Posted by admin | Posted in Hiking Needs | Posted on 07-02-2010
Tags: backpacking, camping, hiking, survival, travel

looking for a credit card with reward points for outdoor gear, camping, hiking, etc…?
I would like to find a credit card with Reward Points for a store like REI, or Dick’s Sporting Goods, or Sierra Trading Post.
Plan on doing more camping and have added hiking and kayaking to my list of outdoor activities, but all the “specialty” gear is expensive.
as does cabela’s and bass pro
Bicycle camping trip with gear overview
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The Essentials for Backpacking – Everything You Need to Know About Backpacking $6.97 Have you ever found yourself backpacking in the wilderness totally unprepared? Backpacking is a lot of fun if you do it properly. However, there are many things you need to think about in order to have a successful venture into the great outdoors. You might find everything going wrong when you are on a backpacking trip. You might constantly find that you have blisters on your feet and are no longe… |
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The Family Camping Guide: How To Go Camping With Your Family and Have The Time Of Your Life! $19.95 And here’s just some of what’s inside…Why go camping as a family? Here are five reasons you may not have thought of for why it’s absolutely your best choice (you can use these to convince those family members who need a little “push” to go!) (page 5)Exactly where to go and what to do on your next family camping trip to make sure you’re having loads of fun and nobody gets bored (pages 6-1… |
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Winter Hiking & Camping $14.48 Cold is your friend. Embrace it?hit the trail and camp even when the temps are down. The outdoor world in its frozen state can take you into a new realm of pleasure where you can enjoy silence, solitude, and a landscape that will redefine "white" in your mind. Learn the skills to help you enjoy it safely and comfortably. Part one covers everything you need to know to make day trips hiking, snowshoeing, or easy ski touring into the backcountry in freezing temperatures. It includes choosing gear, expanded food choices while "hiking in a freezer," navigation challenges in ice and snow, and avoiding cold-weather dangers. Part two covers making camp in winter, including keeping dry and warm in a tent or snow shelter, winter cooking techniques, and what to pack in your winter first aid kit. |
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Camping for Dummies $8.99 With this trail-blazing guide to the great outdoors, anyone can master camping fundamentals and plan safe and rewarding back-to-nature adventures, from easy-going family vacations to challenging backcountry treks.– Covers all the basics, from camping gear to wilderness safety — even camp cooking– Expert advice on activities, from hiking and wildlife watching to canoeing and horseback riding– Tips on trip planning, including coverage of the best camping destinations in North America |
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Hiking and Camping $25.75 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Hiking and Backpacking $15.98 Through Hiking and Backpacking, you can discover the essentials to prepare for your adventure, learn the basic skills and techniques from master teachers, find tips and insights regarding equipment and gear, test your knowledge with questions at the end of each chapter, and learn to use the Web to find great trails and adventures. Hiking and backpacking are great leisure-time activities. But before heading out, you need to know how to ensure a safe, environmentally sound, and enjoyable hiking and backpacking experience. Hiking and Backpacking covers all that, and much more! Through this book you will learn how to: prepare yourself physically for the rigors of hiking and camping; select and prepare the right equipment, gear, clothing, and footwear; manage risks and work to maintain safety while on the trail; and use good trail etiquette and proper hiking, backpacking, and camping techniques. Master teachers take you step by step through the preparation, skills, and techniques you need to know for a successful adventure. They provide you with practical tips in all these areas, and they also supply you with Web addresses to help you plan your hiking and backpacking adventures throughout the world. This practical book presents all the essential information you need for hiking, overnight camping, and backpacking. Part I prepares you for your adventure with the necessary background knowledge, fitness basics, equipment and gear selection, nutritional needs, safety, and survival skills. In part II, you build your basic techniques and skills so you can embark on your first trek and subsequent adventures of increasing difficulty. Starting with easy day trips, you move on to more challenging hikes, overnight camping, and extended backpacking adventures as well as adventures that include groups, families, and dogs. Throughout the book, expert guides offer technique, consumer, and safety tips from their extensive experience. Web sites help you explore the world of outdoor adventure. Use Hiking and Backpacking to lead you on new trails, explore new places, and join other hiking and backpacking enthusiasts all over the world in one of the fastest-growing outdoor activities. Around each bend in a trail is a perfect moment waiting to happen–and this book will prepare you to take full advantage of that moment! Outdoor Adventure Series Want to go on outdoor adventures of canoeing, kayaking, hiking and backpacking, and rock climbing? Start today with the Outdoor Adventures series. This informative series provides you with the essential information to get ready and go. The Outdoor Adventure series is specifically designed to prepare you with instruction in the basic techniques and skills so you can be on your way to an adventure in no time. |
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Best in Tent Camping: Illinois $14.95 From the bubbling creeks and steep ravines of Apple River Canyon in the northwest, to the spectacular vistas of Garden of the Gods in the Shawnee National Forest to the southeast, the state of Illinois offers an amazing range of natural beauty to enjoy. There are rivers to canoe, lakes to fish, trails to hike and bike, and plenty of quiet places to camp amidst the wild diversity of the Prairie State. The Best in Tent Camping: Illinois is an indispensable guide for the tent camper who wants to enjoy all this up close, for whom camping is not just overnight lodging, but an integral part of the whole outdoor experience. If you want to go to sleep on soft grass surrounded by woods (and not a concrete slab surrounded by RVs), and wake to the sound of birds (and not your neighbor’s boombox), this book is for you. Unlike other guides which merely list all campgrounds, The Best in Tent Camping: Illinois profiles in detail only the 50 best sites in the state for campers who seek the serene and secluded. You’ll find essential information about each campground (including season, facilities, rates, directions, GPS coordinates, and Web sites), as well as a description of the campground, the best sites, and nearby activities such as hiking, canoeing, fishing, and mountain biking. The guide covers well-known parks as well as some campgrounds that are local secrets, which you might not find on any Internet search. |
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Lightweight Backpacking and Camping $19.48 The days of carrying monster packs into the wilderness are officially over! New Book Completely Redefines How to Enjoy Backcountry Travel — "Backpacking should be comfortable, safe, and fun." So say the backcountry experts at Backpacking Light Magazine in their new book, Lightweight Backpacking & Camping: A Field Guide to Wilderness Equipment, Technique, and Style. And they should know: Backpacking Light Magazine is recognized as the outdoor industry’s leading authority in lightweight hiking and backcountry travel, and has helped thousands of outdoor enthusiasts discover the joy of going light. "The notion that you need to carry 40 or 50 pounds of gear into the backcountry to be comfortable and safe is absolutely ridiculous," says the book’s Editor, Ryan Jordan, who is also the Publisher of Backpacking Light Magazine and the outdoor industry’s chief proselytizer of today’s exploding lightweight backpacking movement. "Gear manufacturers continue to contaminate the market with too much gear that is overbuilt, overdesigned, overpriced, and overweight. Backpackers deserve to be told the other side of the story: that you can do more with less, and that a pack weight of less than 15 pounds (not including food and water) is easily accessible even to beginners." A book about lightweight backpacking should be smart, fat, and heavy. This new book redefines modern day backpacking as safe, comfortable, and fun – but with a much lighter pack. And, it doesn’t take a casual approach to the topic: 436 pages of content educate backcountry users of all levels about the gear and technique required to make them experts. Lightweight Backpacking & Camping fills major gaps in existing outdoor literature by offering: – Multiple, balanced perspectives that appeal to a wide range of experiences, skills, and personal styles. – In-depth content that provides basic, intermediate, and advanced discussions of skills that grow with the reader. – Up-to-date information about the best lightweight gear and apparel, including the manufacturers that make it and the retailers that carry it. Lightweight Backpacking & Camping is the most comprehensive and rigorous text ever published on the subject. In addition to chapters about gear and basic skills, consider its more advanced topics: why the biomechanics of walking justifies the use of running shoes instead of boots; how an examination of thermoregulation science suggests why today’s high-tech synthetic clothing is too heavy and poorly engineered; how super-ultralight backpacking with a five pound pack can allow someone in average physical condition to hike a 30 mile day, and why some inclement weather conditions can be ideally suited for sleeping under an ultralight tarp, rather than a heavy tent. Lightweight Backpacking & Camping not only sets the standard for backcountry education, it raises the bar to heights never before seen in the outdoor industry. Unlike other texts, Lightweight … |
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Buck Wilder’s Small Twig Hiking & Camping Guide $13.48 Buck Wilder’s Small Twig Hiking & Camping Guide : A Complete Introduction to the World of Hiking & Camping for Small Twigs of All Ages by Tim Smith Revised Published in 1997 by Buck Wilder Books |
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Buck Wilder’s Small Twig Hiking and Camping Guide $4.48 Buck Wilder’s Small Twig Hiking and Camping Guide : A Complete Introduction to the World of Hiking & Camping for Small Twigs of All Ages by Tim Smith, and Mark Herrick 1st ed Published in 1997 by Partners Publishing Group |
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Winter Camping, 2nd $9.98 Revised and updated, this AMC classic covers the essentials of staying warm and safe in the winter. This guide is a must-have for hikers, skiers, snowshoers, mountaineers, and snowboarders. Topics include: Gear selection, from tents and clothing to stoves and sleds Updated sections on backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering Travel tips for skiing, hiking and snowshoeing, including navigation and ice travel. Winter safety: weather and health, injury prevention, and hypothermia Making camp: site selection, tents, snow caves, and snow houses |
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Amc Guide to Winter Camping $3.48 Revised and updated, this AMC classic covers the essentials of staying warm and safe in the winter. This guide is a must-have for hikers, skiers, snowshoers, mountaineers, and snowboarders. Topics include: Gear selection, from tents and clothing to stoves and sleds Updated sections on backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering Travel tips for skiing, hiking and snowshoeing, including navigation and ice travel. Winter safety: weather and health, injury prevention, and hypothermia Making camp: site selection, tents, snow caves, and snow houses |
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Hiking New Hampshire, 2nd (State Hiking Series) $14.48 Most comprehensive resource on hiking the finest trails in the Granite State with details on 100 hikes including maps, photos and elevation graphs. |
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Hiking Wisconsin (State Hiking Series) $7.98 Profiles 64 of the best hikes in the state. Detailed maps and directions and a superb selection of day hikes and overnight trips make this book accessible to all hiking enthusiasts, from families to outdoor fanatics. AHS |
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Arizona Hiking $14.48 Arizona Hiking describes hikes in five categories: urban backyard hikes; family hikes that range from easy to moderate; tougher day hikes that range from moderate to advanced; Grand Canyon hikes ranging from easy to advanced; and overnight hikes. Each description gives specific driving directions, elevations, recommended maps, safety suggestions, and official contacts for details on fees, regulations, etc. Hiking chapters start with two to four feature hikes, followed by at-a-glance descriptions of several additional hikes. Other chapters give general hiking preparation and safety guidelines and list additional resources. Includes seven chapters, total, with index and color map of Arizona. |
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Hiking Ohio $14.48 Hiking Ohio is a comprehensive guide to more than 40 of the most scenic foot trails in the Buckeye State. From the Lake Erie islands to the foothills of the Appalachians, from virgin forests to native grasslands, from small creeks to the Ohio River, this book serves as a tour guide to the diverse natural and human history of Ohio only as seen by foot. Hiking Ohio includes descriptive photographs for each hike; digitally designed maps detailing each hike; in-depth trail descriptions with difficulty ratings; detailed route directions; schedules, local attractions, eateries, and more. |
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Hiking Colorado $20.98 The landscape of Colorado sweeps from the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains to the uplifted plateaus in the western part of the state. Its ecological zones include desert and alpine tundra. It is a land of great variety and geographic extremes, of panoramic vistas and cold creeks, and of rivers with raging rapids and others that meander across the plains. Some of the state’s most precious sites are protected as national forests, monuments, or parks. Hiking Colorado introduces you to hiking opportunities in every region of the state. Detailed descriptions of 100 routes, written by veteran Colorado hikers, take you to high-country summits, great fishing spots above timberline, the eastern plains, and sandstone canyons on the arid western slope of the Rockies. There are even hikes through Denver and other Front Range cities. These hikes, many recommended by land management agencies, are among the state’s treasures. Along with the descriptions come maps, photographs, information on natural history and archaeology of Colorado, hiking safety, equipment, backcountry ethics, hiking with children, and trails and facilities for hikers with special needs. Whether you’re a veteran hiker or beginner, Hiking Colorado will lead the way to outdoor adventure. |
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Hiking Virginia $3.48 From the Blue Ridge Mountains to rolling forests and farmlands to coastal beaches and islands, Virginia presents a varied landscape with a multitude of hiking opportunities. Hiking Virginia, formerly The Hiker’s Guide to Virginia, takes you to the highest point in the Old Dominion–Mount Rogers–and along the beaches of the Assateague National Seashore, through the historic Richmond area, into Shenandoah National Park, and to dozens of hiking areas, some well known, others relatively undiscovered. The guide has been updated and includes phone numbers to call for further information, with recently changed area codes. The book can be used to plan leisurely family strolls, urban walks, and overnight backpacking trips. Hiking Virginia, by travel and outdoor writer Randy Johnson, includes 50 hikes-a sampler of the state’s most scenic and historic paths. The book also contains detailed maps for each hike, black-and-white photos that give glimpses of the landscape, and sections of history, geography, and safety. Hiking Virginia is an essential item for all hikers in the Old Dominion. |
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Hiking Colorado’s Indian Peaks Wilderness (Hiking Guide Series) $12.98 Provides detailed descriptions and maps of the best hiking in the wilderness, with inside tips on camping sites and the best times of year to visit. |
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Adventures in Hiking $5.98 A book designed expressly for young people to learn the ways of hiking, how to hike and enjoy the out-of-doors, and how to discover the wonders of the Adirondack Park. This book puts young people in charge of learning about the woods, how to protect themselves and be safe in the woods, and how to protect the woods. It also encourages hikers to begin to read maps and to use a compass. |
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Best of Western Colorado Hiking Trails $7.98 Best of Western Colorado Hiking Trails by Don Lowe Revised Published in 1753 by Outdoor Books and Maps |
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Hiking Pennsylvania $3.48 Thousands of miles of hiking trails wander through Pennsylvania’s premier parks, sanctuaries, forests, and mountains. Sparkling waterfalls and mazes of rock outcrops stand among old-growth forests, providing scenic backdrops for enjoyable hiking experiences. Walk the same paths followed by Native Americans and Colonial and Civil War soldiers; enjoy a profusion of rhododendron and mountain laurel blooms; and perhaps catch a glimpse of a white-tailed deer or a broad winged hawk. Hiking Pennsylvania, by veteran outdoor writers Rhonda and George Ostertag, contains first hand descriptions for 75 of the best hikes from Lake Erie and the Allegheny and Pocono mountains to the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia regions. Choose from a variety of easy one-hour strolls along quiet nature trails, moderate day hikes, overnighters, and extended backpack trips. This guide also includes accurate, up-to-date information, detailed maps, interesting photos and helpful tips on preparation and planning. Whether you are a first-time wilderness traveler or a seasoned backpacker, Hiking Pennsylvania will lead the way to outdoor adventure in the Keystone State. |
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Hats Hats Hats $3.58 ISBN-13: 9780688122744 ISBN-10: 0688122744 Title: Hats Hats Hats . Author: Ann Morris. |
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Hats $28.98 Over 350 color photographs depict a magnificent array of fashion hats from the early 19th century to present day, including the earliest known American straw bonnet. The hats are presented chronologically according to primary materials; straw, felt, horsehair, feathers, silk, velvet, and flowers. Trends in hat designs, Hollywood style, Stetson hats, tips on collecting, and contemporary millinery are also discussed. The captions include specific details about each hat, as well as labels and information about the milliners. This useful reference includes a glossary, a detailed price reference, and index with photographs of designer labels. This beautiful book will be cherished by collectors, dealers, fashion connoisseurs, and everyone who simply loves hats! |
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Hiking $7 ISBN-13: 9780736809160 ISBN-10: 0736809163 Title: Hiking. Author: Kristin Thoennes Keller. |
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Hats On! $12.98 Caps are wonderful knitting projects–small and portable, providing just the right mix of challenge and simplicity. From the basic watch cap to fanciful multicoloured and textured creations, knitters will be enticed by the intriguing diversity of style and technique: double-, triple-, and quadruple-thicknesses for warmth and weather resistance; hats with earflaps, ornamental cuffs, and jester’s tassles; and even ornaments to hang from the Christmas tree. |
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Hiking! $3.48 Distributed by Westcliffe Publishers for the first time, this introspective and intelligently written book explores the "why" of hiking, rather than the "how", underscoring its profound effect on health and well-being. The authors delve beyond the simple physical benefits of hiking to illuminate its philosophical, psychological, interpersonal, creative, and spiritual elements. Geared more for day-hikers than backpackers, it offers new insights to seasoned trailblazers, encourages novices to begin their own journeys into this exciting and popular pastime, and establishes hiking as a means to regain balance in our lives. |
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Hats! $14.48 When a young boy enters a hat shop and sees there is a sale that day, he carefully chooses the perfect hat. Proudly wearing his new hat, he walks through town. When he reaches the park, a bully tells him, "Dumb hat!" The boy is crushed–is his hat really dumb? But other kids who come along think the hat is pretty cool, and in a surprise twist, the boy and his friends turn the tables on the bully. |
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Ecco Men’s Quito Mid GTX Hiking Boots $159.95 Ecco Men’s Quito Mid GTX Hiking Boots |
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Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? $9.37 ISBN-13: 9780873588287 ISBN-10: 0873588282 Title: Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?. Author: Carmela Lavigna Coyle. |
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Hiking $7 ISBN-13: 9780736809160 ISBN-10: 0736809163 Title: Hiking. Author: Kristin Thoennes Keller. |
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Hiking! $3.48 Distributed by Westcliffe Publishers for the first time, this introspective and intelligently written book explores the "why" of hiking, rather than the "how", underscoring its profound effect on health and well-being. The authors delve beyond the simple physical benefits of hiking to illuminate its philosophical, psychological, interpersonal, creative, and spiritual elements. Geared more for day-hikers than backpackers, it offers new insights to seasoned trailblazers, encourages novices to begin their own journeys into this exciting and popular pastime, and establishes hiking as a means to regain balance in our lives. |
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Merrell Women’s Moab Ventilator Mid Hiking Shoe $89.95 When you’re hiking, biking or working under a hot sun, the last article of apparel you want to shed is your boots. Well, almost the last. Fortunately, the Moab Ventilator Mid is like air conditioning for your feet. Mid-height uppers are Dura leather with lots of exposed breathable Ventilator mesh. Breathable mesh linings and bellow tongue. Rubber toe bumper and heel counter, Vibram Multi-Sport Plus sole provide the protection, support and traction you need when the action heats up. |
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Merrell Men’s Moab Ventilator Mid Hiking Shoe $89.95 When you’re hiking, biking or working under a hot sun, the last article of apparel you want to shed is your boots. Well, almost the last. Fortunately, the Moab Ventilator Mid is like air conditioning for your feet. Mid-height uppers are Dura leather with lots of exposed breathable Ventilator mesh. Breathable mesh linings and bellow tongue. Rubber toe bumper and heel counter, Vibram Multi-Sport Plus sole provide the protection, support and traction you need when the action heats up. |
