Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Planning Your Escape 5 Chapter 1: What to Do and Where to Go 7
Chapter 2: Outdoor Gear and Gadgets 21
Chapter 3: Dress for Success 55
Chapter 4: Wintering, Paddling, Biking 77 Part II: Getting There Is Half the Fun 97
Chapter 5: Hitting the Road 99
Chapter 6: Setting Up Camp 115 Part III: Camping Skills, Food, and Fun 131
Chapter 7: Skilling Up at Camp 133
Chapter 8: Cooking and Eating in the Wild 161
Chapter 9: Taking a Hike 183
Chapter 10: Fun, Games, and Photo-Ops 193Part IV: Staying Safe, Staying Found 209
Chapter 11: Staying Found Simply 211
Chapter 12: Weathering the Outdoors 243
Chapter 13: Health and Safety Are No Accident 257 Part V: The Part of Tens 285
Chapter 14: Ten + One Survival Essentials 287
Chapter 15: Ten Low-Impact Camping Tips 291
Chapter 16: Ten Camping Recipes 295
Chapter 17: Ten or So Camping Resources 309
Chapter 18: Ten Best Outdoor Destinations 315
Chapter 19: Ten Times Two: Hodgson’s Twenty Laws of Camping 321 Part VI: Appendixes 323
Appendix A: Understanding the Outdoor Lingo 325
Appendix B: Before You Leave Home: Countdown Checklist 335
Appendix C: Connections 339 Index 345