The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills

This is best backpacking book i have read so far...Concise and well structured with alot of good tips with clear diagrams and illustrations...Brilliant chapter on navigation...very impressed...:)

This is a good guide to backcountry hiking and camping, with a lot of information and tips for survival and minimal-impact life in the wilderness. Of particular note are the sections on clothing functionality, different types of gear (such as stoves) and a very comprehensive section on first aid in the field that goes to a great depth, more than the usual first aid discussion because the backcountry explore doesn't have help just a 911 call away.The humour is a bit dry and sparse, there are some errors in imperial-to-metric conversion (2.2 kg to the pound?), and some inconsistencies regarding leave-no-trace camping and hiking (for example, the book first admonishes you to pack out your toilet paper and tampons instead of burning them, then in the next section recommends using these items as fire starters). But in all I felt that I could trust the information.

I took a course that requires this as the textbook. I couldn't believe the amount of great info in this book. I recommend this for anyone into hiking/camping/backpacking and just outdoor enthusiasts in general.

What a great reference for the beginner, novice, intermediate, or experienced backpacker. Has a ton of very useful information, and it is organized well enough that I can find it all. Includes tips on going ultralight. Perhaps I should have bought the ebook to save space in my pack.Has it all from clothing to navigating to first aid to nutrition. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in taking up backpacking or looking to have a handy reference when you go.

Great resource book for any entry level to intermediate weekend warrior hikers. Little heavy and bulky to carry with you on the trail though.