Pocket Guide to Hiking/Backpacking

The Pocket Guide To Hiking Backpacking is the perfect tool for the hiker and the backpacker. Topics include: how best to pack your gear footwear considerations dressing to keep warm the proper use and care of your sleeping bag cooking considerations selecting and preparing a camp site tents and shelters including snow pits and snow caves how to pitch a tent in high winds and in snow fireplace arrangements and even the various uses of a walking stick. Included are sections on Navigation Techniques and Map Reading, one on Forecasting Weather, and a comprehensive list of Safety Reminders.