Camping Books

Book SynopsisNow in a new format, Homecamp is a beautiful collection of stories, images and camping tips that will inspire you to rediscover the rejuvenating power of the outdoors. At the start of the book, you will find a how-to guide with helpful tips and illustrations, from how to choose and set up camp to brewing the perfect campfire coffee and enjoying the outdoors without leaving a trace. This is followed by compelling accounts from everyday adventurers, including a number of new stories for this edition.These essays come from people all around the world who''ve embraced the outdoors on their terms. Some have gone on epic adventures: sold their belongings and lived in a van, trekked through the Himalayas or biked across continents. Others simply found new ways of seeing the world around them: cleaned up a beach, learned how to forage or adopted a rewilding lifestyle. This is a book that encourages you to leave behind the stress of the 9-to-5 grind, and embrace the simple pleasures found in the pounding waves, a roaring campfire or a star-filled sky. Its message is that nature can transform your life, and doing that isn''t as difficult as you think.

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Book SynopsisPack down and hitch up, it's time for the freedom of the road with Vantastic, your guide to life with a van or RV! Seasoned traveler Kate Ulman, of the popular blog and Instagram accounts Foxslane, provides practical tips and advice as well as comprehensive information on turning your dream of a #vanlife road trip into reality.Start by learning to speak van, as Kate helps you to choose the perfect van or RV, as well as ways to retrofit a second-hand van to suit your purposes. Then dive into planning your itinerary, checklists, cute ways to ''dress'' your van, and how to pack and hitch up. And then, when you''re ready to go, take note of essential #vanlife know-how including budgeting and sustainable travel advice, and handy apps. This guide also covers van-friendly recipes (including many vegan dishes), craft projects, fun family activities and mindfulness on the road, tips and tricks, and roadside tales. Featuring Kate''s own beautiful photography throughout, Vantastic will inspire and guide you through every stop on your journey.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewNow including a new and improved index! "A unique cookbook for all campers." Library Journal "Some of [the recipes] are a little wacky, but that's half the fun! The recipes are about good food." The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC) "You will love these great outdoor cooking recipes, and so will any other camping fan.... Plenty of recipes for every outdoor cooking situation. "--USAFundraising.com Reviews for Lipsmackin' Backpackin': "Dutch oven, campfire, camp stove and box oven recipes are just some of the many that can be found in this cookbook." Scouting Life "Authors and avid hikers Christine and Tim Conners have collected and compiled recipes and tips from Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Scouting leaders all across the country representing the best in campout cooking for troops large and small. Each tasty recipe is accompanied by easy-to-read information about cooking method, basic essentials, and instructions. Everyone can enjoy healthy eating balanced by a little bit of indulgence . . ." Scouting magazine

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Book SynopsisLongtime guide and canoe authority Cliff Jacobson explains the best and safest ways of planning and enjoying a BWCA journey.Table of ContentsCONTENTSAcknowledgmentsWhat’s New About This Edition?A Note to the ReaderPreface, by Kevin ProescholdtChapter 1: A Wilderness in Turmoil, by David BackesChapter 2: Planning and Pacing Your Canoe TripFirst, Pick Your Travel AreaMapsIf You Plan To Use a GPSDon’t Turn Your Vacation into a Marathon!Rules for Interpreting Contour LinesPlanning the RouteScenario Thought List Permits Chapter 3: A Maze of Finger Lakes, Portage Trails, and Confusing Bays!MapsOrienteering Compass No Need to Worry about Magnetic Declination!Using Map and Compass TogetherTest Your Map and Compass SkillsAiming OffTips for Navigating Small Streams and Moose TrailsUsing a Map With Your GPS/UTM Coordinates Chapter 4: Favorite Routes—Where Solitude Still RemainsHam Lake to Long Island Lake and Points EastFrost RiverGranite River through Guide’s Portage Chapter 5: Federal Regulations and RationalQuotasSome Obscure RegulationsNo Cans or Bottles Are Allowed in the BWCA!Camouflage Your CampCamp Only at U.S. Forest Service Designated SitesWhen Nature Calls and There Is No Forest Service Box LatrineCampfires Are Allowed Only Within the Steel Fire Grates at Developed CampsitesSanitation and Waste Disposal Chapter 6: Selecting and Outfitting Your CanoeA Boundary Waters Canoe Can Never Be Too Light!A Fast Canoe Is a Welcome LuxuryCanoe Building MaterialsCanoe TipsOutfitting the Canoe Chapter 7: Paddling and Portaging Your CanoePaddling Your CanoeBig Water TacticsPortaging Your Canoe Chapter 8: The Right Stuff—Everything You Need To Know About EquipmentPacksTentCooking TarpStoveEdged ToolsClothingRain GearHatsFootwearSleeping GearKids’ StuffPacking Your PacksPacking the Canoe Chapter 9: Solo Canoes and Kayaks in the Boundary WatersWhy Solo Canoes?Things To Consider When Choosing A Solo CanoeCustomizing Your Solo CanoePaddle StrokesSolo Canoes And CampingPacks And PackingPortaging The LoadCanoeing With FriendsWhy Not Paddle A Kayak? Chapter 10: Fast Fixin’s—Easy Ways to Prepare Great Trail MealsHardwareSpicesPacking the KitchenContainers for Powders and LiquidsEasy BreakfastsLaunching LunchOn into SupperMeal Management TricksTasty Cooking Tricks Chapter 11: A Bomb-Proof Canoe Camp!Tents and TarpsCampfires Chapter 12: Bothersome Beasts and Ornery Stingers!Bothersome BeastsOrnery Stingers Chapter 13: Dangers, Safety, and First AidSwimming Don’ts!LightningWidow-MakersWhen Your Canoe Becomes a Kite!Safety with Edged ToolsWater QualityMedicine for the Boundary WatersFirst Aid for Common AilmentsSignals: When You Need To Bring the Airplane Down! Chapter 14: A Magic Day in the BWCA Chapter 15: Advice from the ExpertsRob KesselringBob O’HaraBert HeepDr. Nick and Stephanie Boismenue Zoe KesselringSue HaringsAdvice from an Outfitter—Nancy Piragis Appendix A: Equipment ChecklistAppendix B: Resources BWCA Information and Permits Quetico Information and Permits Customs Minnesota Licenses Organizations Maps Miscellaneous Equipment and Supplies Packsacks, Map Cases, and Other Canoeing Luggage BWCA and Quetico Canoeing Guide BooksAppendix C: Seven-Day MenuAppendix D: The Wilderness MealIndexAbout the Author

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Book SynopsisA portable and family-friendly collection of some of the most classic and entertaining scary stories--perfect to share around the campfire. These stories can be read aloud or easily retold; either way, your fellow campers may want to sleep with the light on.

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Book SynopsisExperience 10 heart-pounding tales of the Midwest based on history, lore, and legends from around the regionperfect for telling around the campfire. Discover what it feels like to be a ghost or to bring one home. Explore what may be lurking at the bottom of a lake at a favorite vacation spot. Solve the mystery and unlock the secrets of a strange journal brought forth by an old doctor who may or may not be a part of this world. Unearth one of the seven gateways to hell and venture into the fiery depths below. Determine for yourself what is real and what is fiction, as these and other haunting tales paint a landscape rife with creepy paranormal activity.

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Book SynopsisThe essential guide for enjoying the outdoors without harming the environment.

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Book SynopsisPerfect Camping for You in West Virginia! From the Allegheny Highlands to the Feudin'' Country of the Hatfields and McCoys, camping in West Virginia has never been better. Best Tent Camping: West Virginia, now in its third edition, is a guidebook for tent campers who like quiet, scenic, and serene campsites. It''s the perfect resource if you blanch at the thought of pitching a tent on a concrete slab, trying to sleep through the blare of another camper''s boombox, or waking up to find your tent surrounded by a convoy of RVs.In Best Tent Camping: West Virginia, outdoor adventurer Johnny Molloy guides readers to the quietest, most beautiful, most secure, and best-managed campgrounds in the Mountain State. Painstakingly selected from hundreds of campgrounds, each campsite is rated for beauty, noise, privacy, security, spaciousness, and cleanliness.Each campground profile gives unbiased and thorough evaluations, taking the guesswork out of finding the perfect site.Table of ContentsWorking Table of Contents Allegheny Highlands Bear Heaven Bishop Knob Blue Bend Cranberry Day Run Horseshoe Run Island Kumbrabow State Forest Lake Sherwood Laurel Fork Pocahontas Seneca State Forest Spruce Knob Lake Summit Lake Tea Creek Watoga State Park Eastern Panhandle Big Bend Blackwater Falls State Park Brandywine Lake Camp Run Hawk Red Creek Seneca Shadows Sleepy Creek Trout Pond Wolf Gap Feudin' Country Beech Fork State Park Cabwaylingo State Forest Chief Logan State Park Kanawha State Forest Panther State Forest R.D. Bailey Lake Heart of West Virginia Audra State Park Bakers Run/Mill Creek Bulltown Cedar Creek State Park Coopers Rock State Forest Holly River State Park Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area New River Valley Army Camp Babcock State Park Bluestone State Park Camp Creek State Park and Forest Glade Creek Greenbrier River State Forest Moncove Lake State Park Ohio River Valley Lewis Wetzel McClintic Wildlife Management Area North Bend State Park Tomlinson Run State Park Appendices

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Book SynopsisThe guide to the top 50 tent campsites in Oregon.The new, full-color edition of Best Tent Camping: Oregon, by Becky Ohlsen, guides campers to the state''s quietest and most scenic campsites. It''s the perfect resource for those who blanch at the thought of pitching a tent on a concrete slab, trying to sleep through the blare of another camper''s boom box, or waking up to find your tent surrounded by RVs. The book contains detailed campground layout maps; key information such as fees, restrictions, and dates of operation; and candid ratings for beauty, privacy, quiet, security, spaciousness, and cleanliness.Table of ContentsOregon Campground Locator Map Map Legend Acknowledgments Preface Best Campgrounds Introduction Northern Coast 1 Beverly Beach State Park Campground 2 Cape Lookout State Park Campground 3 Nestucca River Recreation Area Campgrounds 4 Saddle Mountain State Natural Area Campground Southern Coast 5 Cape Blanco State Park Campground 6 Cape Perpetua Scenic Area Campground 7 Eel Creek Campground 8 Marys Peak CampgroundNorthern Cascades 9 Badger Lake Campground 10 Beavertail Campground 11 Camp Creek Campground 12 Elk Lake Campground 13 Oxbow Regional Park Campground 14 Silver Falls State Park Campground 15 Summit Lake Campground 16 Whispering Falls CampgroundCentral Cascades17 Cascadia State Park Campground 18 East Lake Campground 19 Frissell Crossing Campground 20 Islet Campground 21 Mallard Marsh Campground 22 Paradise Campground 23 Riverside Campground 24 Rujada Campground 25 Scott Lake Campground 26 Three Creek Lake and Driftwood Campgrounds 27 Tumalo State Park Campground 28 Wildcat Campground 29 Yellowbottom CampgroundSouthern Cascades 30 Crater Lake National Park: Lost Creek Campground 31 Fourmile Lake Campground 32 Head of the River Campground 33 Natural Bridge Campground 34 Sacandaga Campground 35 Secret Campground 36 Susan Creek Campground 37 Thielsen View Campground Eastern Oregon 38 Anthony Lakes Campground 39 Buckhorn Campground 40 Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge: Hot Springs Campground41 Hidden Campground 42 Marster Spring Campground 43 Minam State Recreation Area Campground 44 North Fork Malheur Campground 45 Olive Lake Campground 46 Page Springs Campground 47 Strawberry Campground 48 Two Pan Campground 49 Wallowa Lake State Park Campground 50 Williamson Campground Appendix A: Camping Equipment Checklist Appendix B: Sources of Information Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisA book designed expressly for young people to learn the ways of hiking, and how to discover the wonders of the Adirondack Park.

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Book SynopsisTells how to plan group or family outings, discusses equipment, maps, and regulations, and recommends camp sites throughout the Adirondacks.

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Book SynopsisThe ultimate cookbook for al fresco eating, with more than 80 recipes for cooking outdoors.Rustle up your choice of sweet and savory dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Alongside traditional campfire favorites such as bbq chicken, corn on the cob, and kebabs, you'll find recipes for stuffed flatbreads, gnocchi, and even apricot cakes in a jar. With step-by-step instructions and evocative photography, the recipes are easy to follow.Each recipe has a symbol that tells you the best way to cook it, be it an open fire, grill, or camping stove. As well as outdoor cooking hacks and clever tips, you'll find checklists of camping essentials, ideas for using local produce, and basic recipes for camping must-haves such as bbq sauce and ketchup, plus new favorites like dukkah.Outdoor cooking can be magical, so break out of the kitchen, light your fire, and enjoy delicious recipes from The Campfire Cookbook - the perfect culinary companion for any camping

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Book SynopsisIn Basic Illustrated Camping, discover how to build a fire, even in wet weather; select and use your camping gear; cook quick and tasty meals in the outdoors; rig a campsite tent with the four basic knots and hitches; and use a map and compass to master the fundamentals of backcountry navigation.

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Book SynopsisOriginally published as Backwoods Ethics in 1979, Laura and Guy Waterman's definitive guide to low-impact hiking and camping was a prophetic call to reevaluate the impact of outdoor recreation on the wilderness. Enthusiastically received by environmentalists and wilderness managers at the time, its warnings and advice are now more relevant than ever. With wisdom and gentle humor, Laura and Guy Waterman present a strong case for the importance of respecting the natural world while you're enjoying it. In his foreword to the new edition, world-famous environmentalist Bill McKibben puts the Watermans' advice into context for today's world. Day hikers, campers, and backpackers who follow the sensible techniques laid out in this book will help preserve the wilderness experience for generations to come.Trade Review"The Green Guide to Low-Impact Hiking and Camping is part how-to, part meditation, and part history. The authors, with subtle humor, take the reader on a profound adventure into the woods. We learn how to keep the mountain world the way we found it, and how to inspire others to step outside and explore the wild." -- Lucas St. Clair - AMC Guide to Winter Hiking & Camping"Although information and ideas now flow through our society more easily than ever, it still takes continuous effort for new understanding to settle in. Over the past generation, we've seen more and more backcountry travelers who have adopted the concept of low-impact camping and hiking. The Green Guide to Low-Impact Hiking and Camping is just this type of positive force for cultural change. Our forests and mountains have a brighter future thanks to this clear and understandable work by Laura and Guy Waterman, two legends of the northeast mountains." -- Jensen Bissell - Baxter State Park"With ultramarathoners popping champagne corks atop Katahdin, and smartphones seemingly standard backpacking gear, we need to read Laura and Guy’s Backwoods Ethics more than ever! An essential book for those who camp and wander in wild places." -- Robert Alden Rubin - On the Beaten Path: An Appalachian Pilgrimage"For those who venture into the back country to hike, climb, or camp and have true reverence for the bountiful beauty they find there, this book is a must read." -- Tom Wessels - The Myth of Progress: Toward a Sustainable Future"If you care about wild places, this book is for you. Not only does it provide specific recommendations and techniques for minimizing impacts to our shared backcountry, it also, and perhaps more importantly, encourages each of us to explore our collective role as stewards of the natural world around us. As more and more people venture into the outdoors for solace, renewal, challenge, fellowship, or solitude, the cumulative impact to the land is undeniable. However, each of us can put our own personal stewardship ethic into action, and The Green Guide to Low-Impact Hiking and Camping provides for us the foundation and knowledge for making a real difference for the future of the places we cherish." -- Ben Lawhon, Education Director of the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics"Nearly four decades after its groundbreaking appearance, "Backwoods Ethics" remains as relevant today as it did when the Watermans first wrote it. How do we reduce our impact on the backcountry when we're all so busy "connecting" via smart phones and tablets, when so many of us seek greater and greater challenges in the outdoors? The Watermans don't just ask us to minimize our impact -- they cajole and question us with humor and with love -- love for the backcountry and for all of us who use it." -- Rebecca Oreskes

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Book SynopsisWinter camping has its own special allure: the splendid quiet of a winter forest, the hush of falling snow, the thrill of gliding over ice and snow on skis. From building a snow shelter to traveling comfortably in sub-zero temperatures, The Winter Camping Handbook covers everything you'll need to know in order to enjoy wilderness travel and adventure in the colder months. Extremely user-friendly, the book's step-by-step approach covers everything from choosing a location to explore, selecting teammates, planning the trip, winterizing a travel vehicle, gear selection, making camp, food and nutrition, dealing with winter safety concerns, and even camping with children. Now revised and updated to include tips for using smartphones and the latest GPS navigation, this is the definitive guide to cold-weather hiking and camping.

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Book SynopsisAn indispensable guide for the novice or occasional camper, Camping 101 teaches the basics of camping and camp craft. It includes packing checklists, tips for choosing a campsite and setting up a safe camp, knot-tying, fire-lighting and classic camp recipes. Also included is a review of dangerous animals and plants, basics of wilderness first aid and a guide to navigating constellations in the night sky. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by campers of all ages. Made in the USA.

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Book SynopsisThough this book was written with women in mind (there is a section on hiking while pregnant, for example), men will enjoy the ins and outs of proper equipment and how to use it, difficulty level of various mountains, the kinds of terrain a child may or may not be able to handle, and the health and spiritual benefits of walking in the mountains. Addressing both the unrepentant couch potato as well as the absurdly fit, the author prescribes various exercise regimes according to the fitness level of the individual. Subsequent chapters explain map reading, what to wear, what to carry in a backpack, and recommended treks in the U.S., Himalayas, and Europe; a comprehensive appendix lists climbing clubs and rental opportunities.Trade Review...has information in it that is useful to both sexes. -- Larry Claflin Jr. * Patriot Ledger *The author's love for the mountains is infectious, providing an enjoyable reading experience. * Library Journal *The majority of the popular hiking books are written by men for men. Although Rogovin Frankel isn't the first woman to write a hiking book, she is one fo the few to write from a woman's point of view. Frankel...demonstrates a strong passion for hiking, an excitement that is conveyed in her writing. Perhaps it is this diverse, worldwide hiking experience that also helps make her book stand out from the crowd. -- Lynn Arave * Deseret Morning News *Frankel draws on decades of experience to offer ideas for mountain hiking. Frankel's enthusiasm for her subject might make you want to take a hike. -- Linda Lamb * Columbia State *A very practical hiking guide written especially for women seeking to camp or travel about in a mountain wilderness area. Very highly recommended for female hikers. * Wisconsin Bookwatch *Targeting both the couch potato and the physically fit, Frankel prescribes numerous exercise regiminesbased on an individual's fitness level and recommends treks in the States, Asia and Europe. * Women In The Outdoors *What could simply have been a guide high and dry on the usual instructions of preparing for hiking with a fitness program...has been enhanced by Frankel's ruminations on the mystique and magnetism of mountains. ...fascinating and informative reading. This really is a book for all mountain lovers, not just women. -- Julia McBee * The Atlantic Journal-Constitution *...fascinating and informative -- Julia McBee * Columbus Dispatch *

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