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Simple Tent Camping: The Basics of Camping from Car or Canoe

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First of all the interior artwork is very charming, featuring some humerous line drawings. I gave it an extra star for that. As for the content, this book is OK but... I could not help wanting more. It looks big but has these huge margins on each page that are repeating what is in the text, most of the time.

It covers many ranges of the camping topic, but it does not cover any of them deeply enough, or make solid reccommendations. For example on the tents section, they cover the basic shapes of tents and lightly review what are some of the best points of each, but it is a thin review. They do not make any outright reccommendations and it is like the light fluff stuff you see in the Saturday newspaper articles. Most subjects are glossed over very quickly. I guess I am spoiled since I have quite a few books in my camping library to draw from. The books offered by Cliff Jacobson are good even though they are shorter, and are offered here at Amazon.com as well. The best I have found is the "The Backpackers Handbook, 2nd edition". Also the "Roughing It Easy" book is really good if you like a book that tells you how to amke your own gear and camp economically.

With many photos and illistrations, Simple Tent Camping is a must have book for anyone interested in spending time in the great outdoors. The book walks the reader through the steps of buying equipment, planing a trip, setting up a site, cooking food, first aid, and even provides lessons for taking trips by canoe. If you are new to camping, or looking for a more in depth guide, Simple Tent Camping is a must have.

The authors are a couple that have an easy to read, friendly style giving lots of detailed illustrations, bold subject titles, tips in the margins, index, etc. The book covers The Campsite, The Campers, The Camping and Après Camp. The Appendix includes Ideas for outdoor meals. It even has a Checklist including: Camp Setup, Food Preparation and Storage, Camper's Needs, Your Choice, Canoe/Kayak/Other Boat, Car, Dog. Zora & David Aiken quickly seem like good friends giving you excellent experienced advice on everything to get you started, or to improve your camping experience. If you're looking for your first book on camping, this is the only book you will need.