Backpacker's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Hiking and BackpackingAimed specifically at the novice outdoor adventurer, this comprehensive guide explains the essential gear, preparations, precautions, and techniques required for day hiking and short backpacking trips. Through informative, entertaining, and encouraging personal anecdotes, the guide emphasizes the physical, aesthetic, and spiritual benefits of sp... |
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Contents
Footgear | 25 |
Backpacks | 47 |
Sleeping bags pads | 60 |
Tents | 82 |
Water treatment | 96 |
Eating | 110 |
Stoves | 124 |
Outdoor safety wellbeing | 137 |
Maps | 152 |
Resources | 165 |
Back Cover Material | 178 |
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Backpacker's Start-Up: A Beginner’s Guide to Hiking and Backpacking Doug Werner Limited preview - 1999 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Backpacker's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Hiking and Backpacking |
| Author | Doug Werner |
| Edition | large print |
| Publisher | ReadHowYouWant.com, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1458785416, 9781458785411 |
| Length | 176 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |