Canoeing and Camping Beyond the Basics (How to Paddle Series) - Softcover

Jacobson, Cliff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762740183 ISBN 13: 9780762740185

Publisher: The Lyons Press, 2007

Synopsis

This book shows how to pick and outfit a boat, master specialized techniques, and plan a wilderness trip that is safe, fun, and memorable for both adults and children. The author doesn't parrot the obvious. He includes procedures that only experts and members of canoe clubs know, a cutting-edge discussion of canoe design and construction, and the canoe and camping tricks he developed during his fifty-plus-year canoeing career that have made him internationally famous.

About this title

About the Author

Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers and wilderness canoe guides. He is a retired environmental science teacher, an outdoors skills instructor, a canoeing and camping consultant, and the author of more than a dozen top-selling books on canoeing and camping. He is a recipient of the American Canoe Association's prestigious Legends of Paddling Award and a member of the ACA Hall of Fame.

From the Back Cover

Canoeing & Camping Beyond the Basics provides expert instruction on canoe camping along North America's waterways. This thirtieth-anniversary edition details the skills you need to make your canoe camping excursions safe and enjoyable, whether you paddle on millponds, lazy rivers, or wilderness lakes. Veteran wilderness guide Cliff Jacobson shares hard-won advice, details new tricks in paddling, corrects out-of-date camping practices, and offers the latest field-tested techniques for use in camp or on the water.

Get insider tips on:

• Selecting, customizing, and waterproofing your gear
• Preparing quick, tasty meals
• Navigating through wilderness
• Weathering storms
• Avoiding bears, bugs, and other bothersome beasts
• Transporting and portaging canoes and equipment
• Leading day trips or expeditions for adults or teens
• Rescuing and repairing your canoe
• Solo canoeing
• Whitewater and camp safety
• And much more!

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Canoeing & Camping Beyond the Basics provides expert instruction on canoe camping along North America's waterways. This thirtieth-anniversary edition details the skills you need to make your canoe camping excursions safe and enjoyable, whether you paddle on millponds, lazy rivers, or wilderness lakes. Veteran wilderness guide Cliff Jacobson shares hard-won advice, details new tricks in paddling, corrects out-of-date camping practices, and offers the latest field-tested techniques for use in camp or on the water.

Get insider tips on:

• Selecting, customizing, and waterproofing your gear
• Preparing quick, tasty meals
• Navigating through wilderness
• Weathering storms
• Avoiding bears, bugs, and other bothersome beasts
• Transporting and portaging canoes and equipment
• Leading day trips or expeditions for adults or teens
• Rescuing and repairing your canoe
• Solo canoeing
• Whitewater and camp safety
• And much more!

Edition details

• Publisher: The Lyons Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762740183
• ISBN 13: 9780762740185
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224