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Backpacker Magazine's Outdoor Survival

Author : Molly Absolon

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 97 pages

File Size : 30,78 MB

Release : 2010-06-15

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0762766093

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Backpacker magazine–branded, and fueled by FalconGuides, Backpacker Magazine’s Outdoor Survival brings you essential mind gear from the two most respected and reliable publishers of outdoor-related information. Learn how to properly preplan for a trip, build a shelter, start a fire, prevent hypo- or hyperthermia, navigate when lost—and, above all, how to avoid the common pitfalls that get you into a survival situation in the first place. The book also covers other important skills, including basic wilderness first-aid. Perfect for pack or pocket, this book breaks down its subject into the essential topics, providing practical and portable information useful in the field. Full-color photos and illustrations complement concise, clear text, introducing you to basic and intermediate skills needed to safely and successfully get by in the outdoors. Also available: Backpacker Magazine’s Campsite Cooking Backpacker Magazine’s Predicting Weather Backpacker Magazine’s Trailside Navigation



Backpacker magazine's Outdoor Survival Stories and the Lessons Learned

Author : Molly Absolon

Publisher : FalconGuides

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 19,86 MB

Release : 2014-01-07

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9780762782673

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Veteran outdoor educator and former NOLS instructor Molly Absolon recounts a wide variety of outdoor survival stories pulled from dependable sources including Backpacker.com, outdoor magazines, and Absolon's own experiences as a NOLS instructor. On the heels of each story she analyzes the factors and decisions that created the survival situation, then summarizes outdoor survival tactics that could help you pull through a similar situation should you ever find yourself in the wilderness, desperately trying to survive!



Survival A to Z

Author : BACKPACKER Magazine

Publisher : Backpacker Magazine

Page : 244 pages

File Size : 26,49 MB

Release : 2014-07-01

Category : Sports & Recreation

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What is survival? Here’s an easy baseline: You’ll know it when you’re eating the weakest sled dog. BACKPACKER contributors have seen it all, from horrific wounds to animal attacks to life-or-death mishaps on the trail. The thin line between daring and death? We've walked it, and this A to Z guide, you'll learn all the tips, tricks, and skills you'll need to make it out alive.



Backpacker

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Page : 104 pages

File Size : 24,62 MB

Release : 1973

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Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.



Backpacker Magazine's Backpacking Basics

Author : Clyde Soles

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 99 pages

File Size : 11,75 MB

Release : 2011-02-01

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0762767758

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Backpacker magazine–branded and fueled by Falcon-Guides, this book provides essential mind gear from the two most respected and reliable publishers of outdoor-related information. Perfect for pack or pocket, it breaks down its subject into the essential topics, providing practical and portable information useful in the field. Full-color photos, charts, and illustrations are organized with text by an expert in a brief and accessible manner, introducing readers to basic and intermediate skills needed to safely and successfully get by in the outdoors. Backpacker Magazine's Backpacking Basics informs readers about choosing where to go; selecting the appropriate gear; properly packing their equipment; finding their way in the wilderness; and planning easy and tasty meals. This handy pocket-sized guide is 96 pages, includes two popouts, and incorporates color photos, charts, and illustrations as needed throughout the interior.



Backpacker Magazine's Hiking and Backpacking with Kids

Author : Molly Absolon

Publisher : Backpacker Magazine

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 27,8 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 9780762772957

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All the information you need to safely and successfully hike and camp with kids, from infants to teenagers, presented in a packable, full color package with a durable Kivar cover. Topics covered include how to plan trips for kids, what to pack, games to play, kid-favorite food and snacks for the trail, and other tips and tricks to make a family hiking outing the best it can be.



Backpacker The Survival Hacker's Handbook

Author : Backpacker Magazine

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 265 pages

File Size : 20,40 MB

Release : 2018-04-15

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1493030574

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Backpacker The Survival Hacker’s Handbook provides detailed instruction on how to use everyday items to survive in extraordinary circumstances. Sure, the quirk is here. For instance, learn how to make a fishhook out of a beer can, start a fire with hand sanitizer, or purify water with bleach. But it goes beyond the quirk to identify real solutions for real scenarios—with real items you carry with you. The book includes useful tips and tricks from survival experts, and provides step-by-step instructions, along with short stories of survival situations where these modern survival skills have come into play. The book is organized around basic fundamental concepts of survival: finding food, building shelter, securing water, etc.



Backpacker

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Page : 152 pages

File Size : 21,19 MB

Release : 1997-06

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Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.



Backpacker

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Page : 168 pages

File Size : 29,31 MB

Release : 1999-09

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Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.



Backpacker

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Page : 104 pages

File Size : 38,36 MB

Release : 1984-07

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Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.