The SAS Survival Handbook
by John Wiseman

This is the survival book recommended most frequently. The book's wide scope (desert to jungle to liferaft) makes it a good broad starting point, but you'd probably want to supplement it.

Visit Wiseman's WWW site.

Survival Kit (Pocket-Size):

• Matches
• Candle
• Flint
• Magnifying Glass
• Needles and Thread
• Fishoooks and Line
• Compass
• Beta Light [contact Penrith Survival Equipment, below]
• Snare Wire
• Flexible Saw (wire saw)

Medical Kit:

• Pain reliever
• Intestinal seditive
• Antibiotic
• Antihistimine
• Water sterilizing tablets
• Anti-malaria tablets
• Potassium permanganate
• Surgical Blades
• Butterfly Sutures
• Plasters (band-aids)
• Condom

Survival Pouch (larger kit):

• Mess Tin
• Fuel
• Flashlight
• Flares
• Marker Panel (surveyor's tape?)
• Matches
• Brew Kit (tea kit)
• Clear Plastic Bag
• Food
• Knife & sharpener

...all in a waterproof pouch