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The Backpacker's Handbook

Townsend, Chris, 1949- Book - 2012 796.51 To 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4 out of 5

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Includes index.
Preparing for the trail -- The load on your back -- 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.
Offers a handbook for all skill levels of hiking that covers a wide range of backbacking issues, including how to use a map and compass, survival skills, and tracking.

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PUBLISHED
Chicago : McGraw-Hill , c2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: x, 468 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780071754897
007175489X

SUBJECTS
Backpacking -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.