Canoe Camping: An Essential Guide [Paperback]

Mark Scriver (Author)

Book Description

Series: An Essential Guide | Publication Date: April 15, 2006

Learn how to plan, pack for and do a fun canoe camping trip - whether your plan is to go on a weekend trip with friends or family, or to head out on a multi-day wilderness experience.

This comprehensive guide by senior guide and World Champion paddler Mark Scriver makes canoe camping fun and safe for both new and experienced canoe trippers.

Canoe Camping gives you all the information you need to have a great canoe trip.

Learn to: Plan a smooth trip - Choose the right equipment - Pack your gear efficiently - Set-up camp - Keep your group healthy and comfortable - Cook with fire, stoves and ovens - Organize and prepare your meals - Handle wildlife - Camp with kids - Stay safe in the outdoors

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About the Author

Mark Scriver has been paddling canoes for over thirty years, in which time he has become one of the most respected and accomplished canoeists in the world. He has taught and led commercial canoe trips as a senior for over twenty years, and professionally instructed flat water and whitewater canoeing as well as sea kayaking. Scriver also won the World Championships in whitewater canoeing in 1997. He co-authored ‘Thrill of the Paddle’— an instructional whitewater canoeing book, as well as Camp Cooking: The Black Feather Guide, a cookbook on how to "eat well in the wild", which won the 2007 Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Best First Cookbook from Canada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Heliconia Press Inc (April 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1896980228
• ISBN-13: 978-1896980225
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,280,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)