The wilderness paddler's handbook
Book - 2001
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- Published
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Camden, Me. :
Ragged Mountain Press
[2001]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 284 pages
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780071354189
- Introduction
- Part 1. From Idea to Put-In
- 1. How Trips Get Born
- 2. Square Peg, Round Hole: Making a Trip Fit
- 3. Getting There and Back
- 4. Mining for Information
- Part 2. On The Water
- 5. The Partnership Tango: Two Vignettes
- 6. Negotiating Current
- 7. Rating Whitewater and Rivers
- 8. Why Wood and Water Don't Mix
- 9. Open Water Hazards
- 10. Against the Flow
- 11. To Run, to Line, to Portage
- 12. Going Solo
- Part 3. Nomad Skills
- 13. Finding a Way: Navigating
- 14. No Grit: Life in Sandy Camps
- 15. Rigging for the Day
- 16. Finding a Home
- 17. The Fiery Debate: Stoves versus Campfires
- 18. Bears, Bugs, and Boonies: The Bad Bs of Wilderness Paddling
- 19. Kitchens on the Go
- 20. Luxuries of No-Portage Trips
- 21. Water Safety: Getting a Safe Head
- 22. First Aid
- 23. In Honor of Place: Trip Sanitation
- 24. Keeping Group Morale Afloat
- Part 4. Outfitting
- 25. Gear That Changed My Life
- 26. The Gear List
- 27. Trip Canoes
- 28. Overhyped Equipment
- 29. The Sentimental List
- 30. The Human Fuel
- 31. Menu Planner
- 32. Favorite Recipes
- 33. Disciplining the Pile
- Part 5. Families and Canoes
- 34. Why It Works
- 35. Parental Judgment
- 36. Infants
- 37. Toddlers
- 38. Subadults
- 39. Kids' Gear
- 40. Trip Activities
- Part 6. Expedition Destinations
- 41. An Expedition Medley
- Appendix 1. Off-Season Boat Puttering
- Appendix 2. Wilderness Paddler's Resource Center
- Index