The Backpackers Field Manual, Revised and Updated: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills Curtis RickPaperback
When it was first published in 1998, The Backpacker's Field Manual set the standard for comprehensive backpacking books. Now exhaustively updated to offer a more complete view of backpacking today, it…
Specifikacia The Backpackers Field Manual, Revised and Updated: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills Curtis RickPaperback
When it was first published in 1998, The Backpacker's Field Manual set the standard for comprehensive backpacking books. Now exhaustively updated to offer a more complete view of backpacking today, it covers the latest developments in gear--such as Global Positioning Systems and ultralight hiking equipment--first aid, and Leave No Trace comping, and includes a chapter devoted to outdoor leadership resources and basics. Beginners and experienced hikers alike will find this book indispensable for trip planning strategies and also as a quick reference on the trail for:BACKCOUNTRY SKILLS--how to forecast the weather, identify trees, bear-proof your campsite, wrap an injured ankle, and more--illustrated with more than 100 line drawings.TRICKS OF THE TRAIL--time-tested practical lessons learned along the wayGOING ULTRALIGHT--downsizing suggestions for those who want to