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The Backpacker's Handbook
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Hardcover
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from Tab Books (October 1, 1992); titled "The Backpacker's Handbook"
9780877423652 | details & prices | 372 pages | List price $29.95
About: Offers backpackers advice on selecting clothing and equipment, including hiking boots, backpacks, stoves, compasses, and tents, and discusses camping, cooking, photography, and wilderness skills
Paperback
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4th edition from Intl Marine Pub (September 19, 2011); titled "The Backpacker's Handbook"
9780071754897 | details & prices | 468 pages | 7.25 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.70 lbs | List price $22.00
3 sub edition from Ragged Mountain Pr (October 1, 2004); titled "The Backpacker's Handbook"
9780071423205 | details & prices | 440 pages | 7.00 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.90 lbs | List price $19.95
About: The author of The Advanced Backpacker and the Backpacker's Pocket Guide offers a handbook for all skill levels of hiking that covers a wide range of backbacking issues, including how to use a map and compass, survival skills, tracking, and more.
2nd edition from McGraw-Hill (October 1, 1996)
9780070653153 | details & prices | 340 pages | 7.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $18.95
About: Offers advice on selecting equipment and clothing, including hiking boots, backpacks, stoves, compasses, and tents, and discusses camping, cooking, and wilderness skills
from Tab Books (October 1, 1992)
9780877423577 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Offers backpackers advice on selecting clothing and equipment, including hiking boots, backpacks, stoves, compasses, and tents, and discusses camping, cooking, photography, and wilderness skills