Practical Hints on Camping: An American Classic of Preparation, Shelter, Knots, Fishing, and More

by Howard Henderson, Vin T. Sparano (Foreword)

Originally published in 1882, Practical Hints on Camping has offered readers logical and pragmatic knowledge so that they can have successful excursions in the great outdoors.

This comprehensive book features hundreds of timeless tips and tricks to use when preparing for a camping trip, as well as what to do once it’s just you against the elements. Whether you want to learn how to properly gut a fish, cook over a fire, pitch a tent, boat, or tie a knot, this book provides loads of useful information and efficient techniques for campers. It also provides important survival information should an illness arise on your trip and medical care is not readily available as well as what is essential to pack to keep your load light. This book is a must-have for anyone venturing out into the wilderness.

In addition to these tips, this new edition features multiple black-and-white illustrations as well as a new foreword by outdoors expert and former Editor of Outdoor Life , Vin Sparano. Pick up your copy of Practical Hints on Camping and prepare for your camping adventure with ease.

101 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 8, 2013

Reviews

[Tim Milligan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Is it raining? Are you camping but forgot your tent? Do you need more bedding? All you need is one or more government ponchos, an article apparently so ubiquitous at the time that the author had no need to explain it. And that's what the whole book is like to the modern reader, really: trying to guess at all the things Henderson assumes are commonplace and being amazed at all the things that are normal to him in 1882.