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How to suffer outside : a beginner's guide to hiking and backpacking / Diana Helmuth ; illustrations by Latasha Dunston.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books, 2021Description: 222 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781680513110
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 796.51 23
LOC classification:
  • GV199.6 .H45 2021
Contents:
Introductions: who am I , and why do I believe in you ? -- Gear: let's spend $2000 in the name of minimalism -- Clothes: how to not get killed by your jeans -- Shoes: how to walk upright with 15,000 helpful inserts -- Shelter: bury yourself alive in hot green nylon -- Food: pop-tarts are good for you now -- Water: A.K.A. "poison control" -- Maps: discovering it's easier to find your way out here than in life -- Hygiene: or, complete lack thereof -- Poop: yes, it deserves its own chapter -- Crisis: how to act natural when you're pretty sure you're about to die.
Summary: Humorous, approachable guide for aspiring backpackers, part critique of modern backpacking culture and part how-to guide.

Introductions: who am I , and why do I believe in you ? -- Gear: let's spend $2000 in the name of minimalism -- Clothes: how to not get killed by your jeans -- Shoes: how to walk upright with 15,000 helpful inserts -- Shelter: bury yourself alive in hot green nylon -- Food: pop-tarts are good for you now -- Water: A.K.A. "poison control" -- Maps: discovering it's easier to find your way out here than in life -- Hygiene: or, complete lack thereof -- Poop: yes, it deserves its own chapter -- Crisis: how to act natural when you're pretty sure you're about to die.

Humorous, approachable guide for aspiring backpackers, part critique of modern backpacking culture and part how-to guide.

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