Go Backpacking!

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-04-30
Publisher(s): Mountain Pr
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Summary

Matt Stone has provided the would-be hiker, and the hiking enthusiast alike, with a readable reference and practical handbook for rewarding outdoor adventures. With the author's advice and gentle prodding you may find yourself back on the trail again and again. From tents, maps, shovels, you'll learn what helps and what hinders your backpacking experience.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(4)
Part I---First Steps
5(22)
Shopping for Equipment (for the first time)
9(13)
Who Needs It?
22(5)
Part II---Where To?
27(16)
Picking a Place
31(4)
Using a Map
35(8)
Part III---Get Packing
43(10)
Getting Organized
46(4)
Pack the Pack
50(3)
Part IV---Dining Out
53(30)
Chef Boyardee
58(2)
Dehydrated Food
60(3)
Bringing Perishables
63(2)
Cooking Paraphernalia
65(3)
Prep at Home
68(3)
Reducing Trash
71(3)
Fuel Alternatives
74(4)
Perfect Recipes
78(5)
Part V---Danger, Danger, Danger!
83(30)
Nature's Hazards
88(10)
Lost and Found
98(15)
Part VI---Eco-Friendly Backpacking
113(12)
Good Habits
116(9)
Part VII---Other Good Things to Know
125(4)
Backpacking Abroad
129(4)
Long-Distance Trips
133(4)
Winter Camping
137(4)
Desert Backpacking
141(2)
Gear Maintenance
143

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