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| List Price: www.amazon.com's Price: $10.88 You Save: $5.12 (32%) Condition: New Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Release Date: 2005-05-24 Lowest New Price: $9.61 Lowest Used Price: $9.08 | Features• Portable and packed with information, this manual is the ideal resource for anyone interested in• 100 line drawings. • Author: Rick Curtis. • Satisfaction Ensured. • Great Gift Idea. Product DescriptionWhen it was first published in 1998, The Backpacker's Field Manual set the standard for comprehensive backpacking books. Now exhaustively updated to offer a more complete view of backpacking today, it covers the latest developments in gear—such as Global Positioning Systems and ultralight hiking equipment—first aid, and Leave No Trace comping, and includes a chapter devoted to outdoor leadership resources and basics. Beginners and experienced hikers alike will find this book indispensable for trip planning strategies and also as a quick reference on the trail for:BACKCOUNTRY SKILLS—how to forecast the weather, identify trees, bear-proof your campsite, wrap an injured ankle, and more--illustrated with more than 100 line drawings. TRICKS OF THE TRAIL—time-tested practical lessons learned along the way GOING ULTRALIGHT—downsizing suggestions for those who want to lighten up Every traveler knows that space in a backpack is limited, so on your next trip, carry the only guide you'll ever need—this one—and take to the great outdoors with confidence. Read more... Similar Products:The Backpacker's Handbook, 4th EditionThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Backpacking and Hiking The Complete Walker IV Ultralight Backpackin' Tips: 153 Amazing & Inexpensive Tips for Extremely Lightweight Camping Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpacking and Paddling | |