Full Description
This book shows how to pick and outfit a boat, master specialized techniques, and plan a wilderness trip that is safe, fun, and memorable for both adults and children. The author doesn't parrot the obvious. He includes procedures that only experts and members of canoe clubs know, a cutting-edge discussion of canoe design and construction, and the canoe and camping tricks he developed during his fifty-plus-year canoeing career that have made him internationally famous.
Contents
(1) The Wilderness Canoe-an Investment in Freedom (2) Low-Cost Ways to Improve the Performance of Your Canoe (3) The Necessities (4) Portaging the Canoe (5) Paddle Power (6) On the Water (7) Common Canoeing Hazards (8) Canoe Rescue and Repair (9) The Art of Cartopping (10) Tying It All Together (11) Solo Canoeing Is Different (12) Day-Tripping (13) Canoeing in Winter (14) Canoeing with Children and Pets (15) Wilderness Navigation (16) Quick Fixin's (17) Weathering the Storm (18) Bugs, Bears, and Bothersome Beasts (19) Planning a Canoe Expedition (20) Appendixes
