Backpacker magazine's Complete Guide[ARENABG] torrent

Backpacker's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Hiking and Backpacking

Publisher: Tracks Publishing
Doug Werner
1999
Language: English
ISBN-10: 188465410X
ISBN-13: 978-1884654107
144 Pages
EPUB
22.9 MB

Aimed specifically at the novice outdoor adventurer, this comprehensive guide explains the essential gear, preparations, precautions, and techniques required for day hiking and short backpacking trips. Through informative, entertaining, and encouraging personal anecdotes, the guide emphasizes the physical, aesthetic, and spiritual benefits of spending time in nature. Essential first aid and map-reading information is also included.

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Outward Bound Backpacker's Handbook

Publisher: FalconGuides
Glenn Randall
2013
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0762778555
ISBN-13: 978-0762778553
208 Pages
PDF
8.50 MB

A comprehensive guidebook, backed by the renowned program Outward Bound, to aid outdoors lovers into the area of backpacking.

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Backpacker magazine's Complete Guide to Outdoor Gear Maintenance and Repair: Step-by-Step Techniques to Maximize Performance and Save Money

Publisher: FalconGuides
Kristin Hostetter
2012
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0762778318
ISBN-13: 978-0762778317
EPUB
208 pages
9.45 MB


This book could save you hundreds of dollars on outdoor gear! Don’t retire a jacket just because it’s torn or buy a new tent because the zipper broke. Learn how to fix these problems—and dozens more—and save your money for a dream trip by following the step-by-step gear maintenance and repair instructions in this large trim, color handbook.

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The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills

Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Rick Curtis
2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1400053099
ISBN-13: 978-1400053094
148 Pages
7.21 MB

When it was first published in 1998, The Backpacker's Field Manual set the standard for comprehensive backpacking books. Now exhaustively updated to offer a more complete view of backpacking today, it covers the latest developments in gear—such as Global Positioning Systems and ultralight hiking equipment—first aid, and Leave No Trace comping, and includes a chapter devoted to outdoor leadership resources and basics. Beginners and experienced hikers alike will find this book indispensable for trip planning strategies and also as a quick reference on the trail for:

BACKCOUNTRY SKILLS—how to forecast the weather, identify trees, bear-proof your campsite, wrap an injured ankle, and more--illustrated with more than 100 line drawings.

TRICKS OF THE TRAIL—time-tested practical lessons learned along the way

GOING ULTRALIGHT—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.