The Winter Camping Handbook: Wilderness Travel & Adventure in the Cold-Weather Months

A thoroughly updated edition of the classic guide considered the authoritative resource for winter camping. Winter camping has its own special allure: the splendid quiet of a winter forest, the hush of falling snow, the thrill of gliding over ice and snow on skis. From building a snow shelter to traveling comfortably in sub-zero temperatures, "The Winter Camping Handbook" covers everything you'll need to know in order to enjoy wilderness travel and adventure in the cold weather months. Extremely user-friendly, the book's step-by-step approach covers everything from choosing a location to explore, selecting teammates, planning the trip, winterizing a travel vehicle, gear selection, travel skills and navigation, making camp, food and nutrition, dealing with winter safety concerns, and even camping with children. 50 black & white photographs.Gorman, Stephen is the author of 'The Winter Camping Handbook: Wilderness Travel & Adventure in the Cold-Weather Months', published 2007 under ISBN 9780881507829 and ISBN 0881507822.