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I think this SAS guide is as essential for kids as a sharp pocket knife and a quality bivvy to support their coming-of-age adventures in a bigger garden, on a beach, or on their first overnight hike or canoe overnight outing, completely offline, of course .... still use it by times and each time looking into it lively remember the grandpa who gave it to me over 40 yrs ago.

Please note eveyone this is edition three, there are still some edition two books out there so be aware, cheers

I have a copy of Lofty's bible in my grab bag, aka we get bogged in the bush and are screwed bag, i love it. This book with the survival tin/kit plus a few home comforts really makes you feel positive about some really shit situations.

I love that "page 14" quote! Sound advice for anyone doing anything... not just off grid living or wind 'n' solar power. ... and the big version of the SAS guide... best book on nutrition I've ever read!

I've got a copy of the same Survival Guide and was obsessed with it when I was about 14. I'm 27 now, still not dead. So I also recommend.

Ahhhh the SAS survival handbook, that brings back very fond memories of spending all day in the woods building traps that never caught anything and shelters that I didn't actually need to shelter in. Wonderful.

Have you ever thought of writing a book on your experiences in self-sufficiency and living off the grid?

I so love your channel and I am planning to go off the grid so I am absorbing everything you say and ordered the books that you recommended. Thank you for doing this.

glad you reviewed that SAS book. It's full of great advice for things like water collection. Some of the craft books from charity shops are full of advice. Don't forget about them,

Ha. Just as you picked that book up, i thought "that looks like my sas book"! That thing is a gem. I've had mine, christ, 25yrs now. I remember trying to do the things (shelters/traps) in the woods when i was a kid. Oh, and the fire-making :D

SAS handbook.. Awesome book to bring children up with! :)

The SAS guide is a 'must have' to put on my list of books to buy my 15 year old son. I'm a new subscriber to your channel and loving your book reviews amongst other things you share with us. Thank you.

I spent my childhood reading that survival guide whilst in the back of the car during day trips or on route to camping. I adored it so much i bought it again recently and still enthuse over it

It's always good to have a backlog of books with winter coming up :) Lots of hours by the fire to look forward to.

I went on a biodiesel course at low impact 10 years ago it was very good and they were very good people

My local library has a books for sale trolley, and a lot of these are books donated by people. Often the donated books are from the collections of people who have died, and the books weren't wanted by the family. They are a rich source of "treasures", and I find a lot of goodies browsing..

The section on venomous snakes in the Wiseman means I'm highly unlikely to ever set foot in Australia... .

Yea, I have the big SAS guide. Have from when I was a teenager. Nearly 50 now. Wouldn't part with it. One of my prized possessions. Thanks

Thanks Max for increasing my book collection. Already bought four books from this splendid books series.

Always a treat to have your newest vid show up in the que! I've very much enjoyed this series...thanks! atb

Absolutely love these videos Maximus! Please do some more on any or all of the books you own : ) All your videos are excellent, I could listen to you talk about anything. 👍🏻

Another awesome video I have had a few of the books you reviewed and I have ordered 5 of the books. I will be looking for the John Seymour book I have had the other Seymour book for years and I love it. Thank you for your content you have a very unique channel and it is my favorite keep up the great work.

What's happening in England didn't hear from you for a while hope it's all good happy New Year to you and family take care be safe

The SAS book is great ,I have the large version myself , i pick it up all the the and refirm things i have read before , like you said its really packed with everythin

Max, thanks, Andy

Thanks for sharing Max... great video

Good review of books and a few laughs as always thanks for posting 👍👍

Happy new year Max. Missing your video uploads mate. I hope is all is well on your end!

I used to have a copy of Lofty's book as a kid, but no idea where it went. Recently, after a slightly beer assisted evening, with old school friend, brought myself another copy. I also went on a week long survival course with the company that Lofty set up. Didn't see the man himself, and didn't expect to. But some good instructors and a thoroughly good time was had.

Yep, I would have loved that SAS book when I was a nipper.

I had - and lost - the Seymour Forgotten Crafts and found it to be an amazing book. And I just ordered it, so seeing it reviewed here was a bit spooky! And I have the SAS book too. Both highly recommended - the Reynolds book is on my wish list... Thanks for sharing!

hope you had a merry Christmas and have a great new year......missing your videos?? 💕

Hi Maximus hope you're doing well, just sending you a thumbs up. you're a great inspiration

Great stuff you have the same book collection has me. I still have two large size SAS survival handbooks, one is called "The Urban survival Handbook" I also have a SAS security handbook which is in a big yellow binder.

Merry Christmas Max hope you are well

nice video, thanks again.

i bought Forgotten Household Crafts on amazon this morning from your review, its the kind of book ide like to read. ide say theres a lot of books sold from this video.

love the videos

Record player and a hyper-moon disco light? Looking forward to the party vlog 👍🏻

I love the fact you value books,I have thrown and burnt hundreds of books clearing buildings never could give them away due to damp and rough condition.Best books if you are into self sufficiency are anything by Jack Hargreaves.I used to take great pleasure in fireside reading during winter months,I thought I would carry this pleasure into latter life but chainsaw and rock drilling work has left me with tinnitus and I can't concentrate,that's one of the reasons you have a loyal subscriber.

We're about to move to a smallholding and this series of videos has been an excellent watch for me.I watch Andy Reynolds channel,the elecktrickery stuff is a bit beyond me at times but still interesting and I would like to try rigging up some solar stuff. Shame the Seymour book isn't instructional we could learn a lot from the past. As for the SAS book I've never seen it but still think it should be mandatory reading on the school curriculum for all young lads.May be we wouldn't have so many spoilt and entitled young people as we have today. You never know they might even take their noses off their phone screens for a while.

40000 subscribers is a small number for this channel,but quality has nothing to do with quantity...keep going!!!

I reckon when trying not to laugh you were thinking of the spiked pig trap.

When can we expect YOUR book in Waterstones on ‘Living off Grid”, it will be a bestseller!

Just about to search for the survival book for my son as a stocking filler, thank you, great video.

I would like to recommend this book "Enquire Within Upon Everything" , it is an old 1853 encyclopedia that is filled with all kinds of historical information from that period as well as several household hints they thought were important. It is still in print and it is in its 113th edition so I think you should be able to find a copy at a specialist bookshop.

The thing about making instructional videos on things like solar power is it's a case of "How long is a piece of string?", as everyone will have a different setup, situation and access to materials, so, it'd be better just to be a general look at rather than a how-to... :)

bought this book today!

Really miss the inspirational videos. I can't decide whether the necessity to earn a few bob has proven as bad for you as it is for everyone else, or that life just happened to you while you were planning for something else. Hope things get better soon.

Well read book that SAS guide, does it tell you how to stick the pages back in :-)

Good afternoon Mr Maximus, must be time for another video? What else are we to do during our winter evenings without any 😀

Hey there Max...What's happened to you..? Been following all your exploits an missing your latest pearls of hard earned wisdom... How about a New Year message to all us followers.?👍👍

you might to a review of some apps, too, Max. I've downloaded one for example which allows you to photo plant-life and immediately identify, for foraging purposes. I'm sure there's plenty out there which work effectively with your phone

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'We're doomed' as Private Frazer would say

more vids please lads

Nice metal cased item with 'FUZES MT50' on the front. Looks like some electronic equipment in previous life.

I bought some of the books you recomended and they are very helpful thanks. Do you have any recomendations about Forestry Books please.

Love the crafts book :) don't forget about my spoon...I'm the blanket woman from Penzance!

As I was researching off-grid living your videos popped up. I strangely found myself watching a few on tractor and land rover restorations . . . Ummm! Are there going to be any more on off-grid?

Maximus maximus where for out thou maximus. Not had any videos in a while. Missing them.

Hello Mate, I’m a new subscriber and really enjoying your vids, can I ask where you got that jumper from? I’d really like one for when I’m at my allotment, thanks mate.

I wish I had read the book "How to avoid marriage and all its hideous pitfalls" ...

I find your channel very caming I'd pay to hear you read any book.

Your videos are a true inspiration to watch. I'd like to order a wooden spoon if you are planning on making any more to sell?

Man utterly the wrong given, Beer samples is only what should be received, Cheers

Any new videos in the pipeline Max? Hope you’re well.

I read that with wind turbines, the height was the thing that made them worthwhile. Anything below 60-70 ft tall was mostly a waste of time. But that may be just opinion.

Max, you mentioned something in this video that many people DON'T understand. A FACT is a FACT, an OPINION is what someone thinks it is, or has happened. I meet so many people who confuse the two. Only believe what they want to believe. I've only commented because I suspect you've come across the same people.

Max I'm suffering withdrawal symptoms! I hope all is well!

Do you grow your own food? Veg & such?

Can we have some more videos please Mr Shagger?

uno ur parents were smoking the good stuff when they choose the name Maximus

You sound like Milton Jones the comedian .

not heard much from you lately, have you stopped making videos?

We are struggling with our back boiler. Can u send me a pic of your drawing please :)

'Spendid', oops 😬

He must have a bloody woman!

Some of your videos gone awol?

So why are we doing this when there are multiple countries with over a billion people trying to escape this way of life? You have to ask what made this guy check out. That's the interesting story. No normal person chooses extend discomfort then decides to make that permanent. The common denominator with these guys is they all have a survival focused attitude. Anyone can work 9-5 and survive. You can challenge yourself personaly without having nothing just aim higher in different places. In my opinion these people give up on society because they never find a place in it that suits them. Which is a shame this man seems motivated and intelligent. I believe that in the future we will look back on these people leaving our society and treat it more like the a warning sign of social unrest. It's a sad that people feel like this is their only option. You should be able to do what you want but some of these channels feel like adult escapism. At least he's not focused on an imaginary apocalypse.

If we keep pushing wind power we will run out of birds and I know which I'd prefer to hear.

Are you hiding ?

I went on a biodiesel course at low impact 10 years ago it was very good and they were very good people

more vids please lads