SAS Survival Handbook
by John Wiseman
This is the survival book recommended most frequently. The book's wide scope (desert to
jungle to liferaft) makes it a good broad starting point, but you'd probably want to
supplement it.
Survival Kit (Pocket-Size):
- Matches
- Candle
- Flint
- Magnifying Glass
- Needles and Thread
- Fishoooks and Line
- Compass
- Beta Light [contact Penrith Survival Equipment, below]
- Snare Wire
- Flexible Saw (wire saw)
Medical Kit:
- pain reliever
- intestinal seditive
- antibiotic
- antihistimine
- water sterilizing tablets
- anti-malaria tablets
- potassium permanganate
- Surgical Blades
- Butterfly Sutures
- Plasters (band-aids)
- Condom
Survival Pouch (larger kit):
- Mess Tin
- Fuel
- Flashlight
- Flares
- Marker Panel (surveyor's tape?)
- Matches
- Brew Kit (tea kit)
- Clear Plastic Bag
- Food
- Knife & sharpener
- ...all in a waterproof pouch
