Camping and Outing by George W. Sears

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• Camping and Outing by George W. Sears – At the close of the 19th Century, long before the advent of ultralight gear, synthetics, and freeze dried food, Sears was an …

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• License$0.99
• version1
• File Size0.5 MB
• Realese7-Nov-10
• DeveloperNAY MIN THU
• O.S.Requires iOS 3.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

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• details – At the close of the 19th Century, long before the advent of ultralight gear, synthetics, and freeze dried food, Sears was an advoacate of minimalist camping, his own load equaling about 26 pounds including his canoe, a 10 pound cedar strip wonder made by legendary wooden canoe maker J. H. Rushton. George Washington Sears was 65 years old, weighed about 105 pounds and was probably suffering from tuberculosis when he decided to solo canoe the Adirondack Lakes. While much of his camping techniques are outdated, there is much in both his methods and philosophy from which even the most modern backpacker and canoeist can learn, and it is an excellent read indeed.Classic instructions for roughing it, camping, hiking, firemaking, cookout, shelters, miscellaneous wood lore.Here is what you will discover inside… CHAPTER I. Overwork And Recreation¡ªOuting And Outers¡ªHow To Do It, And Why They Miss It CHAPTER II. Knapsack, Hatchet, Knives, Tinware, Fishing Tackle, Rods, Ditty-bag CHAPTER … – More…

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• Free download from Apple Store