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You love the great outdoors, but you’re not always sure the great outdoors loves you. You can pitch a tent, start a campfire, build furniture by lashing tree branches together – in theory anyway! But while you may not have gotten your Girl Scout Gold Award, or your Eagle Scout with cluster, you can still enjoy a night out under the stars with those near and dear to you, or even work towards becoming a more serious outdoorsman, right?
Sure as a bear lives in the woods, Camping for Dummies shows you how to get out there and enjoy the best Mother Nature has to offer. With the helpful advice this common sense guide provides, you’ll be prepared when it comes to:
- Destination
- Gear
- Shelter
- Clothing
- Food
- Weather
- Safety
Written by journalist Michael Hodgson, veteran of Utah’s Eco-Challenge and numerous other outdoor adventures, Camping for Dummies cuts out gear-head jargon and antiquated methods to give you, plain and simple, what you need to know to make the smart choices that lead to great adventures. You’ll find out:
- How to tie a bear bag
- The delicious caveman style for cooking fresh fish
- The limitations of GPS
- How to predict the weather by observing birds, frogs, and insects
- Ten survival essentials
- How to go canoe, kayak, or bicycle camping
- What features make a good backpack, boot, and other equipment
- When and how to bring along children
Whether the dictionary definition of “tenderfoot” has your picture next to it or you already consider wilderness your home away from home, you’ll appreciate this handy, concise reference. Full of illustrations, diagrams, and directions for finding additional camping resources, Camping for Dummies is your complete ticket to America’s great outdoors.
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Discover how to:
Plan an adventure, from hiking to canoeing
Buy the right gear without overspending
Set up a campsite
Handle bad weather and emergencies
Find the best camping in North America!
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compass baseplate, northing numbers, camping resources, outdoor specialty stores, orienting arrow, teepee fire, other trail users, compass housing, camping skills, juice crystals, cooking characteristics, car camping, running end, car rack, prismatic compass, rain fly, bike touring, stuff sack, child carriers, outdoor adventurer, two half hitches, rear rack Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Camping Skills, Mother Nature, Planning Your Escape, Potable Aqua, North America, Adventure Network, United States, Forest Service, Getting There Is Half the Fun, Big Dipper, Bureau of Land Management, One Survival Essentials, Books Worldwide, Nikwax Tech Wash, Polar Pure, Ten Best Outdoor Destinations, Tough Traveler, Universal Transverse Mercator New!
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Every camping trip has a beginning and an end. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
compass baseplate, northing numbers, camping resources, outdoor specialty stores, orienting arrow, teepee fire, other trail users, compass housing, camping skills, juice crystals, cooking characteristics, car camping, running end, car rack, prismatic compass, rain fly, bike touring, stuff sack, child carriers, outdoor adventurer, two half hitches, rear rack Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Camping Skills, Mother Nature, Planning Your Escape, Potable Aqua, North America, Adventure Network, United States, Forest Service, Getting There Is Half the Fun, Big Dipper, Bureau of Land Management, One Survival Essentials, Books Worldwide, Nikwax Tech Wash, Polar Pure, Ten Best Outdoor Destinations, Tough Traveler, Universal Transverse Mercator New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Campfire Legends by John Long on page 200
- John Wesley by V. H.H. Green on page 318
- National Geographic Maps by Trails Illustrated in Back Matter
- Campfire Songs, 3rd (Campfire Books) by Irene Maddox on page 201
- Kids Travel: A Backseat Survival Kit by The editors of Klutz on page 112
- The Big Book of Boy Stuff by Bart King in Back Matter
- Dog Tricks for Dummies by Sarah Hodgson on page 150
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