50under50

We all can’t be Bear Gryls (Man Vs. Wild) or  Les Stroud (Survivorman). Our survival instincts will have to be acquired by reading Frank Miniter’s The Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide.

The Upper East Side metrosexual may be good at cocktail chat, but a real man knows how to fight off alligators, create a tourniquet out of a t-shirt, and rescue a drowning person. Learn how to do all of these and more, including:

• how to fight off a bear
• how to set a dislocated joint
• how to pick the perfect cigar and bottle of wine

Presented in seven sections–survivor, provider, athlete, hero, romantic, cultured man, and philosopher–Miniter teaches guys the skills, attitudes, and philosophies they need to be the ultimate man. Clearly written and packed with real-life anecdotes, as well as line-drawings and how-to illustrations, The Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide teaches men that any guy can be the ultimate man whether he is rescuing a lost hiker, plucking a child from a swift stream, or standing up against injustice.

The key to The Ultimate Man, is found in the chapter about heroes. Miniter posits that heroic conduct is not a single life-saving moment spawned by desperate need but should be an entire life based on developing and sticking to a moral code of conduct. He’s hit the nail on the head–and not just for defining heroism. This is the essence of true manhood. In today’s fatherless, entertainer obsessed world, genuine examples of moral, self-disciplined manhood are rare, indeed. And, says Miniter, men have a duty to shake off the fetters of apathy and fecklessness and become MEN. We have a duty and responsibility to teach our sons to become MEN. Men who do not crumble in the face of challenge; men who do not chose the easy path; men who are willing to govern or give up their vices; men who are willing to sacrifice their own comfort for the good of their wives, families, communities, and countries. I cannot help but wonder that the source of the economic and social catastrophes that have turned our world upside down is the lack of Miniter’s “Ultimate Men.” By the same token, our salvation will be in teaching and preparing a new generation of responsible, daring, and disciplined men. Miniter’s Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide is a great place to start preparing that new generation and reforming the old.

– Alan Peterson

Buy The Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide from Amazon.

When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive…

For something more serious if  you’re an actual Survivalist, pick up survival expert Cody Lundin’s new book, When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes is what every family needs to prepare and educate themselves about survival psychology and the skills necessary to negotiate a disaster whether you are at home, in the office, or in your car.

“When All Hell Breaks Loose is aimed at empowering an urban and suburban audience to deal with survival situations BEFORE they happen.” – SuperConsciousness Magazine

“When All Hell Breaks Loose is the essential survival guide for the twenty-first century.” — Jim Mulvaney, Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist Tactical intelligence Services, Inc.

“When All Hell Breaks Loose-all 450 pages of it-is aimed toward educating and preparing you and your family for change and the unknown.” – BackHome Magazine

When All Hell Breaks Loose breaks survival preparedness down into a common sense approach, although Cody’s style is still “in your face.” – Wilderness Way magazine

When All Hell Breaks Loose provides insight into common-sense solutions that can keep you and yours . . . alive. – Bob Nelson, Executive Director, National Disaster Communication Response Team

Buy When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive … from Amazon $14.

The Colony Tv Show

Watch some real smart people actually trying to rebuild after a fictitious event wipes out Los Angeles. I’m just amazed at what can be done with “junk”. These guys are able to turn LA river water into something drinkable using charcoal and sand as a filter. If you’ve ever been in the LA river, you know what kind of task that might be.

What would you do in the wake of a global catastrophe? How would you find food? Water? Shelter?

The Colony is a controlled experiment to see exactly what it would take to survive and rebuild under these circumstances. For 10 weeks, a group of 10 volunteers, whose backgrounds and expertise represent a cross-section of modern society, are isolated in an urban environment outside Los Angeles and tasked with creating a livable society.

With no electricity from the grid, no running water and no communication with the outside world, all the volunteers have to work with are their skills and whatever tools and supplies they can scavenge from their surroundings.

Experts from the fields of homeland security, engineering and psychology have helped design the world of The Colony to reflect elements from both real-life disasters and models of what the future could look like after a global viral outbreak.

Over the course of the 10-week experiment, the Colonists must work together to build the necessities of survival, such as a water-filtration system, a battery bank that powered their electricity, a solar cooker, a shower system and a greenhouse – and even some niceties (a coffee maker!).

Tune in Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on the Discovery channel to see who thrives and who fails to survive.

(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

 Loading ...