Ebook: The Backpacker's Handbook

Preparing for the trail -- The load on your back -- Footwear and wilderness travel -- Carrying the load: the pack -- Keeping warm and dry: dressing for the wilderness -- Shelter: camping in the wilderness -- The wilderness kitchen -- Comfort and safety in camp and on the trail -- On the move: skills and hazards.;Offers a handbook for all skill levels of hiking that covers a wide range of backbacking issues, including how to use a map and compass, survival skills, and tracking.