Outdoor Adventure Trips: Expert Advice on Camping, Canoeing, Hunting, Fishing, Hiking and Other Adventures into the Woods (Master Guide Handbook) - Softcover

Gil Gilpatrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1896980759 ISBN 13: 9781896980751

Publisher: Heliconia Press, 2013

Synopsis

An indispensable guide for any outdoors person, but it is especially written for people who have already accumulated a degree of outdoors experience and knowledge, and who are now faced with the prospect of leading others afield. This is a book that helps leaders to help others, offering field-tested advice for successfully leading any camping, hiking, canoeing or hunting trip. The reader is taken through each step in the planning and conduct of a successful outdoor expedition. Special emphasis is placed on preparations to ensure the safety and well-being of those people for whom the leader is responsible.

About this title

About the Author

Gil Gilpatrick has been a Master Maine Guide for over 40 years and has taught Outdoor Resources at the Skowhegan Vocational Center in Maine for nearly 30 years. He has written extensively about his experiences in the outdoors and his knowledge of how to build outdoor equipment. His titles include: "Building Snowshoes & Snowshoe Furniture, Building a Strip Canoe, Allagash, and Allagash Guide." He is a memeber of the New England Outdoor Writers Association and a columnist for "Northwoods Sporting Journal."

From the Back Cover

From-the-Canoe-Seat Advice Legendary Maine Guide Gil Gilpatrick offers you the benefit of his 65 years of wilderness wisdom in this comprehensive guide. Freshly revised and expanded with new color photography, this handbook includes expertise from a seasoned team of professionals in year-round hiking, camping, canoeing, hunting, and fishing. Master Guide Handbook to Outdoor Adventure Trips takes you step-by-step through every stage of planning and conducting a successful outdoors experience. It's packed with field-tested advice, handy checklists, real-life stories, and practical examples. Wilderness leadership skills are essential for anyone who plans to spend more than a day in the woods. This is a book that helps all types of outdoor leaders to help others. Even if you are not a professional guide, you'll use the advice in these pages to keep your friends and family safe while you enjoy your time outdoors together. Plan and pack for a successful trip with field-tested checklists Find safe water, cook delicious meals, and set up a comfortable camp Navigate accurately in the woods with map, compass and GPS Don't let anything ruin your trip--learn the right way to cope with accidents and bad weather

Edition details

• Publisher: Heliconia Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1896980759
• ISBN 13: 9781896980751
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224