When it was first published in 1998, The Backpacker's Field Manual set the standard for comprehensive backpacking books. Now exhaustively updated to offer a more complete view of backpacking today, it covers the latest developments in gear--such as Global Positioning Systems and ultralight hiking equipment--first aid, and Leave No Trace comping, and includes a chapter devoted to outdoor leadership resources and basics. Beginners and experienced hikers alike will find this book indispensable for trip planning strategies and also as a quick reference on the trail for: BACKCOUNTRY SKILLS--how to forecast the weather, identify trees, bear-proof your campsite, wrap an injured ankle, and more--illustrated with more than 100 line drawings. TRICKS OF THE TRAIL--time-tested practical lessons learned along the way GOING ULTRALIGHT--downsizing suggestions for those who want to lighten up Every traveler knows that space in a backpack is limited, so on your next trip, carry the only guide you'll ever need--this one--and take to the great outdoors with confidence.
Product details
- Paperback | 448 pages
- 137 x 202 x 24mm | 334g
- 15 Jun 2005
- Random House USA Inc
- Random House Inc
- New York, United States
- English
- Revised
- Revised and Updated ed.
- Illustrations, unspecified
- 1400053099
- 9781400053094
- 244,281
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