Practical Survival Books in Order
Practical Survival by Tony Nester contains 13 books, published between 2001 and 2022. The first book is Practical Survival Tips, Tricks, & Skills (2001) and the newest is The Ultimate Survival Handbook (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2001–2022
- Pages on record
- 200 in 3 of 13 books
Practical Survival is a set of 13 handbooks by Tony Nester, published from 2001 to 2022. Practical Survival Tips, Tricks, & Skills (2001) is the first, and Desert Survival Tips, Tricks, & Skills followed in 2003. When The Grid Goes Down, Survival Gear You Can Live With and Bushcraft Tips & Tools are among the later entries. The Ultimate Survival Handbook (2022) is the newest. Subject tags cover desert and wilderness survival, preparedness and outdoor life.
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How many Practical Survival books are there?
Practical Survival has 13 books, released between 2001 and 2022.
Practical Survival Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Practical Survival books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 1Practical Survival Tips, Tricks, & Skills2001 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42001401/4
- 2Desert Survival Tips, Tricks, & Skills2003 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/42003801/4
- 3The Modern Hunter-Gatherer2009 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/42009801/4
- 4When The Grid Goes Down2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 5Survival Gear You Can Live With2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 6A Vehicle Survival Kit You Can Live With2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 7Grand Canyon Survival Gear & Garb2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 8Bug Out Gear for Travelers2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 9Bushcraft Tips & Tools2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 10Life Under Open Skies2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 11Knife-Only Survival2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 12Surviving a Disaster2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 13The Ultimate Survival Handbook2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Practical Survival?
No separate chronological order is on record for Practical Survival, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Practical Survival books in order?
You should read the Practical Survival books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Practical Survival book also stands alone.
Where to start with Practical Survival
Start with Practical Survival Tips, Tricks, & Skills (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Practical Survival book?
The Ultimate Survival Handbook (2022) is the newest Practical Survival book released so far.
Is there a new Practical Survival book coming?
No next Practical Survival book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Practical Survival at a glance
- Paused
- No new Practical Survival title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Practical Survival books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 200 pages across the 3 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 80 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Practical Survival books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
When Practical Survival books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Practical Survival titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 7 titles.
13 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Practical Survival books are about
2 of the 13 Practical Survival books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Desert survival 1 of 2 books
- État de préparation 1 of 2 books
- Habiletés de survie 1 of 2 books
- Handbooks, manuals 1 of 2 books
- Outdoor life 1 of 2 books
- Preparedness 1 of 2 books
- Survie en milieu sauvage 1 of 2 books
- Survival 1 of 2 books
- Wilderness survival 1 of 2 books