Basic Essentials® Camping (Basic Essentials Series) - Softcover

Jacobson, Cliff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762738081 ISBN 13: 9780762738083

Verlag: Falcon Guides, 2005

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This new edition is packed with essential information for the camping novice, as well as a quick refresher for the veteran, with an emphasis on the all-important skills. Readers will discover how to select and use their camping gear effectively; build a fire quickly and efficiently, even in wet weather; use the right cutting tools; cook quick and tasty meals in the outdoors; rig a snug camp with four basic knots and hitches; and use a map and compass to master the basics of backcountry navigation. With ample illustrations, it covers camping gear, how to select it and how to use it, including: how to measure a sleeping bag, what kinds of boots to look for, what kinds of packs to use, and what kind of ax is handy. Easy-to-use and portable, this book should be in every backpack.

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Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers and wilderness canoe guides. He is a canoeing consultant, and the author of more than a dozen top-selling books on camping and canoeing. He lives in River Falls, Wisconsin.

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Put away those bulky books and monster manuals!For a generation, the Basic Essentials(R) series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Whether you're planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, Basic Essentials(R) books tell you what you need to know.Discover how tobuild a fire, even in wet weatherselect and use your camping gearcook quick and tasty meals in the outdoorsrig a campsite tent with the four basic knots and hitchesuse a map and compass to master the fundamentals of backcountry navigation

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Falcon Guides
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0762738081
• ISBN 13: 9780762738083
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 96
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