Tramping smarter
By: Hans Willems
Publisher: Halcyon Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781877256295
Subjects: Hiking; Guidebooks; National parks and reserves
Notes: "A practical guide to tramping in New Zealand"--Cover subtitle.

Includes bibliographical references (page 238).
Table of contents: title: Tramping and camping equipment: myths and facts; title: Packs; title: Sleeping bags; title: Tents and bivvy bags; title: Boots, n socks, your best tramping mates; title: Equipment odds and ends; title: Getting fleeced; title: Scrub grub; title: Back country communication and how to stay out of trouble.; title: Helicopter safety; title: Hints and tips for a more enjoyable and safer trip; title: Technology and the outdoors: a guide to the use of GPS; title: Read sky at night: being weather wise in the outdoors; title: Introduction to the use of map and compass; title: Direction finding, route finding amd advanced back country navigation; title: Outdoor photography; title: The outdoors as a stress reliever; title: Outdoor health and first aid; title: Where to go: North Island; title: Where to go: South Island; title: New Zealand's great walks.; title: Tramping and camping equipment: myths and facts; title: Packs; title: Sleeping bags; title: Tents and bivvy bags; title: Boots'n socks, your best tramping mates; title: Equipment odds and ends; title: Getting fleeced; title: Scrub grub; title: Back country communication and how to stay out of trouble.