Hugh Mcmanners' Backpacker's Handbook

Beginning with planning and preparation, this handbook considers how to get yourself physically fit before a trip and what food and equipment you will need. Then follows information on travelling in various conditions - from the best way of walking to avoid injury, to using maps and ompasses and moving over difficult terrain. Also included is information on setting up a safe and environmentally friendly camp, and on dealing with natural hazards such as extreme weather and dangerous animals.