Contents include:

" Checklist for camp food . . . Inside cover
List of food items to check against your camping
needs; add your items; check with pages 57-59

I. PLANNING THE GRAND ADVENTURE

Take the family camping .....
Enjoy the carefree life; discover the pioneer in you;
enjoy the West's unparalleled public campground system

Where to go, what to take .....
Where and when to go; how to get information;
how to organize camp equipment, food; vacation insurance

II. ASSEMBLING CAMP EQUIPMENT

Tents and tarpaulins .....
How select a suitable tent; your choices in accessories;
tent care and repair; and rigging tarpaulins

Sleeping bags , mattresses, cots .....
How to buy a sleeping bag; table of insulating values;
care of bags; ground cloths; mattresses, cots, pillows

Camp in a trailer .....
Discussion of three basic types of sleeping trailers;
tips on buying, driving; trailer accessories and insurance

Camp gear you can rent .....
Rental of camp gear good way to try out camping before
you invest in your equipment; available rentals

Clothing and miscellany .....
Practical, comfortable wardrobe for everyone;
camp tools; sanitary, health equipment; recreational needs

Equipment for cooking, dining .....
Appliances for cooking, serving, and preserving camp fare;
utensils; dining facilities; tables; and cutlery

Food for camping .....
How to plan camp menus and food lists; work sheets
for menu planning and shopping list; food critique

Transporting your gear

Making camp .....
Selecting campsite, weather wisdom in woods; camp layout;
how to use an ax; fire making; rain or shine

Cooking camp meals .....
Cooking in a hole; how to use Dutch oven; foil cookery;
reflector oven baking; frying pan and griddle fare

Cleaning and cooking fish .....
How to clean trout; cooking with, without dressing;
preserving take-home fish; cooking salmon in camp

Camping with children .....
Ways to keep them comfortable en route;
four busywork camp projects; camp cooking for various ages

Desert and beach camping .....
How, when to camp in desert; protection from heat, wind;
tips on camping along ocean; camping in sand

Tips for the novice hiker .....
Basic rules of the trail; pace, switchbacks, and maps;
what to wear, particularly on your feet; trail food

What to do IF .....
What to do in case of storm, fire, wind;
living with wild animals; snakes;
first aid for injuries, ailments

Checklist for camping equipment ..... Back cover
Use this to check off your equipment needs and to take
inventory as you pack car; list is indexed to book text "

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