Nols Winter Camping

The National Outdoor Leadership School's official guide to camping in extreme cold. Comprehensive coverage of winter clothing and gear. Proven techniques for traveling efficiently and safely across snow and ice and complete directions for building igloos and many other snow shelters.

Backpacking in the winter months can be exhilarating, refreshing, and--with the help of this book--remarkably safe and comfortable too! All it takes is some good planning and learning some tricks to keep warm, dry and happy.

This book is a wealth of tips, knowledge and experience that every wintertime backcountry traveler will find, clear, concise, essential, and most certainly entertaining.

Winter Camping Handbook covers everything you'll need to know in order to enjoy wilderness, travel, and adventure in the colder weather months. Both detailed and user-friendly, this book's step-by-step approach covers everything from choosing a location to explore, selecting teammates, planning the trip, and winterizing a travel vehicle. Also read expert advice on gear selection, making camp, food and nutrition, winter safety concerns, and bringing along young children.

The keystone of the NOLS library, the Cookery has been a trusted and reliable resource used in the field by NOLS students and instructors for 50 years. First published by Stackpole in 1991, NOLS Cookery is in its 7th edition with 125,000 copies in print. Whether you’re a first-time backpacker or a seasoned backcountry cook, you’ll learn from the cookbook used by the experts in outdoor education. With more than 2 million meals prepared in the wilderness, NOLS speaks with authority on the art of outdoor cooking. This new edition includes important nutritional information that supports the 200 recipes plus a special section of recipes from around the world, new recipes for lightweight backpacking and recipes that can be prepared in advance of the trip.

Richly photographed and information-packed tools for the novice or handy reference for the veteran, BASIC ILLUSTRATED books distill years of knowledge into affordable and visual guides. Whether you're planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, the BASIC ILLUSTRATED series shows you what you need to know. BASIC ILLUSTRATED Winter Hiking and Camping Discover how to: Prepare for your trip Choose proper equipment Select safe and warm clothing Make snow shelters and set up tents on snow Cook delicious winter cuisine Stay safe in the snowy backcountry Make a winter camping repair kit

Seven common bear encounters and how to survive them. Best ways to identify grizzlies and black bears. Learn essential info on bear behavior at different times of year and in different habitats.

A short, highly illustrated, pocket-size how-to guide to the sport of winter camping, published under the imprimatur of “Backpacker” magazine. The book covers gear, safety, weather concerns, necessary skills, and more.