roughly 80% of most basic survival books! Love your videos! And your dog!
I got hooked on your channel, after your bushcraft bed fell apart during the night and you almost froze. The next morning, it looked like you were about to break down into tears. From this point, i admired your endurance and will to stick to your bushcraft aims and channel. Your tenacity to learn and demonstrate your growing skills have kept me as a loyal subscriber. You are building one of my favorite books! Thanks, Lily! --- Clark
Oh my god, those Ducktales survival cards were one of my favourite things I collected as a child. I still remember some great fantasies I had about trying the things explained in them. Thanks for reminding me of it.
Your idea of writing your own book - writing down those excerpts of other books - that are the most meaningful to you is a great idea. Sort of like a cook collecting favorite recipes, then making notes on what works or doesn't work for you. We were taught to make notes of what we learned - almost like a diary, so we could refer back. Thanks for the video. Regards to DAX from Rita and Taffy, my two greyhounds.
Terrific selection of books or manuals ! Enjoy your channel very much also ! I also like the wY shooting and hunting is part of your love for the outdoors , just like myself fishing and hunting ran in tandem with being in the woods.
I would think Les Stroud is a strong inspiration for you channel. Your channel is very reminiscent of his show "Survival Man", where he was his own cameraman as well. Getting all those different angle shots, I can only imagine the meticulousness that goes into it. On top of that, you're editing your own videos as well. It must be exhausting! I applaud you for a job well done!
I've only just realised that I need to learn everything to do with survival, as I tend to find myself going on adventures in my local small woods. Luckily, the woods in my town are very small and easy to get out of. This video made me rethink about safety and what would happen if i got lost. If this was to happen I wouldn't know what to do and how to resolve any issue. Thank you for this video.
Hey Lilly, A fun and great series of books I found is the Foxfire Books. They are a series of books about life in the Appalachian Mountains here in America. The interesting thing is all the information was gathered by high school students from old people who lived off the land. They cover just about everything you can think of. From selecting the proper place to build a cabin to metallurgy. How to build and create barrels, wagons, tack for draft animals, and even flint lock guns and gun powder. Soap, washing clothes, even moonshine! lol I have found them to be very informative. You would like them. The first 5 books are packed full of good information.
My personal favorite outdoor manual is the Handbook for Boys Fifth Edition from the late 1940's. Yes, an older version of the boy scout handbook. I found a vintage copy at the local book store for $10.
Thanks for sharing which books you recommend and why, which was really interesting. That diary looks excellent and it was wonderful to see that children's survival guide and how well used and loved it obviously was :)
A dog's snoring is one of my favorite sounds. Holding on to my dog while I was kicking heroin and cocaine in bed was the one thing that got me through it, I just felt her heartbeat with my hand and listened to her snore and I somehow felt sort of okay, when by myself I'd be totally losing it.
Thanks for sharing. My personal favourite is still Bushcraft by Ray Mears. I find it amazing that he was allowed to make a coffee table style book that early in his career. Information is easy to grasp when it's accompanied by beautiful illustrations and photos.
That first book you had from when you were a kid is awesome! Kind of off topic, but when I was a kid, I got into Manga drawing. Cartoon drawing Japanese style. Anyways, my mom bought me one and I still have it and it's still the best book I have own for drawing even though I still don't know how to draw but it's also detailed and broken down. Thanks for the video!
I really like this video format. If these videos take less effort, please make some more. This format feels like I am hanging out with a friend talking about interesting books, which is one of the great things about many UA-cam videos.
Hi Lilly, One of the best survival books I have read is Cody Lundin's book 98.6 Degrees. It really gets to the basics of staying alive until help arrives. Another book called Deep Survival is about the psychology of survival and how survival situations occur. It is very very good and important for anyone who makes their living teaching these skills. Thanks for the great video.
Those are nice books and it sounds like they have valuable information on surviving in the wilderness. I have to look up some of those books and see about ordering atleast one to study from. You have gained so much knowledge from the books and the material you learned from the internet, and television. Dax was such a sweet dog and you must have loved him so much and miss him now that he is gone, but not forgotten. I have a dog which I feel the same way about and he just popped up at my place one day and I learned early that he was very smart and we bonded quickly. He is a young dog and I just try to keep him safe since he like to chase cars.
I read a lot of books on bushcraft, plants, trap making. Great video. Starting soon I'm going to leave in the woods for a year. Been my dream for a long time. Hunt for my food, fish and garden. Ronnie, Texas.
ZyPhReX I live in Mineral Wells. Just something I want to do for years. I'll continue to read while I'm out there. But first hand experience is the best. Trial by fire. Going to build a fully in closed shelter out of natural materials.
+RDM1978 That should be quite an adventure. Will you be connecting to the Internet and giving video updates during that time, or will you be totally unplugged for the year? I'd hate to be living in a primitive shelter when tornado season starts, (although it never really ended this year, did it?). The storms always seem to be worse in that area than what we get in Fort Worth. Anyway, best of luck to you. I hope the adventure is everything that you want it to be. -Linda
That is a good looking collection. John and Geri Mcpherson have some good primitive skills books out there also. They have been doing this since the 1980's if I remember correctly.
You have a healthy obsession. Hard to turn the brain off sometimes, i know; even when it is time for sleep. Great library of books to have on hand for reference and review, especially if shtf. If electric power goes out and you can't turn your electronics on it's good to have the hard copy available instead of just in a computer file. I am going to look at the playlist on your channel to look for the title about survival herbs you mentioned. I have been trying to get into that more lately. Thanks, Lilly...now go get some sleep. [funny when you kicked your sandles off in the beginning to get them out of the shot. White socks is okay but white socks with sandles is a little nerdy...good decision.]
The SAS guide also comes in a small pocket edition that is great for the back pack. i think I picked copies of it up for about $4 each on Amazon a few months back and sent them to my sons. I picked up my first SAS copy at a yard sale 15 years ago or so. My first "survival" book was a boyscout book written in the 30's or 40'....then a set of books I got for Christmas 1977 called _Free for the Eating_ and _More free fr the Eating (wild edibles). There are also many military guides available online for free. Check out Internet Archive for them and other bushcraft books as well. good vid Lilly!
Wow Lilly..Dax gave the meaning "Dog tired" a whole new meaning..lol..Dax can sleep thru anything...I'm impressed.. Interesting choices of books..I'll start getting one thru your store. Thanks.. Also did you ever think of staying out for a week in the bush to apply what you have learned?
John McCann, Dave Canterbury, and Cody Lundin has a bunch of good books as well. I have also used US military survival manuals and old boy scout camping books.
+Tony Hyden The US military uses whats called the FM 21-76. It hasn't changed much since world war 2 and is very similar to the sas manual. I also get quite a bit of knowledge from old boy scout field manuals and always scour the used book shops for them.
Lily another great book , not so much on survival , is norweigan wood stacking chopping and drying the scadinavian way. I really like it and reccomend it to anyone.
I learned from Mors Kochanksi in Scouts as a kid! I knew you must have some connection to him when I saw you using the term "supershelter". My scout leaders were all his students and they taught me everything I know.
I have read a couple of them. I agree that the Kochanski book is a good place to start for bushcrafters :) Thanks - Martin
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Thanks, Lilly. Check out oldtimers Nessmuk, Kephart, and Beard. They have some interesting techniques that are just as applicable today as back then. However, it is also fun to read the obviously obsolete information. Also look up A.R. Harding's book on Deadfalls and Snares. He has a lot of interesting options to practice.
Hi Lily! I would like to give you congratulations on your channel and work! I talk from Brazil and here you have great fans! These last two videos in his home were great! Knowing of your day and the books you read was very interesting! Thank you for sharing! André M. Ps: Sorry erros! My English is the google translator.. rsrss
Outstanding Lilly! A lot of great information, you are a store house of knowledge! I'm trying to watch all your videos, they inspire me to head back out into nature each time I watch. Thank you for making Dax such a intricate part of each lesson.
Hi Lilly. There is so much information you can get out of reading books. I have learned a lot by reading. There is a lot of info on you tube also but you have to be smart enough to figure out which info is good.... (Your stuff is good! haha ) I am more into self reliance and homesteading but I think that some of the primitive technology is amazing. We tend to think that we are very smart with our technology (and we are) but some of the things primitive people did was really amazing. It might be a little off topic for you but if you start getting interested in self reliance, preserving food is a really valuable skill that requires some research before you could do it properly. Not so much freezing but canning. I've done some water bath canning. Tomatoes mostly. I haven't done any pressure canning but I'm going to one of these days.... Great vids. I was wondering where you learned about all the edible plants.
for your journal, consider "rite in the rain," they make water proof paper books. I have been using them in my uniform and range bag for years. I am writing the "book of nightmares" in one.
+Survival Lilly have you looked at the old FoxFire books? It shows everything from growing a garden to making a homestead and even making a wagon wheel. It shows everything even medicine, just think of all common knowledge from 1800 and thats it!
thanx for sharing your survival library, i am trying to read as many books on the subject as possible, nearly finished reading Lofty Wiseman's book so will be on the look out for another so its good to have recommendations.
Hey Lilly, nice collection! Most of them are also in my bookshelf. I recently read some of the old field guides for the woodsman and camper written at the turn of the 20th Century. It seems that a lot of the new books are inspired or a poor copy of those classics. As an outdoorswoman and survival enthusiast you should definitely have a look at them: Woodcraft and Camping by Nessmuk The Book of Camping & Woodcraft by Horace Kephart Woodcraft A Guide to Camping and Survival by E.H.Kreps Viele Grüße aus Deutschland
Max Wichtls' book might be a little expensive, but it would be something that for the naturalist who should know all about roots, herbs, etc and eatable plants should own. I grew up in Eastern Kentucky, my father would always make sure I was able to name all the hardwood trees, and plants and be able to find Ginseng in the woods when we were hunting. And Poor DAX, waking him up, such a spoiled mommy's boy :) did you have to tuck him in to bed! :)
Hey Lilly, in case no one has posted this, the characters in the child survival cards are Donald Duck's (smarter) nephews: Huey, Dewy and Louie. They were featured in a Disney comic series "Junior Woodchucks." I read them when I was young, but I've never seen nor heard of the collector cards.
Excellent collection. Good thing about books...you can still read them when the computer/internet/electricity doesnt work. WOW!...Dax is a heavy sleeper....
Great review as usual, very helpful. Reading the SAS survival book now, and was planning on getting one about edible plants. I will have to check out Les Stroud's book as well. I really liked his show compared to some of the other survival shows.
I've recently stumbled across your channel and I want to tell you what a jewel it is. Everything you do is interesting, tasteful and well done. I enjoy all you do, keep up the quality programming and thank you for letting us enjoy your life.
Great idea to review your books for us. My collection is slightly different but I have the bushcraft by Mors, and a book on plants for my area, I want to get a copy of Les Stroud's. Thank you for sharing, honest and well done video
I'm 16. Mum got me the SAS survival guide for my 15th Birthday. Along with a survival pack and heaps of other useful goodies. SAS survival by lofty wiseman is a good book and would highly recommend as it goes over everything and not just the select few subjects
Love to hear Dax snoozing, wish I could be there to talk (no pervs) I have lived in high country for weeks and looks very similar to your videos. Be well Lilly
I did a video on this showing my books as well several months ago. I have most the same books you have. Great selection you have there! All the best! Dawn
Wow Lilly, you are quite well-informed and erudite! I'm getting some of those books and subscribing, sister. Danke schoen! Patricia Nash Age 70 Prepper for 30 years but now getting ready to act!
Hi Mr Dax, good to see you. A fascinating set of books which must contain so much information, it's just recalling it for use in the field which is my problem. Keep up the great videos.
Nice book selection. I need to find a book for Colorado USA . This is a combo of High plains desert and rocky mountains with mostly pine trees. Growing season is not that long in the mountains. I should get serious and write one but need to do more research. I have heard of being dog tired all my life. Now I have finally seen it. Hahahahaha That dog sure is a good companion for ya. Later
I've not had a chance to get into it seriously but nice to see others thinking about permaculture experimentation as well. Very cool topic. Good luck with it!
My first "Survival" book was my Boy Scout Handbook and the Boy Scout Field Book. They aren't as developed as an SAS or Army Ranger manual but they did provide the fundamentals. Kind of like your Disney book.
The SAS book was my first survival book I got years ago also. Super good book to own. Maybe you could write a book to sell? I'd buy it, especially if it had pictures of Dax in it! Bushcraft Stephi's paintings would be an awesome addition in the book too. Just sayin' 😏.
Very good selection of reference books. Thank you for sharing. I look forward to seeing your book for sale on Amazon some day. Two other books you may want to consider for your library are by a young man from Prescott, Arizona in the U.S., Cody Lundin. His books are “98.6 degrees” and “ Keeping Your a$$ Alive”. Both are very good, written in real world language, and with unique graphics.
Thank you for sharing you survival library. I have some of those books as well and while they share much common knowledge it seems you can always learn something new if you pick up another book! I liked the first book you got as a child and it shows how children can shape their entire life on something so basic if it inspires their imagination. That is great in and of itself. Larry Dean Olson is another primitive skills master and I have two of his books. He also lived in the wilderness of Utah for long periods of time, well worth the studies. You might want to pick up a copy of the USAF AFR 64-4 Instructor Survival Manual. It covers almost anything you would wish to know and is available online in a FREE pdf . I have the large 1985 edition and they can be ordered from the US Government Printing Office I believe. Nice to see DAX sleeping so soundly. How old is he anyway?
Poland published a war safety manual in the last few weeks. Very interesting specific emergency instructions in case of war, foreign troops, hostage situation, escape .. a very important new publication. It says to follow these instructions, it could save your life..
Colin Towell has a good survival book. Very similar to the SAS one, but more up to date and with prettier pictures. I really like that vintage kid's survival book though.
Alright!!! Thanks Lilly for this video, I have anxiously awaiting for this video. I was wondering, the journal/book you have been writing, ever thought about publishing it at one point? I bet it would be a good read.
+Survival Lilly Congratulations on yet another awesome video. By the way, I didn't know Dax was able to be so calm. Usually so full of energy. Dax looks exactly like my hunting dog I had as a child.
i bought john McPherson's first book, "Naked into the Wilderness", at a flea market in the 80's and read it until it fell apart. i learned and practiced it a lot back then. tanning hides, firing clay, making stone arrowheads. best book i ever purchased besides The Bible.
The SAS book covers a lot of ground. Only criticism is it uses illustrations instead of photos. It's available in eformat, which is nice, unless you want to take it into the wild and you lack the capacity to generate electricity.
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Oficcial SAS never bublish survival book.maybe some1 ho was is SAS bublish it.sorry for my english kissess
Survival Lilly It was written by John 'Lofty' Westman, former SAS and survival consultant. It was written after he finishen his service, and want into private consultant.
we say the same :P
How many languages do you know?
Please give me the sad book
The method of boiling water you mentioned works fine with the average waterproof shell jacket too. As long as you don't get the hot stones directly against the cloth.
In the U.S., it all starts with the Boy Scouts Of America Handbook (the older versions), it covers roughly 80% of most basic survival books! Love your videos! And your dog!
The logbook at the end is worth gold. I've got one too, writing down my findings, what worked and what didn't :)
I've started writing my own as well. It's mostly stuff that I want to remember and don't already have in my head, which is a lot of stuff.
I got hooked on your channel, after your bushcraft bed fell apart during the night and you almost froze. The next morning, it looked like you were about to break down into tears. From this point, i admired your endurance and will to stick to your bushcraft aims and channel. Your tenacity to learn and demonstrate your growing skills have kept me as a loyal subscriber. You are building one of my favorite books! Thanks, Lily! --- Clark
A nice collection of books, reading on bushcraft / survival is something i'm doing a lot of now ~Peace~
+Zed Outdoors
Via books or electronic ?....Books are great cos they dont require electricity to work...
@@RDPproject yea I don’t know why but books just feel way better than reading something online. It’s more satisfying I think.
Nice collection of books! Lots of good books there Lilly
Oh my god, those Ducktales survival cards were one of my favourite things I collected as a child. I still remember some great fantasies I had about trying the things explained in them. Thanks for reminding me of it.
Your idea of writing your own book - writing down those excerpts of other books - that are the most meaningful to you is a great idea. Sort of like a cook collecting favorite recipes, then making notes on what works or doesn't work for you. We were taught to make notes of what we learned - almost like a diary, so we could refer back. Thanks for the video. Regards to DAX from Rita and Taffy, my two greyhounds.
Terrific selection of books or manuals ! Enjoy your channel very much also ! I also like the wY shooting and hunting is part of your love for the outdoors , just like myself fishing and hunting ran in tandem with being in the woods.
I would think Les Stroud is a strong inspiration for you channel. Your channel is very reminiscent of his show "Survival Man", where he was his own cameraman as well. Getting all those different angle shots, I can only imagine the meticulousness that goes into it. On top of that, you're editing your own videos as well. It must be exhausting! I applaud you for a job well done!
I've only just realised that I need to learn everything to do with survival, as I tend to find myself going on adventures in my local small woods. Luckily, the woods in my town are very small and easy to get out of. This video made me rethink about safety and what would happen if i got lost. If this was to happen I wouldn't know what to do and how to resolve any issue. Thank you for this video.
Hey Lilly,
A fun and great series of books I found is the
Foxfire Books.
They are a series of books about life in the Appalachian Mountains here in America.
The interesting thing is all the information was gathered by high school students from old people who lived off the land. They cover just about everything you can think of. From selecting the proper place to build a cabin to metallurgy. How to build and create barrels, wagons, tack for draft animals, and even flint lock guns and gun powder. Soap, washing clothes, even moonshine! lol
I have found them to be very informative. You would like them. The first 5 books are packed full of good information.
My personal favorite outdoor manual is the Handbook for Boys Fifth Edition from the late 1940's. Yes, an older version of the boy scout handbook. I found a vintage copy at the local book store for $10.
Love that you go for the science accurate herb and plant books! Thanks again Lilly for your videos. can't wait till you write your own book.
Thanks for sharing which books you recommend and why, which was really interesting. That diary looks excellent and it was wonderful to see that children's survival guide and how well used and loved it obviously was :)
we can hear dax snoring. :)
+Chris LOL...
+Chris Dax can't sleep through the making of the video. He has to contribute more than that! :)
A dog's snoring is one of my favorite sounds. Holding on to my dog while I was kicking heroin and cocaine in bed was the one thing that got me through it, I just felt her heartbeat with my hand and listened to her snore and I somehow felt sort of okay, when by myself I'd be totally losing it.
DougglesMagnificent My new puppy snores. I started laughing the first time I heard it.
dax is dead now
Lily, loved the last two videos from home. Great job, makes you more real.
Thanks for sharing. My personal favourite is still Bushcraft by Ray Mears. I find it amazing that he was allowed to make a coffee table style book that early in his career. Information is easy to grasp when it's accompanied by beautiful illustrations and photos.
That first book you had from when you were a kid is awesome! Kind of off topic, but when I was a kid, I got into Manga drawing. Cartoon drawing Japanese style. Anyways, my mom bought me one and I still have it and it's still the best book I have own for drawing even though I still don't know how to draw but it's also detailed and broken down. Thanks for the video!
I really like this video format. If these videos take less effort, please make some more. This format feels like I am hanging out with a friend talking about interesting books, which is one of the great things about many UA-cam videos.
Hi Lilly, One of the best survival books I have read is Cody Lundin's book 98.6 Degrees. It really gets to the basics of staying alive until help arrives. Another book called Deep Survival is about the psychology of survival and how survival situations occur. It is very very good and important for anyone who makes their living teaching these skills.
Thanks for the great video.
Those are nice books and it sounds like they have valuable information on surviving in the wilderness. I have to look up some of those books and see about ordering atleast one to study from. You have gained so much knowledge from the books and the material you learned from the internet, and television. Dax was such a sweet dog and you must have loved him so much and miss him now that he is gone, but not forgotten. I have a dog which I feel the same way about and he just popped up at my place one day and I learned early that he was very smart and we bonded quickly. He is a young dog and I just try to keep him safe since he like to chase cars.
I read a lot of books on bushcraft, plants, trap making. Great video. Starting soon I'm going to leave in the woods for a year. Been my dream for a long time. Hunt for my food, fish and garden. Ronnie, Texas.
Will you be doing that in Texas?
CrankyPants Yes north Texas.
+RDM1978 What part? That's neat. Living in Texas and reading your skills can definitely appreciate that POV.
ZyPhReX I live in Mineral Wells. Just something I want to do for years. I'll continue to read while I'm out there. But first hand experience is the best. Trial by fire. Going to build a fully in closed shelter out of natural materials.
+RDM1978 That should be quite an adventure. Will you be connecting to the Internet and giving video updates during that time, or will you be totally unplugged for the year? I'd hate to be living in a primitive shelter when tornado season starts, (although it never really ended this year, did it?). The storms always seem to be worse in that area than what we get in Fort Worth. Anyway, best of luck to you. I hope the adventure is everything that you want it to be. -Linda
Thanks Lilly for sharing. Impressive collection.
That is a good looking collection.
John and Geri Mcpherson have some good primitive skills books out there also. They have been doing this since the 1980's if I remember correctly.
Lily it's time for you to publish a book or series of books
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You have a healthy obsession. Hard to turn the brain off sometimes, i know; even when it is time for sleep. Great library of books to have on hand for reference and review, especially if shtf. If electric power goes out and you can't turn your electronics on it's good to have the hard copy available instead of just in a computer file.
I am going to look at the playlist on your channel to look for the title about survival herbs you mentioned. I have been trying to get into that more lately. Thanks, Lilly...now go get some sleep.
[funny when you kicked your sandles off in the beginning to get them out of the shot. White socks is okay but white socks with sandles is a little nerdy...good decision.]
The SAS guide also comes in a small pocket edition that is great for the back pack. i think I picked copies of it up for about $4 each on Amazon a few months back and sent them to my sons. I picked up my first SAS copy at a yard sale 15 years ago or so. My first "survival" book was a boyscout book written in the 30's or 40'....then a set of books I got for Christmas 1977 called _Free for the Eating_ and _More free fr the Eating (wild edibles). There are also many military guides available online for free. Check out Internet Archive for them and other bushcraft books as well. good vid Lilly!
Great video Lilly, +1 on the Les Stroud book. The psychology of survival is just as important! Thanks for the videos I love them!
I need to get my hands on one of those Donald Duck Survival books in english!
Wow Lilly..Dax gave the meaning "Dog tired" a whole new meaning..lol..Dax can sleep thru anything...I'm impressed.. Interesting choices of books..I'll start getting one thru your store. Thanks.. Also did you ever think of staying out for a week in the bush to apply what you have learned?
John McCann, Dave Canterbury, and Cody Lundin has a bunch of good books as well. I have also used US military survival manuals and old boy scout camping books.
+Tony Hyden The US military uses whats called the FM 21-76. It hasn't changed much since world war 2 and is very similar to the sas manual. I also get quite a bit of knowledge from old boy scout field manuals and always scour the used book shops for them.
Always remember the old 'Combat & Survival' magazine in the UK. Had all of them at one time and some of the info in it was very good.
Lily another great book , not so much on survival , is norweigan wood stacking chopping and drying the scadinavian way. I really like it and reccomend it to anyone.
Very good info Lilly, I think you should think about getting your book in print. From a German in the USA. Thanks
I learned from Mors Kochanksi in Scouts as a kid! I knew you must have some connection to him when I saw you using the term "supershelter". My scout leaders were all his students and they taught me everything I know.
I have read a couple of them. I agree that the Kochanski book is a good place to start for bushcrafters :)
Thanks - Martin
Thanks, Lilly. Check out oldtimers Nessmuk, Kephart, and Beard. They have some interesting techniques that are just as applicable today as back then. However, it is also fun to read the obviously obsolete information.
Also look up A.R. Harding's book on Deadfalls and Snares. He has a lot of interesting options to practice.
Hi Lily!
I would like to give you congratulations on your channel and work! I talk from Brazil and here you have great fans! These last two videos in his home were great! Knowing of your day and the books you read was very interesting!
Thank you for sharing!
André M.
Ps: Sorry erros! My English is the google translator.. rsrss
Bushcraft is an awesome book. Got it second hand, and haven't even read it through, but it's super informative for backpacking.
I also grew up reading the same ducks survival book!!! :) Watching it in your video brought me great memories...
Outstanding Lilly! A lot of great information, you are a store house of knowledge!
I'm trying to watch all your videos, they inspire me to head back out into nature each time I watch.
Thank you for making Dax such a intricate part of each lesson.
Hi Lilly. There is so much information you can get out of reading books. I have learned a lot by reading. There is a lot of info on you tube also but you have to be smart enough to figure out which info is good.... (Your stuff is good! haha ) I am more into self reliance and homesteading but I think that some of the primitive technology is amazing. We tend to think that we are very smart with our technology (and we are) but some of the things primitive people did was really amazing. It might be a little off topic for you but if you start getting interested in self reliance, preserving food is a really valuable skill that requires some research before you could do it properly. Not so much freezing but canning. I've done some water bath canning. Tomatoes mostly. I haven't done any pressure canning but I'm going to one of these days.... Great vids. I was wondering where you learned about all the edible plants.
for your journal, consider "rite in the rain," they make water proof paper books. I have been using them in my uniform and range bag for years. I am writing the "book of nightmares" in one.
I love hearing Dax's soft snore!
Great library. I may expand my own personal library. Great vid. Great advice Ms Lilly. God bless you and all you do. Thanks
+Survival Lilly have you looked at the old FoxFire books? It shows everything from growing a garden to making a homestead and even making a wagon wheel. It shows everything even medicine, just think of all common knowledge from 1800 and thats it!
+cody moss p.s. Lilly, your awesome, keep up the good work, dank je
thanx for sharing your survival library, i am trying to read as many books on the subject as possible, nearly finished reading Lofty Wiseman's book so will be on the look out for another so its good to have recommendations.
I had a couple of these but I had to get some of the others you showed. Thanks again for all the info, much appreciated.
Very nice. I might get the Bushcraft and the Les Stroud one.
Dax is the best!! Thanks Lilly for another great video, I love les stroud too!!
thanks for your video, just love them, great to show your books, like the comic book too !
nice vid,great selection of books,thanks for the heads up on your favourite.
Hey Lilly,
nice collection! Most of them are also in my bookshelf. I recently read some of the old field guides for the woodsman and camper written at the turn of the 20th Century. It seems that a lot of the new books are inspired or a poor copy of those classics.
As an outdoorswoman and survival enthusiast you should definitely have a look at them:
Woodcraft and Camping by Nessmuk
The Book of Camping & Woodcraft by Horace Kephart
Woodcraft A Guide to Camping and Survival by E.H.Kreps
Viele Grüße aus Deutschland
Max Wichtls' book might be a little expensive, but it would be something that for the naturalist who should know all about roots, herbs, etc and eatable plants should own.
I grew up in Eastern Kentucky, my father would always make sure I was able to name all the hardwood trees, and plants and be able to find Ginseng in the woods when we were hunting.
And Poor DAX, waking him up, such a spoiled mommy's boy :) did you have to tuck him in to bed! :)
Hey Lilly, in case no one has posted this, the characters in the child survival cards are Donald Duck's (smarter) nephews: Huey, Dewy and Louie. They were featured in a Disney comic series "Junior Woodchucks." I read them when I was young, but I've never seen nor heard of the collector cards.
Your dog looks really wise. He's like saying
"I know everything without needing the books. I just need a floor and a beefsteak..."
Excellent collection. Good thing about books...you can still read them when the computer/internet/electricity doesnt work. WOW!...Dax is a heavy sleeper....
Vielen Dank für die Empfehlungen. Das wird den Geldbeutel wohl demnächst belasten.. Liebe Grüße!
A great collection of books, thank you for sharing.
Great review as usual, very helpful. Reading the SAS survival book now, and was planning on getting one about edible plants. I will have to check out Les Stroud's book as well. I really liked his show compared to some of the other survival shows.
I've recently stumbled across your channel and I want to tell you what a jewel it is. Everything you do is interesting, tasteful and well done. I enjoy all you do, keep up the quality programming and thank you for letting us enjoy your life.
should've bought yourself a bear grylls book... it'll teach you how to gut orcs and drink lava and prep up dragon steak
Great idea to review your books for us. My collection is slightly different but I have the bushcraft by Mors, and a book on plants for my area, I want to get a copy of Les Stroud's. Thank you for sharing, honest and well done video
It was mentioned awhile back but "6 Ways In 12 Ways Out" is another good one to have.
I'm 16. Mum got me the SAS survival guide for my 15th Birthday. Along with a survival pack and heaps of other useful goodies. SAS survival by lofty wiseman is a good book and would highly recommend as it goes over everything and not just the select few subjects
Lilly, informative and useful, as all your videos are. Is Dax practicing his survival sleeping?
Love to hear Dax snoozing, wish I could be there to talk (no pervs) I have lived in high country for weeks and looks very similar to your videos. Be well Lilly
I did a video on this showing my books as well several months ago. I have most the same books you have. Great selection you have there! All the best! Dawn
Wow Lilly, you are quite well-informed and erudite! I'm getting some of those books and subscribing, sister. Danke schoen!
Patricia Nash
Age 70
Prepper for 30 years but now getting ready to act!
Hi Mr Dax, good to see you. A fascinating set of books which must contain so much information, it's just recalling it for use in the field which is my problem. Keep up the great videos.
GREAT VIDEO!! I just ordered three survival books...I ordered the sea survival handbook, bushcraft 101 and 200 survival hacks with basic materials
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Another great video. I like them about your personal life Lilly.
Nice book selection. I need to find a book for Colorado USA . This is a combo of High plains desert and rocky mountains with mostly pine trees. Growing season is not that long in the mountains. I should get serious and write one but need to do more research. I have heard of being dog tired all my life. Now I have finally seen it. Hahahahaha That dog sure is a good companion for ya. Later
I've not had a chance to get into it seriously but nice to see others thinking about permaculture experimentation as well. Very cool topic. Good luck with it!
The SAS Survival book also comes in a pocket version. That has all the good stuff as the full size book.
My first "Survival" book was my Boy Scout Handbook and the Boy Scout Field Book. They aren't as developed as an SAS or Army Ranger manual but they did provide the fundamentals. Kind of like your Disney book.
The SAS book was my first survival book I got years ago also. Super good book to own. Maybe you could write a book to sell? I'd buy it, especially if it had pictures of Dax in it! Bushcraft Stephi's paintings would be an awesome addition in the book too. Just sayin' 😏.
Very good selection of reference books. Thank you for sharing. I look forward to seeing your book for sale on Amazon some day.
Two other books you may want to consider for your library are by a young man from Prescott, Arizona in the U.S., Cody Lundin. His books are “98.6 degrees” and “ Keeping Your a$$ Alive”. Both are very good, written in real world language, and with unique graphics.
I've been a Marine so long never thought about a survival book, great info will get on soon!
Thank you for sharing you survival library. I have some of those books as well and while they share much common knowledge it seems you can always learn something new if you pick up another book! I liked the first book you got as a child and it shows how children can shape their entire life on something so basic if it inspires their imagination. That is great in and of itself. Larry Dean Olson is another primitive skills master and I have two of his books. He also lived in the wilderness of Utah for long periods of time, well worth the studies. You might want to pick up a copy of the USAF AFR 64-4 Instructor Survival Manual. It covers almost anything you would wish to know and is available online in a FREE pdf . I have the large 1985 edition and they can be ordered from the US Government Printing Office I believe. Nice to see DAX sleeping so soundly. How old is he anyway?
Poland published a war safety manual in the last few weeks. Very interesting specific emergency instructions in case of war, foreign troops, hostage situation, escape .. a very important new publication.
It says to follow these instructions, it could save your life..
I would like to see some videos on turning items into useful survival items, like tin cans in to stoves.
Colin Towell has a good survival book. Very similar to the SAS one, but more up to date and with prettier pictures.
I really like that vintage kid's survival book though.
Alright!!! Thanks Lilly for this video, I have anxiously awaiting for this video. I was wondering, the journal/book you have been writing, ever thought about publishing it at one point? I bet it would be a good read.
Got the first edition of this in the 80s when I was a lot younger, brilliant read
Loving the videos Lilly!
I am very impressed with all of your videos! You should publish your book and I promise I will buy it! Keep up the good work!!!
+Survival Lilly Congratulations on yet another awesome video. By the way, I didn't know Dax was able to be so calm. Usually so full of energy. Dax looks exactly like my hunting dog I had as a child.
I'd love to see another video on your survival book collection, have your opinions changed regarding the books overall?
I can also recomment the SAS survival handbook, it is really full of practical information. Greets! Sebas
The book at 7:46 reminds me of a witches "book of shadows" ! :-) Is there a relationship between witchcraft and bushcraft ?
The Les Stroud book is very popular and enjoyable. Keep up good work!
Loving the huey duey and louey book!
i bought john McPherson's first book, "Naked into the Wilderness", at a flea market in the 80's and read it until it fell apart. i learned and practiced it a lot back then. tanning hides, firing clay, making stone arrowheads. best book i ever purchased besides The Bible.
1:54 My sister got me that book last Christmas. Most of it is common scene stuff but I like it.
I recommend the adventures guide to the outdoors
I love the snoring dog!
I've got that Jon 'Lofty' Book on the thumbnail but mines like the size of my palm and fits right into my pocket. It's a brilliant book :D
Same
The SAS book covers a lot of ground. Only criticism is it uses illustrations instead of photos. It's available in eformat, which is nice, unless you want to take it into the wild and you lack the capacity to generate electricity.