Backpacker magazine's Backpacking Basics: Planning, Preparing, And Packing, First Edition (Backpacker Magazine Series) - Softcover

Clyde Soles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762755490 ISBN 13: 9780762755493

Publisher: Falcon Guides, 2011

Synopsis

Bakpacking Basics informs readers about choosing where to go; selecting the appropriate gear; properly packing their equipment; finding their way in the wilderness; and planning easy and tasty meals. This handy pocket-sized guide is 96 pages, includes two popouts, and incorporates color photos, charts, and illustrations as needed throughout the interior.

About this title

About the Author

Clyde Soles is a professional author and photographer who, for eight years, was the principle field tester for rock climbing and mountaineering equipment for Rock & Ice magazine.. He writes for Outside, Backpacker, Rock & Ice, Climbing, Hooked on the Outdoors, and other national outdoor magazines, and has authored several books, including The Outdoor Knots Book, Land Navigation Handbook, and Expedition Planning.

From the Back Cover

Backpacker magazine's Backpacking Basics brings you essential mind gear from the two most respected and reliable publishers of outdoor-related information. Learn how to select tents, sleeping bags, packs, clothing, cookware, and other gear; plan easy and tasty meals; treat water; plan your trip, whether an overnighter or a longer journey; properly pack your equipment; find your way in the wilderness; remain on good terms with curious critters; and stay safe and comfortable in extreme climates. Perfect for pack or pocket, this book breaks down its subject into the essential topics, providing practical and portable information useful in the field. Full-color photos complement concise, clear text, introducing you to the basic and intermediate skills needed to safely and successfully get by in the outdoors. Also available: Backpacker magazine'sCampsite CookingOutdoor Survival Predicting Weather Trailside Navigation

Edition details

• Publisher: Falcon Guides
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762755490
• ISBN 13: 9780762755493
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96