Practical Camping Handbook - Couverture souple

Drake, Peter G.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 184476723X ISBN 13 : 9781844767236

Editeur : Southwater, 2009

Synopsis

How to plan outdoor vacations - everything from planning your trip to setting up camp and cooking outside, with over 350 practical step-by-step photographs

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 dection 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.

Biographie de l'auteur

Peter G Drake has led or been a member of 36 expeditions, visiting 55 countries in five continents. He has been a member of the British Mountaineering council training Committee, Chairman of the Expedition Advisory Centre a the Royal Geographical Society, and Chairman of the Expedition and Training Committee of the Young Explorers Trust. He is Vice Chairman of the Yorkshire Schools Exploring Society and the Young Explorers Trust, and a member of the Council of the Brathay Exploration Group.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Southwater
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 184476723X
• ISBN 13: 9781844767236
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible