The Lost Ways vs The Lost Ways 2: Which One to Buy?

If you already own The Lost Ways, the short answer is this: The Lost Ways 2 adds roughly 30% new material not in the first book, plus a 30-day challenge structure that makes you act on what you read. Whether that 30% justifies $33 depends on whether you specifically want the new content. If you are a first-time buyer, start with The Lost Ways — it is bigger, more comprehensive, and the correct starting point for the series. Our The Lost Ways 2 review has the full breakdown.

Quick Comparison

	The Lost Ways	The Lost Ways 2
Best For	First-time buyers who want a comprehensive pioneer-skills reference	Lost Ways 1 owners who want the new material and a 30-day challenge structure
Length	~350 pages	~150 pages + 3 bonus PDFs
Structure	Reference format organized by skill category	Narrative + 30-day challenge checklist
New Material	The original; complete on its own	~30% genuinely new vs. volume one
Format	PDF + video series	PDF + 3 bonus PDFs + 30-day challenge
Price	~$34 one-time	~$33 one-time
Recurring	Optional subscription club at checkout	None
Refund	60 days, ClickBank-honored	60 days, ClickBank-honored
ClickBank Gravity	4.10	2.90
Rating	8.7/10	8.4/10

The Lost Ways: Best for first-time buyers

Buy this if:

• You have never bought a pioneer-skills survival guide and want the most comprehensive starting point
• You want a reference organized by skill category you can return to as needed
• You prefer depth and breadth over a shorter structured challenge
• You are starting your survival library from scratch

What it covers: Claude Davis’s 350-page guide covers the full range of pre-industrial survival skills: food preservation without electricity (smoking, salt-curing, fermentation, canning), water collection and purification using primitive methods, shelter building with minimal tools, basic medical care without a pharmacy, and fire-making and cooking techniques used before gas and electric stoves. Each skill is covered in enough depth to actually attempt it, not just understand the concept. Our short answer on whether The Lost Ways 2 is worth it is in the guide.

Strength: The depth and breadth is what earns The Lost Ways its higher rating. It is the reference you return to. The skills draw from public-domain material like the Foxfire series and old USDA extension pamphlets, but the curation is real: one organized guide with clear steps, rather than scattered sources you would have to assemble yourself.

Weakness: The reference format lacks the momentum of a structured challenge. It tells you what the skills are and how to do them; it does not push you to attempt one this week. An optional subscription club appears at checkout — decline it and your cost stays at $34 one-time.

Cost reality: ~$34 one-time for the main guide and video series. An optional subscription club is offered at checkout — decline it or your cost increases monthly. The 60-day refund is ClickBank-standard.

The Lost Ways 2: Best for Lost Ways 1 owners

Buy this if:

• You already own The Lost Ways and want the additional material that did not fit in volume one
• The 30-day challenge format appeals to you — you want to be pushed to actually try something each day
• Native American skills, seed saving, or the advanced shelter blueprints are specific gaps you want to fill
• You want a shorter, more narrative read and a clean one-time cost

What it adds: The sequel is approximately 150 pages organized as a companion rather than a standalone. The genuinely new material — roughly 30% of the content — covers skills that either received only brief treatment in volume one or were not included at all: Native American hunting and tracking methods, an expanded seed-saving section, and additional shelter and tool-making blueprints. The 30-day challenge checklist is the structural difference: it picks 30 skills from the book, assigns one per day, and gives you a simple task to complete. That push to act is real value for people who read survival guides without ever doing anything from them.

Strength: The 30-day challenge is the standout feature and the clearest reason to buy the sequel even as a first-time buyer. It makes the guide actionable in a way a pure reference book does not. No recurring billing is a clean financial advantage over volume one.

Weakness: If you already own The Lost Ways, review the table of contents before buying — the overlap is significant enough that most of what you read will feel familiar. The three bonus PDFs (pioneer recipes, herbal medicine overview, basic shelter blueprints) add material but are thin compared to the depth of the main guide. As a standalone without volume one, it is a narrower starting point.

Cost reality: ~$33 one-time. No recurring subscription found at checkout. Three optional add-ons appear post-checkout — easy to decline. The 60-day refund is ClickBank-standard.

Which one should you choose?

Pick The Lost Ways if:

• This is your first pioneer-skills purchase
• You want the most comprehensive single reference in the series
• You prefer a deep reference you can return to rather than a structured challenge
• You are comfortable managing the optional subscription offer at checkout

Pick The Lost Ways 2 if:

• You already own The Lost Ways and want the new material it adds
• The 30-day challenge structure is what you need to actually apply what you read
• You want a clean one-time cost with no subscription option to track
• Native American skills, seed saving, or the advanced shelter content are specific gaps for you

Buy both if you are building a reference library and want the full series. The ~$67 combined cost gives you the comprehensive reference and the structured challenge with minimal friction between the two.

Real talk

The question most buyers ask is whether they need both. For first-time buyers, no — start with The Lost Ways and decide later whether the sequel adds enough for your specific needs. For Lost Ways 1 owners, the sequel earns its $33 primarily through the 30-day challenge; the 30% new content alone is a thin case for a second purchase.

Both carry 60-day ClickBank refunds. The overlap between the two books is real: if you are price-sensitive, The Lost Ways alone gives you the more complete single reference for $34.