Illustrated with photographs by the authors and sketches by Vena Angier.
What Thoreau proved a century ago about returning to nature will still work today. There is an inexpressible thrill in the intimate study of primitive country, the workshop of nature, the appreciation of technical wilderness. Unspoiled regions possess a quiet beauty and peace—no artificiality, no crowds, all woods uncut.
There is unbounded satisfaction and pleasure in successfully meeting the challenge of the wilderness. The two requirements for man in the North Country are knowledge and equipment. Colonel Townsend Whelen and Bradford Angier have combined their vast experiences camping and bivouacking to produce the perfect guide to peace and utter freedom. If the wilderness calls you, they invite you to join them and talk together about how to live in it.
They explain what from their experience they found to be the best ways of entering wild and unspoiled country, of finding their way through it, and living there in comfort and safety. On Your Own in the Wilderness is their explicit direction on how to escape to an earthly Paradise.
Author(s): Townsend Whelen; Bradford Angier
Edition: 4
Publisher: The Telegraph Press
Year: 1964
Language: English
Pages: 354
City: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Tags: Outdoor life, Wilderness survival, Backpacking, camping
Foreword VI
Contents X
Chapter 1 Lure of the Trail 1
Chapter 2 Outdoor Outfits and Outfitters 5
Chapter 3 Three Great Camping Areas 15
Chapter 4 The Most Inexpensive Vacations 27
Chapter 5 The Two Good Hiking Packs 39
Chapter 6 Hunter's Pack 48
Chapter 7 Camping Without A Tent 57
Chapter 8 Tents for Wilderness Campers 66
Chapter 9 More Tents and Materials 80
Chapter 10 Stoves for Tents and Shelters 88
Chapter 11 The Campfire 96
Chapter 12 The Bedtime Story 105
Chapter 13 Tools for Outdoorsmen 116
Chapter 14 Footwear for Wilderness Trails 128
Chapter 15 Mosquitoes, Flies, et al 141
Chapter 16 Taking Care of Yourself I53
Chapter 17 Always Knowing Where You Are 159
Chapter 18 Maps and Mapping 177
Chapter 19 Automobile and Motorboat Camping 187
Chapter 20 Paddle, Pole, and Portage 194
Chapter 21 Saddle and Picket Rope 207
Chapter 22 Women in the Woods 221
Chapter 23 Pothunting and Hunting Methods 230
Chapter 24 Furs, Trophies, and Rawhide 243
Chapter 25 For the Good of the Venison 255
Chapter 26 Meats for Outdoorsmen 262
Chapter 27 Provisioning for Camping 273
Chapter 28 Bread Over Open Fires 287
Chapter 29 Basic Outdoor Cookery 299
Chapter 30 Water and Washing 308
Appendix 315
