Best Survival Books for Wilderness and Disasters

Survival is about the experience. If you are not trained as a survivalist, reading about it, does not make you one of them right away. On the other hand, best practices, practical tips, and even useful gear reviews are helpful for anyone. Actually, knowledge is the most crucial survival gear, if you practice with it. So in this article, we want to suggest survival books for emergency situations.

1. Essential Survival Gear: A Pro’s Guide to Your Most Practical and Portable Survival Kit

The writer knows what he is talking about and writes about what he lives. There are lots of useful and down-to-earth advice that is practical. The main focus of this book is to buy the right gear. The writer’s intention is to point readers’ attention to the survival stuff that everyone really needs. By reading this book you can categorize your gear such as clothing, day bag, backpack, basic equipment, and luxuries.

2. Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag: Your 72-Hour Disaster Survival Kit

If an unexpected emergency or disaster hits, you should be prepared to leave your home with your bug out bag. If you know nothing about camping, survival, preparedness, then this is a pretty good book to start with. The writer’s approach is really good. You can find yourself getting rid of the luxuries, the conveniences, and the downright frivolous and distilling it down to the necessities alone. You can cut almost 10 pounds from your bag. On the other hand, it does not have high-quality pictures and text. For quick tips, check out our blog post about survival tips to create your B.O.B.

 

 

3. Full-Rip 9.0: The Next Big Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest

This book is a wake-up call. It is absolutely essential reading to understand the state of knowledge of our seismic environment. Earthquakes are sudden and there is no real prediction system for them. By reading this book, you will be enlightened about why you need to be prepared for earthquakes and how.

4. Snow Caves for Fun and Survival

If you are a camper and want to learn about winter camping, this book would be a top choice for you. The writer offers very specific advice on how to build shelters in the snow from the snow. It covers most of the deep snow survival techniques which is a great read to anyone.

5. Wilderness First Responder: How To Recognize, Treat, And Prevent Emergencies In The Backcountry

One of the best Wilderness First Aid books around. The book is the most well organized, thorough and easy to follow. The information is comprehensive and concise. The diagrams are very clear and easy to follow and understand. Moreover, it is the textbook for NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) Wilderness First Responder Course. It is very easy to read and each chapter starts out with a scenario related to the theme of the chapter and then ends with a “solution” to that scenario given what you’ve learned in the chapter.

6. Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills

This book has long been considered ‘The Bible’ of Mountaineering and climbing. For anyone looking to start climbing, reviewing old materials, or looking at improving skills or developing new ones for climbing, this book is absolutely required. No matter you are a beginner or an experienced mountaineer, this book will have useful information to reference, review, or expand upon.

Last words for Survival Books

Personal choices may vary, and reading something you are not interested in might be boring. But keep in mind that each book is written by experience and would be helpful to your survival in a sudden. If you have further suggestions for survival books, please contact and help us to enrich this archive for our fellow readers.