The Basic Essentials of Camping

by Cliff Jacobson

Cliff sets his goals to increase the skill level of the general camping public. He begins this book by insisting, "Skills are more important than things." Of course, a thorough explanation of gear is included; however, Cliff concentrates his discussions of how to use it properly. He has some ideas that will make roughing-it easy. Thumb through the pages and inspect the illustrations. You will be convinced Cliff knows camping. Designed for beginners, this book should also be used by camping (trip) leaders to aid in teaching less experienced trip members.

Genres: Nonfiction

72 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1988

About the author

Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers, wilderness guides, national and foreign consultants, and is the most published canoeing/camping writer of this century. He is a professional canoe guide and outfitter, a wilderness canoeing and camping consultant and the author of over a dozen top-selling books on camping and canoeing— numerous titles have been translated into Spanish, German, French and Turkish with sales approaching one million copies.

An accomplished canoeist in his own right, Cliff was recently recognized by the American Canoe Association (ACA) which presented him with the Legends of Paddling Award and inducted him into the ACA Hall of Fame.

Reviews

[Pietro Maximoff · Rating 5 out of 5]

a little dated in places but still a solid read for the inexperienced camper looking to get an idea of where to start

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I picked up this book hoping to find a succint description of the essential tools, gear and knowledge for a beginning camper. What I found instead was a diatribe against people who look to the gear and the tools to ease the way in camping and very little in the way of an easy to absorb checklist. I expect I'll have better luck finding what I'm looking for with a Google search. At least it was a quick read.

[Rick · Rating 3 out of 5]

If Cliff wrote it its worth reading. I had a chance to be on a 8 day canoe camping expedition with him back in 2002. One of the best times of my life. He da man.