
If the whole disaster and mayhem subject gets too heavy, there’s a horribly comedic book which I like as an urban survival palate cleanser.įor millennia, man has struggled to control the beast within himself.

It deals with disaster survival mostly, but covers shelter, water, fire, food, first aid, communications and a host of other topics. “When All Hell Breaks Loose” by Cody Lundin has the most diverse assortment of modern survival skills that you’ll find in just one book. There are so many ways to go in the vague field of urban survival, so I’ll just list my top pick.

Lundin’s “98.6” gives you a novel view of the physical and psychological elements in a survival scenario, and it also provides you with a foolproof recipe for a wilderness survival kit. The “handbook” is a very complete hard cover book dealing with a great many survival skills and instructions on how to survive in different environments.

And if you are looking for something with a more contemporary look and feel, then check out “The Survival Handbook,” by Colin Towell, and “98.6 Degrees,” by Cody Lundin.
