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How To Survive A Freakin' Bear Attack: And 127 Other Survival Hacks

A humorous survival-hacks book covering 128 scenarios.

80/ 100
CTG scoreSafe betHow we score
Budget Under $15 Indicative range, today's price on the store
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Where it ranks in our guides

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Scores by criterion

Proven reliability 90
Satisfaction and consistency of user feedback over time.
Perceived value 70
How valuable it feels compared with the budget.
Bond and memory 70
What the gift says about the relationship, and what remains months later.
Originality 80
The opposite of the cliché expected for this recipient.
Novelty 83
Age of the product since it went on sale: top score for the first three months, then it declines over time.

Pros and cons

What we like

  • 128 scenarios, from natural disasters to desert islands
  • Step-by-step guides with a humorous tone
  • Covers everyday survival tricks like distilling water
  • Easy to dip into for a few pages at a time

What may bother

  • Humor comes first, so it does not replace real training
  • Entertainment value rather than a reference for the trail
  • Best for adults; younger readers may find it too dark

Our verdict

80 / 100

A fun pick for the friend who likes to think about the worst-case scenario. Wrap it with a flashlight for an outdoorsy person. If your recipient wants an authoritative survival manual, buy that instead.

Best forCamping and outdoors fans who enjoy dry humor
Best occasionBirthday, Christmas
Avoid ifSkip it if the recipient wants a serious field guide, since the tone is tongue in cheek.
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Frequently asked questions

Is this a serious survival guide?

It's framed with humor rather than as a strictly serious wilderness survival manual.

How many scenarios are covered?

128 total, including the bear attack scenario referenced in the title.

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How we score

The CTG score out of 100 is the weighted average of five criteria rated for every product: proven reliability (36%), perceived value (18%), bond and memory (18%), originality (14%) and novelty (14%). Each criterion has its own published scale, identical for every product: it rates generously, because every product in our selection is already good. The score does not depend on the guide. 60 to 69: average gift. 70 to 77: good pick. 78 to 85: safe bet. 86 to 89: favorite. 90 and above: the perfect gift, a label reserved for excellent products that customers like, one winner per occasion. In a guide, the score for the recipient combines this score with the place in the ranking. The budget is an indicative range: the exact price is shown by the store at checkout. Read our full selection method →

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