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From choosing a destination and staying safe to what to cook and doing it on a budget, this guide provides fun advice for tent camping, car camping, and backpacking.
Ever wanted to go camping, but had no idea where to start? Need to unplug, but not sure what to do? Do you have childhood memories of camping bliss, but no idea how to do it on your own? Sleeping Bags to S'mores has you covered!
From two expert writers on camping and backpacking, this...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
#1 The 80/20 Rule is simple: plan and monitor your training according to it, and you will run better than you ever have. However, it can be difficult to run easy, which is why you must embrace the mostly-slow approach.
#2 The average person naturally transitions from walking to running at a pace of roughly thirteen minutes per mile. If you start off at a slow walk and gradually increase...
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“Best Climbs Santa Barbara and Ventura” narrows down the thousands of climbing routes across the Santa Barbara and Ventura counties to the absolute best 300 routes. These are the routes that display the hidden beauty and deep-rooted climbing history of Santa Barbara and Ventura. Each section comes with its own unique history, description, climbing style, and a list of gear needed. Also included are detailed driving directions, maps and trailhead...
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Climbing: Protection is a pocket-size instructional climbing book with the backing of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) that focuses on climbing protection and safety. Complete with color photos throughout, the book features information on environment and terrain, best practices, gear, and more.
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Disasters strike every day, but despite the best laid plans you may find yourself in one with only the clothes on your back and without a well packed first-aid kit. In Essential Survival Gear, J. Morgan Ayres explains in detail what you need to have when a dire emergency occurs, wherever you are, whoever you are. Ayres-a former Green Beret, martial arts master, and wilderness and urban survivalist-explains his four-layer concept (clothing, day bag,...
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“Backpacker's Using a GPS: Digital Trip Planning, Recording, and Sharing” is a complete guide to the digital mapping revolution including how to do it and how to join it. Plan your trip, record it with GPS, edit and enhance your maps (photos and videos), and share with the world. Include out-in-the-field instructions for using a GPS; how GPS works; basic field techniques; computer-based mapping with GPS; conventional navigation skills, etc.
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"En la juventud, solíamos dudar de las maravillas del mundo hasta que atestiguábamos algo de primera mano. Recuerdo un verano en la granja de mis abuelos en la Missouri rural, cuando mis primos y yo estábamos inspeccionando nuestra última arma de elección, una nueva gomera de muñeca equipada con un potente tubo de goma de gran alcance y un mango que albergaba proyectiles esféricos de acero. Qué hermosura de arma era de observar, con su moderno...
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This book is the Second Edition of The Jamaican Firearm User's Guide. It was produced to fill the need of proper education and training for licenced firearm holders in Jamaica in particular and across the world as a whole. This knowledge is meant only for persons operating under the law and persons seeking knowledge about firearm safety.
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Jonathon Kibler, a cougar-hunting specialist, has been hunting American lions, since his early teens. Hunting lions with hounds on dry ground in the Southwest is arguably the hardest method of hunting these large cats. Kibler has, mastered this skill and his hunting adventures have elevated him with the Lee brothers and Ben Lilly to a legendary status as a master lion hunter of the American Southwest. He's one of the last of a handful of purists,...
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Climbing: From Gym to Rock is a pocket-size instructional climbing book with the backing of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) that focuses on getting indoor climbers outdoors. The book will feature information on environment and terrain, types of crag, best practices, and more. Photos will be throughout.
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“Best Climbs Phoenix Arizona” is the next installment in the Best Climbs series from Falcon, appealing specifically to traveling climbers and local climbers who wanted to be directed toward the best local climbing. Although the “Best Climbs” guides feature routes of all grades, the emphasis is on moderate routes in the 5.6 to 5.10 range.
The book will include 150-200 featured routes. Each section will include climbing area trivia and history...
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This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to survive different locations and situations in the wild. This book does not talk about only one type of wild but the whole expanse of known wilds in the world: the open sea, the arid desert, the lone island and much more.
Never before in history has the world been racked by disasters both natural and man-made. Disasters, occurring in an ever increasing frequency, that bring humans out of the...
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"Embark on unforgettable family adventures with 'The Family Hiker's Handbook: Essential Gear and Tips for Exploring the Outdoors Together.' This comprehensive guide is tailored for families seeking the joys of outdoor exploration, providing essential insights into gear selection, safety measures, and practical tips for a seamless hiking experience. From trail selection and navigation to packing smart and engaging kids in the wonders of nature, this...
75) Inside the Wild
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Inside the Wild offers us forty-three first-hand stories about hunting, wildlife, and wilderness that are written in the tradition of William Faulkner's hunting stories like The Bear.
Inside the Wild tells the truth about hunting in a hard-edged way. After people read this book, thirty million hunters in North America won't be able to hide in the woods anymore.
Inside the Wild takes you inside the brutal, fascinating and disappearing wilderness...
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Search and Rescue: A Wilderness Doctor's Life-and-Death Tales of Risk and Reward is a thrilling collection of first-hand accounts of search and rescue operations from Oregon's legendary Mount Hood and other exotic locations around the world, by wilderness physician Dr. Christopher Van Tilburg. The exciting tales offer a fascinating inside look at how SAR teams operate, as well as the importance of taking risks and how to mitigate outdoor accidents.
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For outdoor adventurers who hike, fish, kayak, cross-country ski, or mountain bike in the backcountry, a GPS receiver can help them reach their destination and return safely but only if they know how to use it! Here is the guide to getting the most out of a GPS receiver, from basic consumer advice to advanced techniques. It even includes fun solo and team games that utilize GPS. Starting with essential definitions and moving on to creating waypoints,...
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For those who would like to climb mountains, and for those who merely like to contemplate the possibility, Ruth and John Mendenhall have written as entertaining and completely instructive a book as have ever been tucked into a rucksack.
Since ascending a peak inevitably beings at the bottom, the Mendenhalls first advice neophytes on where to find proper instruction, how much will be expected of them as beginners, and what to bring on early climbs....
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Are you interested in turning your boring, everyday camping trip into the time of your life?
Would you like to know how you can make it a blast for your kids and anyone else who goes along with you by making it easier and smoother?
You'll find information on how to prepare your tent, how to create a light source with or without flames, different and unique things you can cook while camping, general hacks on how to stay hygienic and still have fun,...
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