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Going Home - A Novel by A. American

Joey Ausprep Admin Hiking side effects include sweating, euphoria and general awesomeness. Posts: 3,448 Likes: 4,350 Member is Online	Going Home - A Novel by A. American Sept 14, 2016 19:57:28 GMT 10 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Joey on Sept 14, 2016 19:57:28 GMT 10 Agreed, it's only the first 2/3s of the first book that is so in your face with the gear branding and such, the other books turn into regular novels rather then infonovels.
	Bring a compass. It’s awkward when you have to eat your friends. I love walking because it clears your mind, enriches the soul, takes away stress, and opens up your eyes to a whole new world.

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Sept 11, 2016 10:09:58 GMT 10 frostbite said:

10hr flight home from Hawaii I read a non fiction survival book called Savage Jungle, by Iain Finlay. It recounts the true story of Arthur Shephard's 3.5 year survival in the Malayan jungle in WW2. Read this book several times before. A great account of surviving in a harsh environment whilst trying to avoid hostile forces. No gear junkies here, just real life survival with the barest of equipment.

Got this out of the library following the above description, and having just finished it I definitely recommend it. Well written and an amazing story. Interesting how most of the direct threats he faced after the first month or so were disease related rather than resulting from engagement with the enemy. Not just malaria, which is obviously bad enough, but also the less directly serious diseases like tinea and beri beri which limited his mobility and hence made life more dangerous.

Also a good reminder about the value of making alliances. And, it must be said, the importance of luck (several of his comrades did all the right things but didn't make it to August 1945).

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