sport utilities are the most popular vehicles on the market, and they open up a world of possibilities for traverls with a yen to wander the trails of the backcountry. Backroad Adventuring is the perfect introduction to "green" beackcountry travel and camping with a sport utility vehicle. the Hansons' guidebook is tailored to families who want to travel and camp and have adventures in the great outdoors--wihtout harming the land. They give the reader comprehensive advice, including: Advice on driving, maintenance, equipment, packing, and camping; Sidebars featuring real-life adventures; 4-wheel travel for families; An appendix of information resources, including equipment manufacturers and organizations.
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Use your SUV for what it's built for: hard, safe, backroad driving.
Your sport utility vehicle was meant for wilder things than tame suburban roads. Backroad Adventuring will unlock its potential and teach you the best ways to navigate the rough roads and byways.
Roseann and Jonathan Hanson have driven 200,000 miles in three SUVs. Here they distill all their hard-won advice. Now any driver can learn how to get the most out of an SUV and really use it--safely, thoughtfully, and noninvasively--to explore the out-of-the-way paradises only a four-wheel-drive can reach.
This friendly, practical guide will give you the nuts and bolts of taking an SUV on exciting backroad journeys:
- How to drive on different kinds of roads and terrain
- Low-impact driving tips for preserving the environment
- Troubleshooting and simple on-the-road repairs
- Great ideas for trip planning
- How to keep your kids happy and safe on the road
Along the way, the authors share tales both amusing and instructive of their own fascinating road-trip adventures. Follow their lead and begin your own explorations.
About the Author
Jonathan Hanson and Roseann Beggy Hanson are well known for their writing on outdoor sports and natural history. They have outfitted and driven several SUVs in the course of their extraordinary travels. Their most recent books include The Southern Arizona Nature Almanac and the National Outdoor Book Award winner The Ragged Mountain Press Guide to Outdoor Sports.
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I have referred to this manual time and again when prepping for a backroads adventure with my family. Car camping and back road adventuring are not dead.
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Environmentally sensitive SUV guides,
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J.Hopkins states in a previous review that "This is the first book published in the US that shows a 4WD can be used for more than trashing the backcountry."
Clearly Mr. Hopkins is unfamiliar with the excellent back roads guides by authors like F.A. Barnes and Charles A. Wells, which are guides for responsible use of SUVs and jeeps to provide people with access to remote areas, especially for people who are not in the excellent health and physical condition to be able to hike long distances while carrying a heavy backpack.
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A great place to start,
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This is the first book published in the US that shows a 4WD can be used for more than trashing the backcountry. If you want to start expedition style driving this is the place to start.
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The skyrocketing popularity of sport utility vehicles caught a lot of manufacturers by surprise and sent many scrambling to introduce their own models. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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The skyrocketing popularity of sport utility vehicles caught a lot of manufacturers by surprise and sent many scrambling to introduce their own models. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
most sport utilities, backroad trips, snatch strap, backroad adventures, hoop tents, receiver hitch, chuck box, tread blocks, stuck vehicle, adventure kit, snatch block, engine braking, extra traction, auxiliary lights, camping stores, car campers, cargo area Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Forest Service, North America, Land Cruiser, New York, United States, Land Rover, Salt Lake, Northwest Territories, Ragged Mountain Press, Grand Canyon, Mackenzie River, Bay Area, Canadian Consulate, Dempster Highway, Sea of Cortez, Tread Lightly, Alaskan Highway, Bureau of Land Management, Mexican Consulate, Bahia de los Angeles, High Gear, National Park Service, New England, San Francisco New!
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