Practical camping handbook : how to get the most from camping - everything from planning your trip to setting up camp and cooking outdoors, with over 350 step-by-step photographs
Drake, Peter G.2014
Books
Main title:
Author:
Drake, Peter G., author
Imprint:
Wigston, Leicestershire Southwater, 2014.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2009.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Basic Equipment -- Choosing your Equipment -- Personal Camp Kit -- Basic Survival Kit -- Choosing a Tent -- Sleeping Bags -- Other Sleeping Equipment -- Backpacks and Carrying Equipment -- Cooking Stoves -- Cooking Equipment -- Additional Gear -- Tools -- Caring for your Equipment -- Preparing your Equipment -- Orienteering & Campcraft -- Maps -- The Compass -- Using a Map and Compass -- Navigation by the Sun, Moon and Stars -- Choosing a Campsite -- Camp Layout -- Erecting Tents -- Base Camps -- Lightweight Camping -- Alternative Shelters -- Camp Safety and Hygiene -- Personal Hygiene -- Camp Fires -- Useful Knots -- Using an Axe -- Using a Saw -- Planning your Outdoor Kitchen -- Food Hygiene and Storage -- Cooking over a Fire -- Cooking on Stoves -- Lightweight Camp Menus -- Clean Water -- Striking Camp.
ISBN:
9781780194028 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.54
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
36386