Monday, February 18, 2008

U.S. Army Field Manual 21-76


It's always handy to have useful knowledge neatly tucked away in your head, especially knowledge that military survival field manuals can provide. If some of these concepts are beginning to get a little hazy in your mind, better to review before sound survival principles become the fuzzy logic of death. This website makes it easy to one-click your way to the chapter you need to review. -- Scott

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/ -- CBS's Survivor has become one of the most watched television shows in America. One of the reasons for this show's success is that there is an adventurer in all of us and since we all cannot be in a survival situation we like to live vicariously through the people on the show.

But don't make the mistake of thinking that being in a survival situation would be fun. Wilderness Survival is not a game, there is no reward challenges, and there is no immunity. How do you think you would fare in a survival situation? Could you build a shelter? Could you light a fire without matches? Could you forage for food and purify water? In real life you don't have luxury items, you don't get tarps and matches and camping supplies. In real life you may not have any tools except your own two hands. If you were stranded in the wilderness would you end up a survivor?

Don't worry about those questions. Instead take action and educate yourself on survival techniques. Nature is unforgiving and you must be prepared to fight to stay alive. The contents of this website are taken from actual US Army training manuals, this is the same material used to train the best army in the world. You will not find a more complete resource on Wilderness Survival. So prepare yourself because one day you may need it.

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