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Back before the days of RVs, nylon sleeping bags, and all the other modern camping conveniences, people still went camping. This updated and newly designed color edition of Camping in the Old Style explores the techniques and methods used during the golden age of camping, including woodcraft, how to set a campfire, food preparation, pitching a tent, auto camping, and canoeing.
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"In Fifty Places to Camp Before You Die, Chris Santella illuminates the best destinations for exploring the great outdoors. The book features the world's top spots for sleeping under the stars and enjoying a host of outdoor recreational activities that make camping such a time-honored tradition. Featuring favorite US National Parks destinations - as well as more exotic locales in Italy, Chile, France, Botswana, Germany, and more - Santella provides...
3) Handy dad in the great outdoors: more than 30 super-cool projects and activities for dads and kids
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Step-by-step instructions for over thirty camping activities teach readers how to build a solar shower, boil water in a plastic bottle, protect food from bears, and start a fire without a match.
4) Camping
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"Camping is a fun and relaxing way to enjoy nature. Young readers will learn all about camping in this fun and eye catching book. Approachable text defines camping, explains the basics of camping, and explores what gear is needed and how to stay safe." --
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"The backyard has long been a space associated with recreation and relaxation, a private patch of earth to escape to, and a springboard for the imagination. In her signature style and drawing on her personal experience as a mother, gardener, and author, Amanda Thomsen encourages kids to create kingdoms of their own making, right in their own backyards. With whimsical projects for every season and any setting, from forest to pavement, fun-seeking kids...
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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BUILDING PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS FOR BEGINNERS AND EXPERIENCED OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ALIKE
You can survive a couple of weeks without food and a few days without water, but in some cases, you would be lucky to survive one night without shelter.
With structures ideally suited for any weather condition, this book presents emergency shelter designs built from a variety of elements, including 100 percent gathered items,...
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With a focus on safety and the integrity of the outdoors, The Complete Book of Fire: Building Campfires for Cooking, Warmth, Light, and Survival initiates the novice as well as informs the experienced. Integrating the history, ecology, and science of fire with practical aspects of campfires such as cooking and warmth, author Buck Tilton has created the ultimate guide to properly building, enjoying, and extinguishing campfires.
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"... Trailer rallies, events where hundreds of vintage trailers aficionados come together to show off their trailers and share their love of the hobby. It features hundreds of new photos of trailerites and their trailers, along with the fun and festivities that occur at the rallies. Also included are a history of camper trailers, along with information on the major trailer hobby groups, such as Tin Can Tourists, the Wally Byam Airstream Club, and...
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The Sisters on the Fly know they're having more fun than anyone! Now you're invited to join them on their cross-country road trips as author Irene Rawlings takes you inside the Sisters' decorated vintage trailers. Each trailer reflects its owner's personality, and the Sisters share their individual stories behind their loving restorations--and a few of the wilder outdoor adventures they've experienced along the way.
The Sisters also share tips for...
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Whether you want to take the family for a low-cost, stress-free campsite break and are not sure where to start, or you long to disappear into the wilderness to sleep under the stars and get closer to nature, this practical guide contains everything you need to know. From comfort camping to backpacking bliss, it is packed with sensible advice and crafty tips. Find out how to choose the perfect tent or shelter, sleeping bag, rucksack, stove system or...
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Get the Summary of Ethan Gallogly's The Trail in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Ethan Gallogly's "The Trail" follows Gil, a man grappling with personal and professional setbacks, as he embarks on a hike along the John Muir Trail with Syd, his late father's friend. Syd, a former professor with a deep appreciation for Asian philosophy, is battling acute myelogenous leukemia and has chosen to forgo treatment to experience...
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"Art of Camping: A Guide to Memorable Camping Adventures" is a comprehensive and inspiring exploration of the multifaceted world of camping. Authored as a guide for both novices and seasoned outdoor enthusiasts, the book transcends the mere practicalities of setting up a tent and lighting a campfire, delving into the deeper dimensions of the camping experience.The guide unfolds like a well-orchestrated camping trip, with each chapter offering valuable...
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Imagine a place where you can walk amid majestic evergreens and blue freshwater lakes, across 1.1-billion-year-old rock formed in the violent rending of a continent, past peaceful dairy farm pastures, over a landscape carved by a mile-high glacier, through small towns seemingly torn from the pages of yesteryear. The place is real: It's called Polk County, Wisconsin.Now comes the only complete guide to the county's great day hiking trails: "Hittin'...
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Keith's wife Gail is looking forward to travelling the world and staying in comfortable hotels when Keith takes early retirement from his high-pressure job. But he has a shock in store for her. He unexpectedly decides to buy a huge American Winnebago-type motorhome (RV), tow a car behind 'so they can bugger off for months on end around Europe'. Their only experience a brief episode 30 years earlier, when their VW pop-top blew up on a remote mountain...
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"Explores the techniques and equipment needed for saltwater fishing, provides background information on fishing regulations, and covers guidelines for safety and conservation. Additional features include a table of contents, sidebars, infographics, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research"--
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"Explores important principles of sportsmanship that any outdoor enthusiast should know when hunting or fishing, including guidelines for respecting both fellow hunters and anglers, as well as the environment. Additional features include a table of contents, sidebars, infographics, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research"--
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"Explores the techniques and equipment needed for waterfowl hunting, provides background information on waterfowl hunting regulations, and covers guidelines for safety and conservation. Additional features include a table of contents, sidebars, infographics, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research"--
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"Explores the techniques and equipment needed for upland bird hunting, provides background information on upland bird hunting regulations, and covers guidelines for safety and conservation. Additional features include a table of contents, sidebars, infographics, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research"--