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The backpacker's field manual a comprehensive guide to mastering backcountry skills

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 wayGOING ULTRALIGHT?downsizing suggestions for those who want to lighten upEvery 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.

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  • "A guide for backpackers of all levels, providing advice on trip planning, equipment, cooking and nutrition, hygiene, and water purification; discussing the principles of no trace hiking and camping; and including information about wilderness travel, weather and nature problems, safety procedures, and first aid."
  • "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 wayGOING ULTRALIGHT?downsizing suggestions for those who want to lighten upEvery 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."@en
  • "" ... Exhaustively updated ... [this guide] covers the latest developments in gear ... first aid, and Leave No Trace camping, and includes a chapter devoted to outdoor leadership resources and basics."--Page [4] 0f cover."
  • "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."

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  • "Livres électroniques"
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  • "Handbooks and manuals"
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  • "The backpacker's field manual : a comprehensive guide to mastering backcountry skills"
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  • "The backpacker's field manual a comprehensive guide to mastering backcountry skills"
  • "The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills"@en

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