Survival - Wilderness: Books, Videos

The sprawl of suburbia, destruction of wildlife areas, overregulation of game animals, and reduced popularity of hunting and fishing have resulted in more and more people coming into direct contact with wild animals on a regular basis. In this invaluable do-it-yourself guide, veteran outdoorsman Larry Grupp gives readers a comprehensive "toolbox" of specific devices and strategies to deal safely, legally and effectively with more than 30 common North American pests, including deer, bears, raccoons, rabbits, beavers, porcupines, skunks, foxes, coyotes, rats, squirrels, bats, birds, fish and reptiles.

Understanding these critters and how to best control them is the basis of this information-packed manual. You will learn when to be cautious, when to be accommodating and when and how to take direct action if the animals must be eradicated. The primary tools for dealing with unwanted creatures are fences, repellants, fumigators and traps. Grupp examines each solution and tells the reader how to most effectively and economically use them. He also provides a helpful table for using specific baits and lures to trap various varmints.

City and country dwellers alike will find the answers they need to rid their homes and properties of destructive wildlife once and for all.

Larry Grupp has lived around animals all his life. Raised in the rural Midwest, he now makes his home in Moscow, Idaho. He has written numerous books and articles on hunting and trapping.
$34.95
Softcover 978-1-58160-651-5 250 pages 8.5" x 11" photos, illust.

NEW! The standard survival retreat advice has always been to find a remote place in Idaho or Montana, with at least 20 acres, a 2,000-square-foot log cabin and a bunker underneath, a barn, pastureland, and a stream running through the property. But how many of us can afford such a spread without a crippling mortgage? If you can't make the hefty payments on your survival retreat, the bankers will evict you, leaving you worse off than those who failed to prepare in the first place.

M.D. Creekmore's motivation for finding a low-cost retreat was the need to live on a lot less money after he lost his job and got divorced. He started living in a travel trailer, parked on two acres he'd bought a few years back to use as a campsite and bug-out location, never dreaming he'd be living there full time. But he has called his trailer home for the past four years and says that "for the first time in my life, I'm actually content."

Living off the grid in a travel trailer isn't for everyone. But if you are looking for a way to own a debt-free home—and enjoy the security that comes with it—here's the author's dirt-cheap plan for finding suitable land; buying a used trailer; securing it against the elements and intruders; providing alternative power sources; dealing with water and waste issues; maximizing your space; and establishing a workable storage system for food, water, medicine, tools, and other equipment. The good news is that the author has done the hard part for you.

M.D. Creekmore is one of America's foremost experts on survival, emergency preparedness, and self-reliance. He has dedicated his life to learning the skills needed to stay alive in an increasingly dangerous world. Since its inception in 2007, his blog ( www.thesurvivalistblog.net ) has grown into one of the most popular preparedness sites on the Web. A few years ago, he got sick of being another rat in the rat race, so he bought two acres of land off the grid for $2,000 and parked a 26-foot travel trailer on it—this is now his full-time home and survival retreat. He is a black belt in Shotokan karate, gunsmith, survivalist, homesteader, and all-around nice guy.
$12.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-747-5 88 pages 5.5" x 8.5" Photos

NEW! Get three complete videos on this one DVD: the classic Edible Wild Plants III and Trees, Shrubs, Nuts, & Berries, featuring Jim Meuninck and Dr. Jim Duke, and an all-new The Forager's Dozen, on which Jim Meuninck shows you new plants and novel ideas and recipes about how to use them. This collection contains more than two hours of entertaining and educational information on how to

Identify, harvest, and cook edible wild plants
Distinguish between poisonous plants and poisonous look-alikes
Save time and money foraging for free wild foods
Improve your health using natural remedies
Substitute wild plants for traditional ingredients
Learn how to make infusions and decoctions

This invaluable video guide provides you with the knowledge and skills you need to improve your nutrition and enjoy a lifetime of pleasant and productive hours outdoors.

"Very entertaining, a clever, in depth look at healthful cooking alternatives..." –Indiana Botanic Gardens
$29.95
DVD-R 978-0-93986-575-8 120 minutes

Whether you're hiking, on the run or stranded in the wild, this book tells you how to meet basic survival needs by scavenging and improvising. Includes explicit drawings and complete info on snares, shelter, cooking equipment and more. Get an edge on survival – get Into the Primitive.
$20.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-530-0 174 pages 5.5" x 8.5" illustrations

For most people, off-roading is a hobby: a way to pit your vehicle and driving ability against nature. But do you have the skills to go off-road and get from Point A to Point B if you have to? If you have no other choice? That's where this video comes in. Taught by the Crucible's off-roading expert, Chad Morman, this program will give you the vital basics of mission-essential off-road driving, where you have to get your vehicle and passengers intact to your destination, no matter what the terrain. Combat veteran Morman begins your instruction by showing you the need-to-have equipment for any off-road excursion, as well as how to properly stow it and still have room for tactical gear and supplies.

Also covered are navigating ditches, pits, and gullies; recovering a downed vehicle; driving through narrow forest trails; ascending and descending a steep, slick hill; and more. You never know when weather and circumstance may require you to go from a two-lane blacktop to a dark, tree-lined path: the techniques in this video will give you the tools to get you and your vehicle home safe. For information purposes only.

Chad Morman is a former lead Combatives instructor for the Marine Corps and has been operational in Iraq and Afghanistan. Chad is currently an instructor at the Crucible.
$49.95
DVD-R 805966 061931 80 minutes

Written especially for survivalists and retreaters, this book reveals a totally practical survival program unlike any other. Old Indian secrets and advice on survival medicine, firearms, preserving food, diesel generation and much more are included.

Ragnar Benson is America's most-esteemed survival expert. He has written more than 20 books for Paladin throughout the years on a variety of topics covering everything from weapons to politics to survival medicine.
$30.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-542-6 270 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos, illust.

Would you be prepared to survive in the event of a complete breakdown of modern civilization? A man-made or natural global disaster could strand you for months, years or forever with no electricity, no water from the taps, no grocery stores, no city services and no government. Further, you'll be surrounded by countless others who didn't prepare - the very same people who mock survivalists by calling them paranoid pessimists and worse. But survivalists are the ultimate optimists. They believe that they will succeed - no matter what happens to the rest of the world - if only they can assemble the right supplies and learn the right survival techniques. Author Jim Ballou introduces you to the essential skills and mind-set you will need to survive a complete, long-term shift in the way the world operates. He tells you what items you need to assemble now and what skills will be priceless later. Learn how to assemble a survival workshop, recycle and salvage everything, develop survival bartering skills, prepare and store caches, and much, much more. More than a blueprint for bad times ahead, this informative guide may inspire you to attain a new level of self-sufficiency.

As far back as James Ballou can remember, his interests have included survival activities - hunting, fishing, exploring, treasure hunting, backpacking, shooting, making and using tools, and just plain improvising. The author of dozens of magazine articles on various subjects, he also served four years in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division.

Ragnar Benson is America's most-esteemed survival expert. He has written more than 20 books for Paladin throughout the years on a variety of topics covering everything from weapons to politics to survival medicine.
$22.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-575-4 132 pages 8.5" x 11" photos, illust.

This is the first book ever published to explain how to capture that most dangerous animal: man. Based on Ragnar's own mantrapping experiences while on special assignments in Asia, Africa, North and South America and Cuba, this gut-wrenching book covers such mantraps as the Malaysian Hawk, the Andes Mountain Trail Trap, the Sheepeater's Rock Fall and the Cuban Water Trap. To know how to trap your enemy is to know how to avoid being trapped yourself. For academic study only.

Catch even the craftiest critters with the trap lore perfected over generations. Ragnar has culled his all-time favorite traps that are easy to build, easy to maintain and guaranteed to work! Detailed illustrations show you how to build a floating duck snare, den trap, live-mouse set, campfire set and fish trap, to name just a few. And with Ragnar's expertise at hand, you can avoid the baits and sets that don't work and never have.

Ragnar Benson is America's most-esteemed survival expert. He has written more than 20 books for Paladin throughout the years on a variety of topics covering everything from weapons to politics to survival medicine.
$20.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-328-3 136 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos, illust.

This DVD reveals the latest caching techniques and technology, including types of storage containers, low-cost alternatives to commercial containers, container sizes for specific weapons and preparation methods for long-term storage. It also covers methods to thwart metal detectors and sure-fire ways to recall the exact location of your cache.
$19.95
DVD-R 805966 058832 50 minutes

Life-saving first-aid and wilderness medical care, water procurement, improvised survival tools and weapons – having this book in any emergency could mean the difference between life and death. This is one of the best guides we've ever seen.
$20.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-506-5 204 pages 5.5" x 8.5" illustrations

Tells the survivalist how to collect wild game under any circumstances, using Indian secrets. Shows specific poaching methods for deer, elk, bear, moose, beaver, mink, muskrat, trout, salmon, grouse, pheasant, duck and dozens more. Includes detailed plans for many traps, snares, deadfalls, etc. Truly a fascinating and useful selection.

Ragnar Benson is America's most-esteemed survival expert. He has written more than 20 books for Paladin throughout the years on a variety of topics covering everything from weapons to politics to survival medicine.
$29.95
Softcover 978-0-87364-183-8 250 pages 5.5" x 8.5" illustrations

Here Mel DeWeese and his band of experienced survival experts demonstrate scores of life-saving skills most humans have forgotten, including how to recognize the "seven enemies" that threaten your life; start a fire without a match; make a survival kit; use signaling effectively; construct sturdy shelters, tools, traps and weapons; avoid hypothermia and other common killers; apply wilderness first aid; forage for edible plants and much more.
$29.95
DVD 978-0-939865-43-7 60 minutes

The Extreme Survival Almanac is a major new book in the field of outdoor survival that is different from anything else on the market. It is written specifically for regular people who may be suddenly forced to survive in the wilderness without assistance, with no planning and with no specialized training or equipment. This remote-area survival manual provides clear decision-making guidelines to walk you step-by-step from the first signs of trouble all the way through to the rescue. It outlines specific courses of action for every type of survival scenario imaginable, including thousands of useful tips, directions and suggestions that can be understood and followed by the panicked, possibly injured layman stranded in the woods, in a vehicle or at sea. The Extreme Survival Almanac is the most comprehensive, user-friendly survival guide ever written and is essential gear for every travel pack, car, camper, boat or plane.

Reid Kincaid is the physician assistant (PA) at the Metlakatla Indian Reservation Clinic, located on remote Annette Island in southeast Alaska, and a PA with the U.S. Army Reserve. An outdoor enthusiast, he has traveled extensively in the United States and overseas and spends as much time as possible honing his skills in the backcountry of Alaska.
$55.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-288-3 478 pages 8.5" x 11" photos, illust.

The traps, snares and pathguards detailed here can be constructed out of the most basic materials, keeping your expenses down and your net profits up. Includes pest snares, large animal snares, and transplant traps, plus camp alarms that alert you to intruders and deadly pathguards that could save your life.
$16.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-406-8 72 pages 5.5" x 8.5" illustrations

Navigating and surviving in the wilderness are skills you can't afford to be without. Learn the principles of navigating with a map and compass and then understand how these principles work in the woods, fields and mountains.
$19.95
DVD-R 805966 058136 90 minutes

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.

Michael Chesbro is a retired senior counterintelligence agent from the U.S. Department of Defense Special Operations. He holds degrees in security management and jurisprudence and is a graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. His other books include: The Complete Guide to E-Security, Freeware Encryption and Security Programs, and Privacy for Sale.
$20.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-365-1 168 pages 5.5" x 8.5" 30 illust.

The first truly complete easy-to-follow guide to finding your way in the forest, mountains, desert or any wild environment. Let a pro teach you about maps and compasses, land navigation, building emergency shelter, finding food and water, forecasting weather, administering first aid, and much more.
$20.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-760-1 160 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos, illust.