The Well-Fed Backpacker (Paperback)

by June Fleming (Author) "The secret to eating well in the wilds is thinking ahead, developing a few skills and staying flexible..." (more)
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Product Description
A vastly expanded edition. Offers a long list of food sources, new material on drying techniques and many more winter meals to provide heat and sustenance on an icy hike. Haute hiking menus for spring, summer, fall, and winter.

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A vastly expanded edition. Offers a long list of food sources, new material on drying techniques and many more winter meals to provide heat and sustenance on an icy hike. Haute hiking menus for spring, summer, fall, and winter.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Vintage; Rev Exp edition (February 12, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394738047
• ISBN-13: 978-0394738048
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #235,103 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can't go wrong with June, July 10, 2004

By	K. Morey (Mammoth Lakes, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I like my backcountry meals to come together easily at home from easily purchased ingredients, to be very lightweight, and to cook quickly in camp so they don't waste time and fuel. At the same time, I can't stand most packaged meals and find that simply adding boiling water to a packaged meal yields only UFOs: Unidentifiable (and inedible) Floating Objects. I'm not interested in wasting time, money, and weight on being "gourmet" in the backcountry. *The Well-Fed Backpacker* by June Fleming strikes the perfect balance for me. For her recipes that I like the best, the shopping is easy, the preparation at home and in camp is easy, the weight is light (especially Cheesy Bacospuds), and the taste is good to great. This is the most practical recipe book for backpackers that I know of.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, basic guide to backpacking cooking., August 26, 1997

By A Customer

Many excellent trail-tested recipes and good advice. Prices and gear slightly dated now. Doesn't include information about weights of things. Otherwise very good and includes many useful tips. The recipes are varied and delicious and discuss packaging and things like that

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great basic info for eating well on the trail....., March 13, 1999

By	Bill Bates([e-mail]) (Sanbornton, New Hampshire, USA) - See all my reviews

I enjoyed this book very much, and after realizing that some of the images(suggesting one hold a piece of friut leather up to the sun to form a pretty,natural stained glass window)are meant to be more aesthetic than practical, I was able to glean some great advice and guidance. One note of caution: The item list for emergency backpacking food rations was good, provided you can employ six husky Sherpas to carry it all. All in all,a very good book for anyone interested in delving deeper into the art and science of eating well on the trail....