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Foreword v
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction x
Preparations
Getting Started 2
What to Wear 6
Getting in Shape for Backpacking 13
Buying Your Outfit 16
Planning Your Trip 33
Trail Savvy
On the Trail 44
Where and How to Set Up Camp 51
Purifying and Carrying Water 61
Eating and Cooking on the Trail 69
Going Light 81
Using the Trails
Finding Your Way 90
How to Deal with the Weather 101
Health, Safety, and First Aid for the Trail 106
Insect and Plant Nuisances 109
Getting the Most from Your Trail Photography 115
Risks on the Trail
Dangers from the Weather 128
Snakes 139
New Bear Attacks: Take Them Seriously 143
Cougar Alert 166
The Hiking Party
The Fine Art of Picking Your Hiking Companions 174
Family Hiking and Backpacking 181
Women-Only Groups on the Trail 191
Seniors Take to the Trails 204
Taking Your Pet 209
Going Alone 213
Where To Go
Deciding Where to Backpack 222
Overnighting at Inns and Huts 226
Enjoying the High Mountains 233
Desert Hiking 242
Canyon Hiking 252
When To Go
Extending Your Hiking Season into Fall 260
Getting Started Winter Backpacking 267
Afterword: Why I Love America's Trails 280
Bibliography 283
Index 286
About the Author 290
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Kristofer Davis
reviewed Backpacker and Hiker's Handbook on June 15, 2012
Backpacker and Hiker's Handbook
This is an excellent resource with all of the basic (and not-so-basic) info one needs for having a healthy and safe experience hiking, camping, and backpacking. Much of its "everyday wisdom" can be adapted to easy car camping or more rigorous backcountry camping. I'm an intermediate outdoorsman, and I think the book works great as an introduction to outdoor life.
Books of this nature are always in danger of being outdated by new technology, but this one has enough of a foundation to make up for any of the shortcomings it has from being written in 1997. It's a slim volume at under 200 pages, but filled with a lot of helpful information.
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