The New Way of the Wilderness

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"YOU CAN LIVE WELL OUTDOORS. MAKE UP YOUR MIND TO THAT."
—Calvin Rutstrum
THE INDISPENSABLE REFERENCE BOOK FOR SAFE, ENJOYABLE OUTDOOR LIVING—A PROFESSIONAL WOODSMAN'S EXPERIENCE-TESTED METHODS OF EXPLORING, CAMPING, AND SURVIVING IN THE WILDERNESS. "Enables anyone to prepare a wilderness journey or a camping trip without confusion in the choice of equipment or method of procedure an all-inclusive book, equally useful for the explorer or the amateur camper."
—The Pittsburgh Press
Among the many subjects covered:
¦ How to select equipment—from tents and safety items to clothing and personal articles, with check-lists for one-day and one-month trips
• Back-packing afoot—and how to cross rivers
• Canoe travel—procedures and equipment; embarking and landing; strokes; poling; portaging; crossing rapids; wilderness canoe sailing; canoe travel on ice; safety; tracking; repairs; outboard motors
' Pack-horse methods and equipment
• Winter travel—dog team; hand toboggan;... Tovább

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"YOU CAN LIVE WELL OUTDOORS. MAKE UP YOUR MIND TO THAT."
—Calvin Rutstrum
THE INDISPENSABLE REFERENCE BOOK FOR SAFE, ENJOYABLE OUTDOOR LIVING—A PROFESSIONAL WOODSMAN'S EXPERIENCE-TESTED METHODS OF EXPLORING, CAMPING, AND SURVIVING IN THE WILDERNESS. "Enables anyone to prepare a wilderness journey or a camping trip without confusion in the choice of equipment or method of procedure an all-inclusive book, equally useful for the explorer or the amateur camper."
—The Pittsburgh Press
Among the many subjects covered:
¦ How to select equipment—from tents and safety items to clothing and personal articles, with check-lists for one-day and one-month trips
• Back-packing afoot—and how to cross rivers
• Canoe travel—procedures and equipment; embarking and landing; strokes; poling; portaging; crossing rapids; wilderness canoe sailing; canoe travel on ice; safety; tracking; repairs; outboard motors
' Pack-horse methods and equipment
• Winter travel—dog team; hand toboggan; appropriate camping equipment
Auto camping—with or without a trailer ' How to find your way—compasses, sextant, transit, theodolite ' Wilderness cooking—equipment and fires; one-month provision checklist; recipes and menus for beverages, soups, main dishes, fruits, breads and cereals, desserts, vegetables; suggested ten-day menu; how to build a food cache
Fishing for food—where, when, and for what species; how to fish through ice
Hunting for food—game distribution; recommended weapons ' How to survive if lost
"A rich mine of information on camping, traveling, and surviving in wilderness areas. . . . Primarily a personal reference book but also a volume . . . armchair outdoorsmen can read from cover to cover. . . . Recommended." —Library Journal
CALVIN RUTSTRUM, a professional outdoorsman, has made annual trips by canoe, pack horse, and dog sled into the wilderness for nearly fifty years. He is the author of Paradise Below Zero, The Wilderness Route Finder, and The Wilderness Cabin, all available from Collier Books.
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