BlueGuitar68 asked:
I have my trusty old and severely worn Boy Scout manual, but it's woefully behind the times. I am headed to hike around the base of Mt. Hood in September and I want to be able to prepare for the journey by acquiring all the right camping gear I possibly can. I need a resource guide for that, however, and I don't know that one really exists. Example: If I wanted to learn all about boating, I'd buy "Chapman's Guide to Piloting." Is there something like that out there that covers camping equipment, gear, technology, physical preparedness, wilderness survival techniques, etc. Thanks!
Camping Discounters
I have my trusty old and severely worn Boy Scout manual, but it's woefully behind the times. I am headed to hike around the base of Mt. Hood in September and I want to be able to prepare for the journey by acquiring all the right camping gear I possibly can. I need a resource guide for that, however, and I don't know that one really exists. Example: If I wanted to learn all about boating, I'd buy "Chapman's Guide to Piloting." Is there something like that out there that covers camping equipment, gear, technology, physical preparedness, wilderness survival techniques, etc. Thanks!
Camping Discounters
Camping Gear
January 29th, 2010
Gold Bracelets
Try The Backpacker’s Handbook by Chris Townsend or The Backpacker’s Field Manual by Rick Curtis. They both have really great information.
Princess Cut Engagement Rings
January 31st, 2010
Mountain Gear
Personal experience! You’re getting a bit technical-it’s only camping, you’re not building the next super collider!
Mountain Gear
February 1st, 2010
Gold Bracelets
How about going to a bookstore or your local BSA and getting a current issue of the Boy Scout’s Manual?
You might also want to try something like:
“How to Survive Anywhere:
A Guide for Urban, Suburban, Rural, And Wilderness Environments”
By: Christopher Nyerges
ISBN-10: 0811733041
ISBN-13: 978-0811733045
OR
Camping & Wilderness Survival:
The Ultimate Outdoors Book
By: Paul Tawrell
ISBN-10: 0974082023
ISBN-13: 978-0974082028
They sell both on Amazon.
You might want to check out some of the other books written by Christopher Nyerges too!
If you really want to get rustic, there’s:
PETERSON FIELD GUIDES
Edible Wild Plants.
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Mountain HardWear Sale
February 4th, 2010
Camp Stoves
“Walking Softly in the Wilderness, ” by John Hart, is a great resource. You can read a summary of it at. Go to their online store, then books, then adult titles by category, then Guide Books.
You could also try your nearest REI store, or REI.com. They would probably have some pretty good guidebooks. On REI.com, you can go to a section called “Expert Advice.” You might find something helpful there.