[Ron Fontaine]

We have a new members only area on the Survival Topics Forums where you can download handy manuals and other information.

To view and participate in the downloads section you must be logged on and be a member in good standing. Those who qualify can post replies but special privileges are needed in order to post new downloads.

Over time Survival Topics will host a large number of free downloads in a wide variety of subjects.

[snowshoe67]

Great Idea Ron! Thanks

[kevin]

very much looking forward to this. will have to add the link to the Gibson knot book PDF.

[Bridog]

You just keep giving us more and more! You are the man Ron!

[LaRemnant]

Heck yeah! A while back I was thinking that would be cool if there was one place where we can get at all the goodies for downloading (manuals, etc). In order to download, what is the criteria for obtaining that special privilege?

[areth]

I'm downloading a compilation of 517 military field manuals right now. I'll go through them and put up some useful ones (CQB, shelters, medical care, improvised weaponry, communications, etc.). If I'm one of those "special" people.

Of course... it may take up to 15 days for it to finish downloading, it's been bouncing around between 11 hours and 15 days.

[Celticwarrior]

Make sure if you are considering posting anything somewhere, Areth, that the documents you are talking about are actually in the public domain. (for example, the Army Survival Guide IS because it was paid for with tax dollars, but the SAS Survival Manual ISN'T because it was written by Lofty Wiseman for profit).

[areth]

Well... they're US Army manuals. So, I think they're probably reliable. Also, if the guy wrote the SAS Survival Manual, even for profit, he probably knows what he's talking about or the SAS wouldn't be using it... or let if be named for them, if that's the case.

Oh, and at this rate I'd give it a month or less, now.

[Celticwarrior]

Lofty was Ex-SAS. His book simply details some of their survival techniques. It didn't require their cooperation or consent, as far as I know, however since nothing in those books was operationally compromising, I doubt they cared one way or the other.

Any of our official military manuals are fair game. They (along with anything else written BY the government, like the free handouts and public documents from FEMA or the EPA or FDA or even CIA) are paid for by our tax dollars, and can be used, reprinted and disseminated at will. Anything that is AUTHORED by someone is likely to be copyrighted, and therefore off-limits.

[areth]

...Alright... I'm getting them off The Pirate Bay. They're authentic military manuals (in PDF format), so I can post them here, right?