Category: Books

I love to read, both for learning and entertainment. When it comes to learning back woods skills, reading is a great way to get informed without signing up for an expensive class. Building a personal library is something I enjoy as a backyardsman. My problem isn’t so much what books to buy, but what books to not buy. I have a hard time throwing anything away even if it sucks. So I have lots of books that are just taking up space. Maybe I’ll do a post on re-purposing them as campfire fuel some day…

The problem is, most book reviews are overly positive – so I buy a book with rave reviews and it turns out the book sucks. Or at least doesn’t come close to matching the glowing reviews. Here are my reviews of some books I’ve read. The ones I like and recommend have links to Amazon, the ones I don’t like have a link to nowhere. Enjoy

Peace out,
procupine

January 10, 2020

Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag

Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag by Creek Stewart is a book I really wanted to love. I’ve read some of Creek’s magazine articles and really liked them. I’m also a gear junkie, always looking for ideas (excuses) for things to add to my preps. I read through this a few times looking for a reason to recommend it. Trust … Read the rest

September 26, 2018

The Prepper’s Blueprint

When I got into prepping, the first book I bought was The Prepper’s Blueprint: The Step-By-Step Guide To Help You Through Any Disaster by Tess Pennington. It’s not a bad book if you’re new to prepping. The author seems to know her subject and there’s lots of solid information in the book. In spite of that, I don’t recommend The … Read the rest

August 22, 2017June 20, 2018

Cody’s Book – The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive

98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive (referred to from here on as Cody’s book) is probably the best survival book I’ve read. There are a few reasons… First, it does one thing and does it very well. A lot of books I’ve read try to do too many things and as a result fail to do any … Read the rest