Product Description

In this essential guide to living wild, Bear Grylls reveals the secrets of his years of fieldcraft experience. This is the information you really need to know about living in the field from the man who has passed 21 SAS selection, climbed Everest and survived in some of the most inhospitable regions on Earth. In his inimitable style, Bear has thrown out everything that's boring about scouting and fieldcraft and concentrated only on what's exciting, inspirational and a little bit edgy. It's all here, from mastering the art of making the perfect campfire and constructing the best camp, to navigating safely through all terrains in all weathers - with or without a map...The only other thing you'll need is this book!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #926 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

About the Author
Bear Grylls served for three years with the British Special Forces (21 SAS). He is a world record-breaking adventurer, bestselling author and one of the world's most sought-after motivational speakers. Bear's prime-time adventure TV series reaches over a billion viewers worldwide in over 150 countries. He recently took over the position of UK's Chief Scout to the Scouting Association, and is the figurehead of 28 million Scouts. He is married to Shara and they have three sons, Jesse, Marmaduke and Huckleberry. They live on a houseboat in London and a small private island off the coast of Wales.

Customer Reviews

Back to Basics
Amazingly not the over the top macho craziness that he is made to present on his TV show, this is a good down to earth guide to outdoor living in the Northern outdoors. Filled with anecdotes and GENUINE practical guides to bushcraft, camping and outdoors living it is a book that is hard to put down. If only he could do a TV series based on this book, it would make for a more serious programme along the lines of Ray Mears. Put all of your prejudices about his programmes to one side and go out and buy a copy for yourself and your kids, you will not regret it.

The new scouting for boys
This is a brilliant book full of facts and useful tips for the modern scout. Baden powell would be proud of this book, it really is the new Scouting For Boys. Well done Bear.

Easy survival manual
OK, you've watched the TV series and you've seen this guy put some pretty disgusting things in his mouth. You've watched him eat, drink and puke things that you would never consider trying alongside leaving you with very little desire to go to any of the places Bear has been.

What appears in this book is however a lot more friendly. It deals with everything from respecting your environment to giving you good survival tips alongside solid information on the basics from the setting up of camp to the preparation of a fire. It's a good solid book and one that I'll definitely be reading from cover to cover a few times before embarking on my next camping trip. If you want something different this year for that survival fan or just something for that adventurous person in your life then this will certainly hit the spot. Just make sure that they have a good supply of food beforehand as lets face it "doing a bear" will become part of the English language before long for eating something disgusting.