food for overnight backpacking
Posted on Monday, February 8, 2010 in Back Packs
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Basic Backpacking – Your Video Guide to Overnight Backpacking Enjoy nature, get exercise and escape from your hectic day to day routine through the rewarding sport of backpacking. This informative and scenic video will start you on your way to many safe and enjoyable backpacking adventures. The topics covered in this video include: Basic gear; Clothing; How much food and water to bring; Important preparation techniques; Safety and first aid; Locating campsit… |
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Backpacking in Michigan $12.19 The complete and indispensable illustrated guide to long walks, overnight hikes, and wilderness treks in MichiganpWith 65 photographs and 77 detailed maps, this indispensable guide to the state’s hiking trails gives beginners to advanced hikers all the information they need to plan their next Michigan overnight or weekend backpacking trip. Featuring 50 trails—27 in the Lower Peninsula—ranging from one-hour to multiple-day treks in both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas, Backpacking in Michigan has something for every hiker.pInformation on hike length and difficulty, elevation gain, the amount of time needed to complete the hike, camping facilities, and nearby towns accompanies each of the trail listings. The author also provides extensive reference maps along with a description of scenic highlights. In addition to backcountry explorations of remote trails, Backpacking in Michigan includes classic Michigan adventures such as the Lakeshore Trail in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, the Greenstone Ridge Trail in Isle Royale National Park, North Manitou Island in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and Jordan River Pathway in the Mackinaw State Forest.pWhile Backpacking in Michigan focuses primarily on the trails themselves, it also makes planning your Michigan adventure as easy as possible by providing important information on routes to and from the trailhead, as well as park fees and reservation information for shelters, walk-in cabins, rental yurts, and overnight camping.pJim DuFresne is a Michigan native and author of more than a dozen wilderness, travel, and hiking guidebooks. He is author of Isle Royale National Park: Foot Trails and Water Routes; 50 Hikes in Michigan: The Best Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks in the Lower Peninsula; Best Hikes with Children: Michigan; Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park: A Backcountry Guide for Hikers, Campers, Backpackers, and Skiers; as well as The Complete Guide to Michigan Sand Dunes, copublished @(aG®záÿ¾Úx |
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Backpacking in Michigan $12.76 An illustrated guide to wilderness treks, overnight hikes, and long walks throughout the state of Michigan for hikers of all fitness levels provides a description of each trail and its environs, detailed maps, tips on things to see and do, nearby attractions and towns, difficulty ratings, fees, transportation to and from the site, and other useful information. Original. |
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Backpacking in Michigan $16.16 An illustrated guide to wilderness treks, overnight hikes, and long walks throughout the state of Michigan for hikers of all fitness levels provides a description of each trail and its environs, detailed maps, tips on things to see and do, nearby attractions and towns, difficulty ratings, fees, transportation to and from the site, and other useful information. Original. |
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Backpacking in Michigan $11.99 An illustrated guide to wilderness treks, overnight hikes, and long walks throughout the state of Michigan for hikers of all fitness levels provides a description of each trail and its environs, detailed maps, tips on things to see and do, nearby attractions and towns, difficulty ratings, fees, transportation to and from the site, and other useful information. Original. |
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Backpacking in Michigan $12.62 An illustrated guide to wilderness treks, overnight hikes, and long walks throughout the state of Michigan for hikers of all fitness levels provides a description of each trail and its environs, detailed maps, tips on things to see and do, nearby attractions and towns, difficulty ratings, fees, transportation to and from the site, and other useful information. Original. |
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Hiking and Backpacking: Outdoor Adventures $9.97 Through this book you will learn how to prepare yourself physically for the rigors of hiking and camping; select and prepare the right equipment, gear, clothing, and footwear; manage risks and work to maintain safety while on the trail; and use good trail etiquette and proper hiking, backpacking, and camping techniques. Master teachers take you step by step through the preparation, skills, and techniques you need to know for a successful adventure. They provide you with practical tips in all these areas, and they also supply you with Web addresses to help you plan your hiking and backpacking adventures throughout the world. This practical book presents all the essential information you need for hiking, overnight camping, and backpacking.pThrough Hiking and Backpacking, you canp-discover the essentials to prepare for your adventure,p-learn the basic skills and techniques from master teachers,p-find tips and insights regarding equipment and gear,p-test your knowledge with questions at the end of each chapter, andp-learn to use the Web to find great trails and adventures.pHiking and backpacking are great leisure-time activities. But before heading out, you need to know how to ensure a safe, environmentally sound, and enjoyable hiking and backpacking experience. Hiking and Backpacking covers all that, and much more! Through this book you will learn how top-prepare yourself physically for the rigors of hiking and camping;p-select and prepare the right equipment, gear, clothing, and footwear;p-manage risks and work to maintain safety while on the trail; andp-use good trail etiquette and proper hiking, backpacking, and camping techniques.pMaster teachers take you step by step through the preparation, skills, and techniques you need to know for a successful adventure. They provide you with practical tips in all these areas, and they also supply you with Web addresses to help you plan your hiking and backpacking adventures throughout the world. Th@#ð£×=qÿ¾Úx |
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Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpacking and Paddling $5.34 p . . . a book that will appeal to everyone who has ever choked down the pre-packaged, bargain-basement camp food (or gone bankrupt buying the good stuff). –Canoe & Kayakp. . . if you’re on the lookout for a way to bring real meals to the field, [this book] might have the answer. –Field & StreampLife in the outdoors revolves around food–cooking it, eating it, packing it, carrying it. We even fantasize about it, especially after a week of eating store-bought provisions. This book is all about fulfulling those food fantasies and avoiding those expensive disappointments. Trail Food tells you how to remove water from food, to make it lighter and longer-lasting, without removing its taste. Learn to plan menus and prepare meals just like the ones you left behind, using fresh foods from your garden or market, prepared and seasoned the way you like them.pWhy fantasize when you can have the real thing? |
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Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpacking and Paddling $5.34 p . . . a book that will appeal to everyone who has ever choked down the pre-packaged, bargain-basement camp food (or gone bankrupt buying the good stuff). –Canoe & Kayakp. . . if you’re on the lookout for a way to bring real meals to the field, [this book] might have the answer. –Field & StreampLife in the outdoors revolves around food–cooking it, eating it, packing it, carrying it. We even fantasize about it, especially after a week of eating store-bought provisions. This book is all about fulfulling those food fantasies and avoiding those expensive disappointments. Trail Food tells you how to remove water from food, to make it lighter and longer-lasting, without removing its taste. Learn to plan menus and prepare meals just like the ones you left behind, using fresh foods from your garden or market, prepared and seasoned the way you like them.pWhy fantasize when you can have the real thing? |
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Backpacking the Kelty Way $1.18 No stone is left unturned in this definitive book on backpacking and camping. From finding the right backpack to fitting everything in it, from pitching tents to preparing meals, from preventing blisters to bear-proofing your camp, you’ll find all the information you not only want — but need. Helpful checklists keep you from forgetting the essentials, sidebars provide tips from seasoned hikers and informative firsthand observations, while lists of resources tell you who to contact and where to go to stock up on the best gear.PFill up on backpacking tips and tricks before you hit the trail. With the fully illustrated Backpacking the Kelty Way, you’ll learn: BR– How to choose the right pack — including special advice on selecting backpacks for children — What you need to take — and what you can truly do without — Where — and how — to pitch a tent — Strategic meal planning — including recipes — Hiking methods — fording streams, uphill climbing, rest stops — How to ease trail boredom with motivational techniques and games — Animal lore and wildlife watching tips — Necessary survival skills — how to use a compass, make a fire, find food and water — First-aid techniques for everything from sunburn to hypothermia |
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Backpacking California (backpacking) $5.25 Backpacking California (backpacking) |
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Advanced Backpacking: A Trailside Guide $27.95 IThe sequel to the best-selling Trailside Guide: Hiking & Backpacking./I An expert long-distance backpacker shares secrets of the world’s elite trekkers to make every hiker’s adventure safer and more enjoyable. This book is for hikers who find themselves looking to see what’s over the next ridge. It’s for people who have wondered what it would be like to hike the Grand Canyon, backpack across cirques of alpine scree, live outdoors when the temperature plummets below zero, hike across foreign countries, or embark on the trip of a lifetime–a thru-hike of a 2,000 mile trail. Three sections make the information accessible and manageable. Part 1 covers the basics of expedition planning, including scheduling, route selection, and food and gear resupply. Part 2 examines the special gear and skills you need for a variety of situations, including rain, winter, high mountains, deserts, and foreign travel. Part 3 offers a wish-list of destinations with descriptions of hikes in every conceivable type of terrain and ecosystem, from saguaros to sequoias, from cactus to Krummholtz. PThe hit television series ITrailside: Make Your Own Adventure/I airs on over 300 public television affiliates nationwide and the Outdoor Life cable channel. |
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Hiking & Backpacking: A Complete Illustrated Guide $9.97 Wilderness medicine expert and Backpacker magazine columnist Buck Tilton covers every step needed for the best hiking and backpacking experience.MAKE IT EASY! Never again will mosquitoes, blisters, bad food, or the wrong gear ruin a great hike–not with Knack Hiking & Backpacking, a quick-reading, picture-driven guide that offers the highest level of expertise in the most user-friendly format ever. The first such reference created for visual learners, it covers every step needed for the best hiking and backpacking experience, one step at a time. From picking the right gear to cooking gourmet trail food, from good hiking technique to dressing the part, it has everything today’s hiker wants and needs. Step-by-step full-color photo sequences and information-packed, clearly worded instructions are the hallmarks of this definitive one-volume resource. Inside are 460 color photos covering:brGear Clothing Boots How to Hike Where to HikebrNavigation Setting Up CampbrRecipes Camp HygienebrZero ImpactbrWild Animals & PlantsbrWilderness First Aid |
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