Your straightforward guide for succesfully enjoying the great outdoors
You love the great outdoors, but you’re not always sure the great outdoors loves you. You can pitch a tent, start a campfire, build furniture by lashing tree branches together – in theory anyway! But while you may not have gotten your Girl Scout Gold Award, or your Eagle Scout with cluster, you can still enjoy a night out under the stars with those near and dear to you, or even work towards becoming a more serious outdoorsman, right? Sure as a bear lives in the woods, Camping for Dummies shows you how to get out there and enjoy the best Mother Nature has to offer. With the helpful advice this common sense guide provides, you’ll be prepared when it comes to:
Destination Gear Shelter Clothing Food Weather Safety
Written by journalist Michael Hodgson, veteran of Utah’s Eco-Challenge and numerous other outdoor adventures, Camping for Dummies cuts out gear-head jargon and antiquated methods to give you, plain and simple, what you need to know to make the smart choices that lead to great adventures. You’ll find out:
How to tie a bear bag The delicious caveman style for cooking fresh fish The limitations of GPS How to predict the weather by observing birds, frogs, and insects Ten survival essentials How to go canoe, kayak, or bicycle camping What features make a good backpack, boot, and other equipment When and how to bring along children
Whether the dictionary definition of “tenderfoot” has your picture next to it or you already consider wilderness your home away from home, you’ll appreciate this handy, concise reference. Full of illustrations, diagrams, and directions for finding additional camping resources, Camping for Dummies is your complete ticket to America’s great outdoors.
By:
Michael Hodgson
Imprint: For Dummies
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 188mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780764552212
ISBN 10: 076455221X
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 09 May 2000
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9781394215799
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1 Part I: Planning Your Escape 5 Chapter 1: What to Do and Where to Go 7 Chapter 2: Outdoor Gear and Gadgets 21 Chapter 3: Dress for Success 55 Chapter 4: Wintering, Paddling, Biking 77 Part II: Getting There Is Half the Fun 97 Chapter 5: Hitting the Road 99 Chapter 6: Setting Up Camp 115 Part III: Camping Skills, Food, and Fun 131 Chapter 7: Skilling Up at Camp 133 Chapter 8: Cooking and Eating in the Wild 161 Chapter 9: Taking a Hike 183 Chapter 10: Fun, Games, and Photo-Ops 193 Part IV: Staying Safe, Staying Found 209 Chapter 11: Staying Found Simply 211 Chapter 12: Weathering the Outdoors 243 Chapter 13: Health and Safety Are No Accident 257 Part V: The Part of Tens 285 Chapter 14: Ten + One Survival Essentials 287 Chapter 15: Ten Low-Impact Camping Tips 291 Chapter 16: Ten Camping Recipes 295 Chapter 17: Ten or So Camping Resources 309 Chapter 18: Ten Best Outdoor Destinations 315 Chapter 19: Ten Times Two: Hodgson’s Twenty Laws of Camping 321 Part VI: Appendixes 323 Appendix A: Understanding the Outdoor Lingo 325 Appendix B: Before You Leave Home: Countdown Checklist 335 Appendix C: Connections 339 Index 345
"Recognized nationally for his poignant writing style, humor and knowledge of outdoor equipment, award-winning journalist and author Michael Hodgson is constantly ""seeking out the wilder side of a mountain..."" in search of a good story or a ridiculously tough place to test gear. Frankly, his friends are amazed that he can still walk. Michael is the copublisher of SNEWS®, a subscription-only news service for the outdoor and fitness industries and is a founding partner in GearTrends® - www.GearTrends.com - established in 1999 as an information website for new products and trends in the outdoor, snow sport, fitness, paddling and bike markets."
