Whether you’re new to the outdoors, looking to get into primitive living, or are an expert survivalist, there’s something here for everyone. From the origins of bushcraft, to the latest in modern conveniences, check out some of our favorite books below. Who knows, maybe you’ll find a new, go-to shelter design, or a fun way to start a fire to show off to your friends…
Survival & Navigation
Canadian Wilderness Survival: Bruce Zawalsky
98.6 Degrees: Cody Lundin
SAS Survival Guide: John “Lofty” Wiseman
Wilderness Survival (2nd ed.): Gregory Davenport
Bushcraft: Mors Kochanski
Secrets of The Wilderness: Andre-Francois Bourbeau
Combat and Survival: H.S. Stuttman
Survival Knots: Creek Stewart
Survival Tarp Shelters: Creek Stewart
Survival trees: Creek Stewart
The Green Beret’s Compass Course: Sgt. Don Paul
Bushcraft & Pioneer
Bushcraft: Mors Kochanski
Foxfire Series: Foxfire Fund (Wiggington)
Camping and Woodcraft: Horace Kephart
Woodcraft and Indian Lore: E.T. Seton
Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs: Tristan Gooley
Wildwood Wisdom: Ellsworth Jaeger
Woodcraft: Bernard S. Mason
Camp-lore and Woodcraft: D.C. Beard
Woodcraft and Camping: George W. Sears “Nessmuk”
Primitive Living
Primitive Technology I & II: Society of Primitive Technology (David Wescott)
Practicing Primitive: Steven M. Watt
Medical
Vertical Aid: Seth C. Hawkins MD
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide: Joseph Alton MD & Amy Alton ARNP
Plants & Foraging
Botany In A Day: Thomas J. Elpel
Rogers’ Herbal Manual: Robert Rogers
Foraging The Mountain West: Thomas J. Elpel
Youth
Hatchet: Gary Paulson
To Build a Fire: Jack London
My Side of The Mountain: Jean Craighead George
The Grasshopper Trap: Patrick F. McManus
Search & Rescue: Boy Scouts Meritage Badge Series
First Aid: Boy Scouts Meritage Badge Series
Emergency Preparedness: Boy Scouts Meritage Badge Series
Wilderness Survival: Boy Scouts Meritage Badge Series
Indian Lore: Boy Scouts Meritage Badge Series
Camping: Boy Scouts Meritage Badge Series