Pat C. (PC) reviewed Allen and Mike's Really Cool Backpackin' Book: Traveling camping skills for a wilderness environment on + 19 more book reviews
For a beginning backpacker there is plenty of information that could save you from an unpleasant trip or even prepare you for that long one. And some may find the book's examples and figures amusing. I haven't done lots of trips but have done a couple of week long ones along with several multiple day and the usual weekend or overnight camp-outs. But for me the book provides very little new much less useful information. I'm biased and like a tent, for light trips I wear tennis/trail shoes and not boots, and find some of the other examples/advice such as a candle in a plastic bag laughable. The best items, which I perhaps should but don't follow, are to wear gaiters when walking in wet and muddy terrain and wear two pairs of shocks with one pair probably being a thin one.
Diane S. (rvdreamin) reviewed Allen and Mike's Really Cool Backpackin' Book: Traveling camping skills for a wilderness environment on + 86 more book reviews
This book is a lot of fun. The great cartoon illustrations that describe new information are very entertaining. The text is to the point and not boring. I liked the cooking and packing sections best. Seemed to cover all aspects of a primitive backpacking trip that I could think of - even how to use the bathroom without environmental impact.
