Reviews

SEAL Survival Guide: A Navy SEAL's Secrets to Surviving Any Disaster by Michael Largo, Cade Courtley

gladiolus17's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative fast-paced

3.0

Definitely think I am not the target audience, but I did find the informational sections helpful. 

I deeply respect the guts it took to go through Navy SEALS training and to witness the horrors in the war in Iraq. I also disagree with some of his opinions.

Like a good guy with a gun can defeat a bad guy with a gun. And that video games and obesity make Americans soft. (Maybe we’re soft because we’re not all Navy SEALS? lol)

I wish people took his advice on the pandemic section and social distanced.

 

The book was concise and got to the point. If you’re like me and have differing opinions, just push through to the tips. It’s mostly in the mindset section he talks about his own thoughts.

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Content Warnings

Minor: War

readerxxx's review against another edition

2.0

good info but it was kind of dry to read. I found myself scanning just to catch the real life stories the author told.

zade's review against another edition

3.0

As survival skills books go, this one is pretty good. The author clearly knows a bit about making it through tough times. The most useful parts of the book are those that talk about mindset and mental preparation. The situation-specific chapters like "How to Survive a Sinking Ship" are interesting, but unlikely to be helpful in real-life situations. It's not as though you're going to find out your boat's going down and take the time to read the chapter. I suppose you could memorize the advice beforehand if you knew you were going on a cruise, but would you be able to recall it under stress? Who knows. In any case, I'd recommend reading the book if only for the mental training sections. You don't have to be a "survivalist" to get some real benefit from Courtley's philosophy.