Book details of 'Everyday Wisdom: 1,001 Expert Tips for Hikers'

Title	Everyday Wisdom: 1,001 Expert Tips for Hikers
Author(s)	Karen Berger
ISBN	0898865239
Language	English
Published	September 1997
Publisher	Mountaineers Books

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Gathering tips from outdoor experts is just as important as packing the right gear and bringing a map. In Everyday Wisdom, Karen Berger offers amateurs and experienced backpackers alike practical problem-solving advice that can lead to more enjoyable adventures in the backcountry--from preventing blisters to finding and patching an air-mattress hole to treating a case of poison ivy. Berger is also a strong proponent of trail improvisation, and shares ideas for improvising with items you might have packed or items found in the natural world: for example, a "cheese cloth can be used as a prefilter, bandage, mosquito netting, or coffee filter" and vegetation along the trail, such as "wild onions, dandelion leaves, Indian yamparoot and other wild edibles can liven up a one-pot meal." In other words, Everyday Wisdom is filled with the sort of information that every outdoors enthusiast can use.
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This one-stop, easy-to-use collection of practical advice, time-saving tips, problem-solving techniques, brilliant improvisations, and Everyday Wisdom shows hikers how to make their way and make do in the backcountry. The secret is preparing for the predictable and solving problems by avoiding them. Learn about the basics, food and kitchen, travel across backcountry terrain, creating comfort, weather issues, staying healthy, water, field repairs, equipment maintenance between trips, and a whole lot more. Can't find the hole in the air mattress? Need tips for backcountry meals? A surprise cold front has rolled in... Need some improvised gloves, fast? Everyday Wisdom will help. Knowing a few seemingly small tricks will enable backpackers to take big strides in increasing their comfort, safety, preparation, and improvisational skills. This guide is a source of to-the-point, practical hints and tips that only a seasoned expert could bring together.