About this title: Recent innovations in backpacking gear and clothing are all covered in this new revision which continues to contain everything you need to know to strike out in the wilderness. Illustrated.
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Edition: [1st ed.].
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: REI Press, Seattle
Date Published: 1972
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. xiv, 356 p. : illus.; 24 cm. Previous Owner's Inscription. read more
Edition: Revised and updated edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780394720333ISBN:0394720334
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. First page stamped and owner's name on inside of front cover, otherwise book is unmarked. No stained or torn pages. Cover is clean with moderate wear and small tear. xiv, 349 p. : ill.; 21 cm. Vintage V-2033. Includes illustrations and appendix. read more
Edition: Not Indicated
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780394719177ISBN:0394719174
Description: Good. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; cover lightly rubbed, minor edge wear & corner curl, tape repair to small closed tear-former owner's name on ffep. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780394719177ISBN:0394719174
Description: Very Good. Nice book! No spine creases & mild shelf wear on red cover. Aged pages, no writing or markings in text. Description: Recent innovations in backpacking gear and clothing are all covered in this new revision which continues to contain everything you need to know to strike out in the wilderness. Illustrated. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780394719177ISBN:0394719174
Description: Cram, Bob; Cartoons. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Very clean condition, some yellowing of page edges, creases on spine, light wear on covers. p. cm. Written by a veteran backpacker and conservationist, it tells you all you need to know to make the transition from sidewalks to wilderness trails---whether you're an expert or the rankest amateur. Originally published by REI. Some b/w photos and cartoon drawings. Each book we list is carefully inspected, thoughtfully packaged, and promptly ... read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: REI Press
Date Published: 1972
Description: Good in Good + jacket. First Edition. Ex-Library-Stated 1st Edition--356 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. The boards and DJ have light signs of aging. Ex-library. -Publish Place: Seattle, Washington-Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
"More details on every aspect of backpacking than most of us ever want to know, but a very useful book for the beginner. Detailed info on choosing gear, planning a hike, how and what to pack, interspersed with bits of hiking history and lore. The running gag on dried spinach convinced me to go out and hunt some down. Includes a chapter on taking the family. It's been a while since this was published but some things don't really change a lot."
"Really funny; the prose is just read-out-loud awesome. A lot of the particulars on gear, etc., are out of date (I was reading the 1st edition, I can't speak to the accuracy of the 2nd edition, which is listed here) but the basics are still applicable."
"Manning's congenial tone and repetitive humor begins to grate sometime in the third chapter, but the information and advice he presents is helpful. The entire middle of the book is composed of gear reviews, which are out of date and done better elsewhere anyways, but the first and last few chapters are a solid discussion backpacking practices and considerations. The best thing about this book is Manning's attitude, which is no-nonsense and practical."
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