Practical Camping Handbook How to Plan Outdoor Vacations - Everything from Planning Your Trip to Setting Up Camp and Cooking Outside, with Over 300 Practical Step-by-Step Photographs.

by Drake, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781844767236
• ISBN10: 184476723X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-16
• Publisher: Southwater

Summary

This fully comprehensive guide covers the key camp craft and orienteering skills needed, whether for a family holiday on a pre-booked campsite, or for a wilder expedition into the deep backcountry. Full of professional tips and expert advice, this book includes guidelines on buying the right equipment; rules for storing and using all kinds of camping kit; best practice for putting up tents, and using ropes and tools; and instructions for striking camp, and packing a first aid kit. The book also teaches the skills needed to use a map and compass correctly to navigate safely in open terrain. A section on nutrition and food shows practical ways to eat and drink on the move, and shows how to safely store food and how to light and cook on an open fire.