Essential Family Camper / Edition 2

by Zora Aiken, David Aiken

Overview

The vast majority of tent campers - or those thinking about trying it for the first time - would prefer the convenience, cost and comfort of a weekend family camping, often at a prepared tent site at a campground, with the support of a nearby car or van. This type of camping blends effortlessly into the lifestyle of a busy family wanting to get away from it all without competely cutting the cord. The Essential Family Camper, as with other titles in the Essential series, presents an engaging, thorough and highly visible introduction to the joys of sleeping and eating under the stars. Longtime campers Zora and David Aiken have gleaned hundreds of tips from a wide array of campers around the United States, and combined them with lessons they've learned during their own transformation from novice to experienced campers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071376143
Publisher:	International Marine Publishing
Publication date:	07/27/2001
Series:	Ragged Mountain Press Essential Series
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	7.36(w) x 9.24(h) x 0.37(d)

Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction Part 1: The Campsite 1. Tent Types Common Ground; Themes and Variations; Construction; Materials; After You Buy: a Few Dos 2. Setups Choosing a Campground Site; Choosing a Wilderness Campsite; Arranging a Campsite; Setting Up Camp; How to Set Up Dome Tents; How to Set Up a Cabin Dome Tent 3. Add-Ons Divide to Compromise; Front Porch; Roof-Over Tarp; Sit-Down Options; Dining Nook; Go Chairless; Tabletops; Go Tableless; Outdoor Kitchen; Kitchen Lean-to; Hold-up Helps 4. Heat and Light To Burn or Not to Burn; Fire Know-How; Fire Types; Warming Solutions: Outdoor; Warming Solutions: Indoor; Lighting Up Your Camp 5. Animal Pests Animal-Proof; Close Encounter; Masked Bandits; Bear Necessities; Fluffy-Tailed Friends; Bird Beggars; Bad Bat/Good Bat; Bug Chasers 6. Back Tent Movable Plumbing; Toilet Treatment; Toilet Tissue; Outdoor Toilets; Privacy Shelter; Wilderness Cleanliness Part 2: The Campers 7. Camp Beds (and more...)