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The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills

10 best books like The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills (Rick Curtis): Nature Noir: A Park Ranger's Patrol in the Sierra, On the Beaten Path: An Appalachian Pilgrimage, Fieldbook, Beyond Backpacking: Ray Jardine's Guide to Lightweight Hiking, Be Expert with Map and Compass: The Complete Orienteering Handbook, The Backpacker's Handbook, The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance and Repair: For Road and Mountain Bikes, The Complete Walker, Heft on Wheels: A Field Guide to Doing a 180, The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide: Tools and Techniques to Hit the Trail

Nature Noir: A Park Ranger's Patrol in the Sierra
AuthorJordan Fisher Smith
ISBN0618711953
A nature book unlike any other, Jordan Fisher Smith's startling account of fourteen years as a park ranger thoroughly dispels our idealized visions of life in the great outdoors. Instead of scout troops and placid birdwatchers, Smith's beat -- a stretch of land that has been officially condemned to...
On the Beaten Path: An Appalachian Pilgrimage
AuthorRobert Alden Rubin
ISBN1585743976
I finished On the Beaten Path recently and have to say it's one of the most lyrical books on the AT experience I've ever read. I love Rubin's writing, as I should, since he was an editor before hitting the trail and made the journey after becoming disillusioned with his job, along with the difficulties editors...
Fieldbook
AuthorBoy Scouts of America
ISBN0839532008
For something published in the 1980’s, this is decently current. Some sections are quite outdated, such as cameras and film. I was surprised that it included Aspirin in the first aid kit list, as at this time it was already known that Aspirin can cause Reye’s Syndrome. Used then-up-to-date science....
Beyond Backpacking: Ray Jardine's Guide to Lightweight Hiking
AuthorRay Jardine
ISBN0963235931
Jardine is a genuine adventurer. His 25,000 miles of trail experience just scratches the surface of his sweeping array of accomplishments.

This man has put in the hours on the trail & diligently refined his system of lightweight backpacking, which he refers to as "the Ray Way."

Jardine...
Be Expert with Map and Compass: The Complete Orienteering Handbook
AuthorBjörn Kjellström
ISBN0020292651
"Required reading for the beginner in map and compass work, as well as for those interested in serious Orienteering. In simple, clear, concise terms the basics of map and compass work are described and illustrated."
--George T. Hamilton, Appalachia This new, enlarged edition of Be Expert with...
The Backpacker's Handbook
AuthorChris Townsend
ISBN0071423206
Chris Townsend is a wild mountain man. For decades he has spent much of the year in the wilderness, shunning crowds and seeking communion with awesome Nature. He has also written for magazines, reviewing the latest innovations in backpacking gear. Townsend has compiled his abundant knowledge into...
The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance and Repair: For Road and Mountain Bikes
AuthorTodd Downs
ISBN1579548830
This revised, updated, expanded fifth edition is indispensable-with all the latest models, parts, and repair techniques, and terrific money-saving tips to keep any ride in tip-top shape
Since its first publication, Bicycling Magazine's Complete Guide to Bicycle Maintenance and Repair has...
The Complete Walker
AuthorColin Fletcher
ISBN0375703233
For the first time since 1984, we have a new edition of the classic book that Field & Stream called "the Hiker's Bible." For this version, the celebrated writer and hiker Colin Fletcher has taken on a coauthor, Chip Rawlins, himself an avid outdoorsman and a poet from Wyoming. Together, they have...
Heft on Wheels: A Field Guide to Doing a 180
AuthorMike Magnuson
ISBN1400052416
Take one very large guy. Add booze, cigarettes, and an extreme amount of junk food. Mix in a wry, self-effacing wit. Throw in a bike. The result? Heft on Wheels, a potently funny look at turning your life around, one insanely unrealistic goal at a time.

Not that long ago, Mike Magnuson was a self-described...
The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide: Tools and Techniques to Hit the Trail
AuthorAndrew Skurka
ISBN1426209207
Supreme long-distance hiker Andrew Skurka shares his hard-earned knowledge in this essential guide to backpacking gear and skills. Described by National Geographic as “one of the best traveled and fastest hikers on the planet,” and named “Adventurer of the Year” by Outside and...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Backpacking and Hiking
AuthorJason Stevenson
ISBN1592579604
A guide so thorough it will send you packing...
Backpacking remains one of the most popular, and inexpensive, outdoor activities in America. The Complete Idiot's Guide (r) to Backpacking and Hiking helps anyone prepare and plan for a rewarding adventure. Covers planning, training, shopping...
Outdoor Survival Skills
AuthorLarry Dean Olsen
ISBN1556523238
Outdoor Survival Skills has taught three generations of wilderness adventurers how to survive in nature without expensive purchased equipment, instead drawing on knowledge of the land and carefully tested techniques, many of them ancient, for finding or creating shelter, fire, tools, water,...
Long-Distance Hiking: Lessons from the Appalachian Trail
AuthorRoland Mueser
ISBN0070444587
totally disagree with what i wrote before - I don't know if I was wanting more of a story/narrative, but overall this is a good resource for its topic, including brief anecdotes along with a compilation of individual hikers' experiences with various types of equipment, preparation, and with the Trail...
SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea
AuthorJohn Wiseman
ISBN0060578793
"The SAS Survival Handbook" is the Special Air Service's complete course in being prepared for any type of emergency. John 'Lofty' Wiseman presents real strategies for surviving in any type of situation, from accidents and escape procedures, including chemical and nuclear to successfully adapting...
Backpack Gourmet: Good Hot Grub You Can Make at Home, Dehydrate, and Pack for Quick, Easy, and Healthy Eating on the Trail
AuthorLinda Frederick Yaffe
ISBN0811726347
Over 160 recipes for soups, stews, pasta, casseroles, and breakfast and snack ideasPotato Soup Parmesan, Seafood Stew, Sweet and Sour Noodles, Spicy ChickenTips on drying food in a dehydrator or ovenMeals on the trail can be as delicious and varied as meals prepared at home. You can create meals to...
The Amateur Naturalist
AuthorGerald Durrell
ISBN0394533909
I read the "Amateur Naturalist" over 30 years ago and dreamed of someday designing a natural history laboratory in the way of Gerald and Lee Durrell. Alas, the years slipped by, and my dream remained unfulfilled. And then, surprisingly, I recently embarked upon a new teaching career in math and science....
Nature and Other Essays
AuthorRalph Waldo Emerson
ISBN0486469476
He was an ordained minister, renowned orator, and beloved author and poet whose ideas on nature, philosophy, and religion influenced authors such as Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman. Through his writings, Emerson ardently professed the importance of being an individual, resisting the...
Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair
AuthorC. Calvin Jones
ISBN0976553007
The Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair is a comprehensive manual of over 130 bicycle repairs and maintenance procedures. It is written by Calvin Jones, one of the top bicycle mechanics in the country, and published by Park Tool, the world's leading manufacturer of bicycle tools. The book is written for...
Black Flags and Windmills: Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective
AuthorScott Crow
ISBN1604860774
Tracing a life of radical activism and the emergence of a grassroots organization in the face of disaster, this chronicle describes scott crow's headlong rush into the political storm surrounding the catastrophic failure of the levee in New Orleans in 2005 and the subsequent failure...
Ultralight Backpackin' Tips: 153 Amazing & Inexpensive Tips for Extremely Lightweight Camping
AuthorMike Clelland
ISBN0762763841
I'm giving very low stars to this book because I'm a woman. Some will balk at that, but I found this book lacking a great deal in regards to advising the average female hiker. I read this in preparation for a section hike of the AT. I did hike in a group, so some of the suggestions were ruled out because I couldn't...
Feed Zone Portables: A Cookbook of On-the-Go Food for Athletes
AuthorBiju Thomas
ISBN1937715000
When Dr. Allen Lim left the lab to work with professional cyclists, he found athletes weary of processed bars and gels and the same old pasta. So Lim joined professional chef Biju Thomas to make eating delicious and practical. When the menu changed, no one could argue with the race results. Their groundbreaking...
Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter, & GPS
AuthorBob Burns
ISBN0898869536
* GPS chapter completely updated to reflect newer models and features of GPS receivers now available
* Expanded to include a section on routefinding on glaciers, along with additional information on changing declination
* Extensive illustrated examples of orientation and wilderness...
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
AuthorThe Mountaineers Club
ISBN0898868289
If you are not a climber and/or are not interested in ever being a climber, then, for the love of God, do NOT buy this book. You will be bored to tears! But if you love the outdoors and backpacking into the high country or would like to improve your skills climbing rocks/ice/glaciers/whatever, then this...
The New American Road Trip Mixtape
AuthorBrendan Leonard
ISBN0615826393
When your life plan explodes, you ask yourself the big questions: What do I really need in life? How can I make my life a work of art? Should I buy a house? Have kids? What is a life?Following in Kerouac and Steinbeck's tire tracks, a 32-year-old, post-breakup Brendan Leonard hits the road in search of healing...
Weird Texas: Your travel guide to Texas's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets
AuthorWesley Treat
ISBN1402732805
Think you know Texas? Sure, there's the Alamo, the Cowboys, armadillos, Longhorns, Aggies, chili, the Space Center, and lots and lots of bluebonnets. And everybody knows not to mess with us. But there's something else, something we've got more of than any other state-we've got a whole lot of...weirdness....
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