Customer Reviews

Backpacker's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Hiking and Backpacking (Start-Up Sports series)

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When I wanted to take up backpacking I didn't know anyone else who did the sport that I could go to for advice or teachings. This book has the info you need to get started and give you confidence to get out there and try backpacking, which has become one of my favorite pastimes!

Are you planning a hiking trip and not sure what to bring or what to buy? Well, this is the book for you. I found a lot of great tips and good advice from safety to how to build up to long hikes. Great Book !!!

I bought this for my husband, who has recently taken up hiking. He loves it and in fact reads it at bedtime every night. Says it is the best book he has seen for beginners. And, not a bad price either!

Great for beginners, and may be food for thought for hikers with some experience. not only tells you what to do, but WHY. simple easy to read format. If you want to know where to start, this is a GOOD book!

I am a beginner hiker. I bought this book based on the price and recommendations from below. There isn't any information in this book that can't be found on hiking websites. I felt it was a waste of money. It wasn't bad, and if you know NOTHING about camping, it's a good place to start - but there are better resources out there.

I picked this book up as it was eligible for the 4 for 3 promotion. It covers the basics well, but doesn't go into as many specifics as I would like. If you have any real interest, you will quickly be through this book and looking for more detailed information. I suggest "The Backpacker's Field Manual" by Rick Curtis instead, as it is much more detailed and wont leave you unfulfilled.

I purchased this book because I'm new to backpacking, and haven't gone camping in years. I still remember most of my camp skills, so I wanted a reference for the light weight world of packing.
The book has good information in it, but I agree with a previous review when they say it's all information you can get from a google search.
I did like the gear guidance, and there were a couple tips I found useful. However I would recommend "Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backpackin' Book" instead of this one. It's got everything this start up guide has, and more.

Although there were a few things that I learned from this book, it's full of info that can be found virtually anywhere else. It didn't go into detail about certain things and raised more questions than it answered.