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    Camping Essentials
    Camping Essentials
    Camping Essentials
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    Camping Essentials

    By David Oconner

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    This book talks about camping in tropical and temperate regions. You will find information on equipment, tools, clothing, first aid, shelters, navigation and much more.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Oconner
    Release dateMar 19, 2015
    ISBN9781311238962
    Camping Essentials
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    David Oconner

    David Oconner has been writing and publishing books on many of his varied interests. He has books on topics such as Cichlid Fish, How to Grow Tomatoes, Sugar Gliders, Juicing Recipes, Vegetarian Cookbook, How to Play Minecraft, Diablo III, Mass Effect 3, Halo 4, GuildWars 2, Scrolls, Eve Online, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Titanfall, Dark Souls II, and more.

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      Camping Essentials - David Oconner

      Camping Essentials

      Every Camper Needs To Know

      By

      David Oconner

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      Published By:

      David Oconner at Smashwords

      Camping Essentials

      Copyright © 2015 by David Oconner

      ISBN: 9781311238962

      Discover other titles by David Oconner at Smashwords.com

      This book is available in print at most online retailers.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher

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      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1 – Camping in Tropical and Temperate Regions

      Chapter 2 – Equipment

      Chapter 3 – Clothing

      Chapter 4 – Tools

      Chapter 5 – First Aid

      Chapter 6 – Hunting and Foraging

      Chapter 7 – Food

      Chapter 8 – Tents and Shelters

      Chapter 9 – Setting up Camp and Camp Craft

      Chapter 10 – Where To? Navigation

      Chapter 11 – Contingency and Emergency Plans

      About the Author

      Chapter 1: Camping in Tropical and Temperate regions

      Camping in tropical and temperate regions is very different in respects to the attire worn, the way camps are constructed, and how trails are made and followed. Suffice to say, there are similarities, but very minor ones.

      Tropical (Monsoon and non- Monsoon seasons)

      Tropical climates are usually hot and humid, and are found near the equator. Countries with such climates include the Southern Americas and South East Asian Archipelagos, along with a few of the Caribbean Islands. You will most probably be in a jungle of some sorts, or if near the coast, mangrove swamps.

      When you find yourselves in such a wild and exciting place, keep in mind that while water is most easily available, along with fruits and other sources of sustenance, you will usually be sweaty, and find that things do not dry easily. On top of that, you’ll find that there are plenty of insects attracted to your sweat and heat.

      This isn’t at all bad, it is part of the fauna that the tropics have – and you can make yourself comfortable by taking the steps listed later.

      Temperate (summertime & spring)

      In temperate climates, you may find the weather cool or slightly warm to hot, depending on the area you are in, and it possibly will also be dry, and sweat evaporates easily. Water can be found in freshwater streams or rivers and in the form of dew in the early mornings.

      Dependent on the country you are in, there may be an abundance of wildlife and flowers, along with berries and fruits, unless you are out in the plains. Trees are plentiful, and dry in these two seasons, and firewood should not be hard to come by.

      Countries with a temperate climate are usually found in between the equator and the north & south poles.

      Many countries have a temperate climate but for the purposes of learning we shall focus on the Northern American deciduous forests and European deciduous forests generally found in the likes of France and Germany.

      We shall be talking about forests and the occasional grassland, as camping on the plains is an entirely different matter these days.

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      Chapter 2: Equipment

      Bright colors or camouflages?

      Now, we all want to look cool and professional but let’s face it – most of us are never going to be lifelong huntsmen living on the tundra or in the forests, so drop the camouflaged themed gear and go with bright neon and preferably glow in the dark handles or colors if you can, for all your day to day items like your knife handles and such.

      Why? If you drop your knife in the underbrush and light is failing, good luck finding it soon! It’ll blend right in – which is what camouflage is supposed to do! A solution would be to mark your equipment if you’ve already bought it with tape in a bright and contrasting color – bright red the color of fresh blood is my favorite, since if everything is going good and well in nature you won’t see that color and it stands out easily. Unless, you have a lot of blood everywhere all of a sudden, then you will be either severely injured or someone else will be and you shouldn’t worry about the tools anyway. That’s a job for emergency specialists and first aid.

      Budget Considerations

      Now, most equipment can be very expensive, and some are just ridiculous when it comes to prices. They key thing in getting your equipment is to make sure that you do not be stingy when it comes to the essential items, such as first aid, emergency radios and boots. Other things such as solid fuels, dried foods and mess tins are less important. You won’t really need a two hundred dollar mess tin to use with a fifty dollar block of solid fuel, especially if you only go camping twice a year.

      However, in that bi yearly trip, if you get lost or stranded, and you emergency radio stops working, you’ll wish that you had bought the better one.

      Maintenance

      Some gear you might have already, but beware, time and humidity, and other factors such as rust and heat can warp, oxidize and basically render your equipment useless. The best tool is useless when not maintained properly, so take good care of your equipment, even if it only cost you a fraction of your budget. Sometimes, the cheapest things last the longest – like aluminum mess tins, if well maintained of course.

      Do follow your maintenance routine as stipulated in instruction manuals, if unsure, ask a professional for help, or the store salespersons you bought it from.

      Communications

      The equipment you take along with you should include the bare essentials, as well as more items to make your life comfortable, and for the modern camper, satellite phones for

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