The backpacker's handbook

Main Author: Townsend, Chris, 1949-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Camden, Me. : Ragged Mountain Press/McGraw-Hill, c2005.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Into the Wilderness
  • Preparing for the Trail
  • The Load on your back: Choosing and Using Equipment
  • Footwear and Wilderness Travel
  • Carrying the Load: The Pack
  • Keeping Warm and Dry: Dressing for the Wilderness
  • Shelter: Camping in the Wilderness
  • The Wilderness Kitchen
  • Comfort and Safety in Camp and on the Trail
  • On the Move: Skills and Hazards
  • Adventure Travel: Backpacking Abroad.