How to Survive: Self-Reliance in Extreme Circumstances

by John Hudson

Overview

Gripping stories of near disaster and survival—and the lessons to be gleaned from them—from the British military’s chief survival instructor.

When faced with near death, your survival instincts kick in. Instincts can only take you so far, however; it’s preparation and planning that can make the difference between living and dying. In How to Survive, readers will hear harrowing tales of survival and learn from them. These stories are broken down and studied, whether it’s the experience of a teenager hiking to safety as the only survivor of a plane crash in the Peruvian Amazon, a fisherman drifting for more than 400 days in an open boat across the Pacific Ocean, or a US Air Force fighter pilot forced to eject from his stealth fighter thousands of feet above the earth.

John Hudson, a military survivor instructor, introduces the mindset that he feels is imperative for success: the Survival Triangle. This combination of effort, hope, and goals, along with a few practical skills, provides a premade planning template that can be used to jumpstart the whole survival process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781682686454
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	01/05/2021
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	1,077,950
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

John Hudson is the British military’s chief survival instructor and a former RAF helicopter pilot. He has also been a resident survival expert on two seasons of Discovery Channel’s Survive That. Hudson is based in Cornwall, England.

Table of Contents

Introduction Why Do Some People Survive? 1

Chapter 1 Preparing to Fail 19

Chapter 2 Prioritization 63

Chapter 3 Getting Things Done 87

Chapter 4 Small Steps and the Importance of Hope 125

Chapter 5 The Importance of Other People 161

Chapter 6 The Importance of Learning to Adapt 191

Chapter 7 Tune In 215

Chapter 8 Win or Learn 245

Conclusion 263

Appendix 1 Practical Advice for Coping During a Pandemic 271

Appendix 2 How to Light a Fire 291

Appendix 3 How to Build an Igloo 299

Acknowledgements 303

Notes 305