Download or read book The Backpacker s Survival Guide written by Tamsin King and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A big trip brings big questions, like how do I go about choosing and packing a bag, how should I handle money abroad, and what the hell do I do when my hostel dorm is filled with snorers? Luckily this handy guide is filled with essential tips, advice and hacks to make your adventures on the road truly unforgettable.
Download or read book Backpacker The Survival Hacker s Handbook written by Backpacker Magazine and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-04-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Backpacker The Survival Hacker’s Handbook provides detailed instruction on how to use everyday items to survive in extraordinary circumstances. Sure, the quirk is here. For instance, learn how to make a fishhook out of a beer can, start a fire with hand sanitizer, or purify water with bleach. But it goes beyond the quirk to identify real solutions for real scenarios—with real items you carry with you. The book includes useful tips and tricks from survival experts, and provides step-by-step instructions, along with short stories of survival situations where these modern survival skills have come into play. The book is organized around basic fundamental concepts of survival: finding food, building shelter, securing water, etc.
Download or read book The Backpacker s Field Manual Revised and Updated written by Rick Curtis and published by Crown. This book was released on 2005-05-24 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly researched yet accessible backpacking book offers a complete view of backpacking today, exploring everything from how to plan a trip and select gear to emergency procedures and first-aid care in the field A revised, updated, and comprehensive guide to backpacking with a complete view of modern-day backpacking, The Backpacker’s Field Manual covers the best in gear, first aid, and Leave No Trace camping, and also includes chapters dedicated to trip planning, cooking and nutrition, hygiene and water purification, and more. Whether you’re about to set off on your first hike or have been camping for decades, The Backpacker’s Field Manual is an indispensable guide for trip planning strategies and also works as a quick reference on the trail for: • Back-country skills: how to forecast the weather, identify trees, bear-proof your campsite, wrap an injured ankle, and more—with over one hundred illustrations to guide you • Tricks of the trail: time-tested practical lessons learned along the way • Going ultra-light: downsizing suggestions for those who want to lighten up Every traveler knows that space in a backpack is limited, so on your next trip, carry the only guide you'll ever need—this one—and take to the great outdoors with confidence.
Download or read book Backpacking Light written by Kevin Anderson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-14 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are You Ready For Your First Backpacking Adventure?Get the complete guide on gearing up for your journey today! There's nothing better than waking up in the wilderness to birds chirping, water rushing, and leaves blowing in the wind. Yawning as you climb out of your hammock (or tent) and brew a fresh cup of coffee before you hit the trail again. Even as I write this, I can't help myself reminiscing on all of the wonderful sensations of my previous backpacking trips. But the reality is, although I have over thirty trips under my belt, not many people even get to experience one! Well, if you came here in search of guidance for your first backpacking adventure, you are definitely in the right place. I wrote this book with you in mind, to help get a grasp on all of the tiny bits and pieces of knowledge that you may need to know before you step out on the trail. I provide you with my list of basic gear that is an absolute necessity when you're out in the woods, as well some of the survival rules that I live by when I gear up for my next backpacking trip. I also break down some of the different forms of backpacking for you as well as my top list of ways to lighten your backpack load! At the end of the day, my ultimate goal is to help make your first backpacking trip as smooth and convenient a ride as possible, and to turn you into a lifelong backpacker like myself! Here Is A Sneak Peek Of What I'll Teach You... My Top 11 Tips For Lightening Your Backpack Load The 3 Most Common Forms Of Backpacking The 6 Questions To Ask Yourself Before A Trip The Essential Basic Gear To Always Carry With You My Key Survival Tips For Getting Through Anything My Planning Techniques To Make Every Trip Awesome Much, much more! Let's stop talking about that backpacking adventure you always wanted to take and cover the basics together when you download your copy today!
Download or read book THE BACKPACKER S HANDBOOK written by Chris Townsend and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2004-11-21 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to equipment and technique available anywhere."—Backpack (UK) This enormously practical guide includes everything from essential techniques such as map and compass work to the skills needed for more remote wilderness journeys—such as how to ford rivers safely and how to choose a route through untracked terrain. As a gear advisor, this book is unequaled. You'll find the last word on: How to choose packs and footwear—and make sure they fit What clothing to take on the trail Tents, tarps, stoves, water purifiers, and other gear GPS, cell phones, and other electronic devices And much more Now in its third edition, The Backpacker's Handbook also covers desert hiking, ultralight backpacking, and adventure trekking in distant corners of the globe. Indeed, there is little about backpacking Chris Townsend does not cover. This trusted reference will prepare you for the challenges and excitement of backpacking the wilderness. "A clear and comprehensive primer on backpacking gear. Townsend's knowledge is immense."—Sierra "Belongs in every bookcase dealing with outdoor topics. . . . Chockablock full of useful, practical, commonsense info. . . . If you tramp the outdoors, get this book."—Maine Sportsman "For those thinking of taking a backpack journey, The Backpacker's Handbook is required reading."—Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
Download or read book China Survival Guide written by Larry Herzberg and published by Stone Bridge Press. This book was released on 2013-11-18 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition of the best-selling travel guide to China is your ticket to the trip of a lifetime. Compact, affordable, reliable, a delight to read—these qualities are what has made China Survival Guide so popular with first-time and seasoned China travelers. This third edition has a brand new section on train travel, plus updates and fresh recommendations. Includes practical strategies for lodging, walking, haggling, medical and bathroom emergencies, etiquette, crowds, and learning the twin arts of patience and persistence.
Download or read book The Pocket Outdoor Survival Guide written by J. Wayne Fears and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-02-14 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains techniques for short-term survival in the outdoors Small enough to fit easily into a pack Useful for anyone who spends time outside Are you planning a trip to the wild and great outdoors? Have you wondered how you would survive if the trip became dangerous? If you answered yes to either of these questions, this guide is for you! The Pocket Outdoor Survival Guide has the essential knowledge that campers, canoeists, hunters, hikers, anglers, and everyone who spends time outdoors needs to live through a short-term survival situation. This how-to manual shares all you need to know about many nature survival skills, including: Trip planning Survival kits Search and rescue Handling bad weather Making shelter Emergency signaling Dealing with insects Safe drinking water This guide is small enough to easily fit into a camping pack. Bring it with you, and you’ll have the information you need to make it through any outdoor venture, planned or not.
Download or read book Backpacker Magazine s Outdoor Survival written by Molly Absolon and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Backpacker magazine–branded, and fueled by FalconGuides, Backpacker Magazine’s Outdoor Survival brings you essential mind gear from the two most respected and reliable publishers of outdoor-related information. Learn how to properly preplan for a trip, build a shelter, start a fire, prevent hypo- or hyperthermia, navigate when lost—and, above all, how to avoid the common pitfalls that get you into a survival situation in the first place. The book also covers other important skills, including basic wilderness first-aid. Perfect for pack or pocket, this book breaks down its subject into the essential topics, providing practical and portable information useful in the field. Full-color photos and illustrations complement concise, clear text, introducing you to basic and intermediate skills needed to safely and successfully get by in the outdoors. Also available: Backpacker Magazine’s Campsite Cooking Backpacker Magazine’s Predicting Weather Backpacker Magazine’s Trailside Navigation
Download or read book Backpacker written by and published by . This book was released on 2000-10 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.
Download or read book Camping Survival written by Paul Tawrell and published by . This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aim of this book is to entertainn its readers, to alert readers to the potential dangers and emergencies that might occur in the wilderness and how to avoid them. This knowledge might help a person survive or avoid a difficult situation.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Backpacking and Hiking written by Jason Stevenson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-04-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide so thorough it will send you packing... Backpacking remains one of the most popular, and inexpensive, outdoor activities in America. The Complete Idiot's Guide (r) to Backpacking and Hiking helps anyone prepare and plan for a rewarding adventure. Covers planning, training, shopping and packing for the trip. -How to live on the trail -First aid and other safety tips -Practical time- and money-saving hints -What gear is necessary and what isn't -Special considerations when travelling with groups or pets
Download or read book How to Suffer Outside written by Diana Helmuth and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Refreshingly approachable guide for aspiring backpackers and casual hikers of all stripes Colorful and humorous illustrations throughout Relatable, rising female voice in outdoor literature Part critique of modern hiking culture and part how-to guide, How to Suffer Outside is for anyone who wants to hit the trail without breaking the bank. Diana Helmuth offers real advice, opinionated but accessible and based on in-the-field experiences. She wins readers’ hearts and trust through a blend of self-deprecating humor and good-natured heckling of both seasoned backpackers and urbanites who romanticize being outdoorsy, plus a helpful dose of the actual advice a novice needs to get started. Featuring illustrations by artist Latasha Dunston, each chapter focuses on a critical topic: gear, food, hygiene, clothing, and more, along with useful checklists and resources. Humorous, philosophical, and practical, How to Suffer Outside teaches casual walkers, hikers, and campers of all stripes how to venture outdoors with confidence.
Download or read book Leave No Trace written by Annette McGiveney and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2003-08-13 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLICK HERE to download the chapter on "Principles To Live By" from Leave No Trace * Wilderness ethics for minimizing impact on fellow wilderness travelers and wildlife * A portion of the proceeds goes to the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics Beyond cleaning up your trash and not cutting down trees for firewood, how far should you go to minimize your impact on wilderness lands? What is really important, and what is too extreme? Annette McGivney provides thoughtful answers based on scientific facts. She presents practical tips and techniques tailored for hikers, climbers, backcountry skiers, mountain bikers, equestrians, sea kayakers, canoeists, and rafters. And most importantly, there are tips for teaching Leave No Trace practices to children and others.
Download or read book Backpacking written by Daniel Lyons and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Backpacker's or Survivalist's Guide Many think of backpacking as something to do over the weekend at a nearby park.This book transforms that into an exciting adventure of inexpensive overseas travel and exploration.With proper planning, you will have more confidence that you know the precautions that have to be taken in order to have a hassle-free and smooth trip. This book features basics you have to follow when backpacking that every backpacker has to know, especially those who are doing it for the first time. Here you will learn the purpose of backpacking, the basic skills you have to be aware of before setting out, importance of getting in shape; backpacking gear you have to follow, useful backpacking hacks, and a lot more! In Backpacking: The Ultimate Backpacking Survival Guide you will discover: *A larger perspective on what backpacking includes and the many advantages and potentials it offers a traveler *9 benefits of backpacking as a way to better experience travel in foreign lands. *The basic skills and preparation you should consider before setting out *12 absolutely essential pieces of equipment every backpacker should carry *7 things to avoid taking with you. Sometimes less is more! *10 tremendous backpacking hacks to make your travels much easier *An extensive listing of do's and don'ts for the backpacker *The advantages and disadvantages of backpacking alone *How to earn money while on the road backpacking And much more! There are a lot of different ways to travel. But the best way to travel is to experience and see its purest form. Backpacking is becoming more and more popular among travelers. The main idea behind this trend is to travel to many different places with a backpack filled with your basic necessities and your instincts to guide you on the road. ACT NOW! Scroll to the top of this page and click the 'buy' button! Then, you can read Backpacking: The Ultimate Backpacking Survival Guide on your Kindle device, computer, tablet or smartphone.
Download or read book The Wilderness Survival Handbook written by Alan Fry and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1996-09-15 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, all-season guide to short trip preparation and survival techniques for hikers, skiers, backpackers, canoeists, snowmobilers, travelers in light aircraft--and anyone stranded in the outdoors.
Download or read book How to Backpack written by HowExpert HowExpert Press and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-04 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to discover how to backpack from a real life backpacker, then get the "How To Backpack" guide now. In this step-by-step guide, you will find out tips and lessons about backpacking the right way. - How to plan backpacking trips. - Find out what to do before the backpacking trip. - How to get visa, papers, and insurance the affordable way. - How to prepare for backpacking. - How to sleep, eat, and have fun while backpacking. - How to manage your money for backpacking. - How to travel alone safe. - Basic survival guide tips. - Know exactly what to do when you arrive in a new place. - Special backpacking tips and tricks. Click "Buy Now" to get "How to Backpack" now!
Download or read book Ultralight Survival Kit written by Justin Lichter and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultralight Survival Kit is the first book of backpacking tips that is itself ultralight! It focuses on all of the skills and techniques that hikers and backpackers would want at their fingertips while in the outdoors. Perfect for backpackers from beginner to advanced, this book contains: Worst-case-scenario advice you’d want handy if stuck in a precarious situation. Tips for the most common trail concerns, from lightning to blisters. Suggestions for keeping your pack light or ultralight without sacrificing the must-haves Topics like: how to identify/treat reactions to poisonous plants, how to handle animal encounters, how to identify animal tracks, how to build a fire, need-to-know essential knots, how to predict weather patterns, how to repair or replace gear with limited materials, and how to deal with the elements when you don’t have a lot of gear on your back The book is formatted to make learning easy and user-friendly. This pocket-size book of tips is convenient to carry with you should you desire, but also includes advice you can easily digest ahead of time than add weight to your pack. The information is time tested in more than 35,000 miles of hiking experience. Readers will be able to adapt their surroundings to the techniques shown in the book and safely overcome challenges that may otherwise have turned them back.
