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Backpacking and Camping: The All-Season Companion
Backpacking and Camping The AllSeason Companion Author:Bill Cohen A practical "how-to" guide to all-season trekking and camping. Topics discussed include proper gear, food options, all-season camp fire-building technique, prevention and treatment of heat exhaustion, heat stroke and hypothermia, safety, hygiene and environmentally responsible enjoyment of wilderness. Long version (printed on the cassette... more » j-card): A practical "how-to" guide for novices as well as the modestly experienced, the discussions in this informative audiobook will take you through proper gear, clothing, food options, all-season camp fire-building technique and safety, prevention and treatment of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and effective protection against those summer winged parasites we love so much. Winter topics also include safe trekking, camping and successful fire-building in snow, survival essentials at and away from the snow camp, and prevention and treatment of hypothermia. This book was produced with environmental responsibility and sensitivity for wilderness in mind, providing instruction in the proper handling of refuse and disposition of human waste when you're in the woods. Listen to this inspiring book while dreaming of your next (or first) wilderness trek at home, work, or in your vehicle during that long, insufferable commute!« less