Backpacker The Complete Guide to Backpacking: Field-Tested Gear, Advice, and Know-How for the Trail 9781493025978, 9781493025985, 1493025988
Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Equipment; TENTS; SLEEPING BAGS AND PADS; BACKPACKS; STOVES AND COOK GEAR; WATER TREATM
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English Pages 353 pages Year 2016
Table of contents :
Preface
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Equipment
TENTS
SLEEPING BAGS AND PADS
BACKPACKS
STOVES AND COOK GEAR
WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
ACCESSORIES
CHAPTER 2 Clothing
HIKING SHOES AND BOOTS
HOT WEATHER CLOTHING SYSTEM
COOL WEATHER CLOTHING SYSTEM
STORM CLOTHING SYSTEM
CHAPTER 3 Trip Planning
BEFORE YOU GO: PLANNING AHEAD
EQUIPMENT PLANNING
PLANNING A ROUTE
CONTINGENCY PLANS: PLANNING FOR THE WORST
MEAL PLANNING
PLANNING AND PACKING YOUR BACKPACK
CHAPTER 4 On the Trail
HIKING TECHNIQUE
HIKING ETIQUETTE
HIKING IN THE RAIN
BATTLING BUGS
STREAM CROSSINGS. HIKING IN HIGH, COLD MOUNTAINSHIKING IN HOT DESERTS
HIKING IN BEAR COUNTRY
CHAPTER 5 Navigation
SPECIFIC NAVIGATION TOOLS
TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS
COMPASSES
ALTIMETERS
DIVIDING THE WORLD: LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)
NATURAL NAVIGATION METHODS (NO MAP, COMPASS, OR GPS)
CHAPTER 6 In Camp
LEAVE NO TRACE
CHOOSING A CAMPSITE
WATER PURIFICATION
FIRES
BREAKING CAMP
CAMPING IN BEAR COUNTRY
CHAPTER 7 Camp Cooking
CHOOSING THE BEST KITCHEN SITE
SANITATION AND DISH WASHING
THE LIGHT AND FAST COOK
ADVANCED COOKING
THE BACKCOUNTRY GOURMET
LUNCH. TASTY AND EASY BACKCOUNTRY RECIPESCHAPTER 8 Hazards and Weather
SUBJECTIVE HAZARDS
WEATHER
STREAM CROSSINGS AND FLASH FLOODS
STEEP AND CHALLENGING TERRAIN
BEYOND BEARS: OTHER WILD ANIMALS
BUGS AND MICROSCOPIC ORGANISMS
PLANTS
HUMANS
CHAPTER 9 Backcountry First Aid
PATIENT ASSESSMENT
SHOCK
FRACTURES, SPRAINS, AND TENDONITIS
WOUND MANAGEMENT
BURNS AND BLISTERS
HYPOTHERMIA AND HEATSTROKE
ILLNESS AND ALTITUDE SICKNESS
YOUR FIRST-AID KIT
CHAPTER 10 Outdoor Survival
YOU'RE LOST. NOW WHAT?
HOW TO LOOK FOR A LOST PERSON
WATER
EMERGENCY FIRES
EMERGENCY SHELTERS
Index.
