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| NOLS Winter Camping | 
 enlarge | Authors: Buck Tilton, John Gookin
Creator: Joan M. Safford
Brand: STACKPOLE BOOKS
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 253820
Media: Paperback
Edition: Special
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 180
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Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: 0811731839
ISBN: 0811731839
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.54
EAN: 9780811731836
ASIN: 0811731839
Publication Date: January 2005
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Condition: Brand new!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Winter Camping March 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Good book. A great deal of common sense but some good reference material. I am looking at this to help train my BSA Troop; I think this has some wonderful material to help them. I have found that all of the NOLS books have some very good and useful information.
 Good but could be better. August 10, 2005
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This was a very good book for somebody who is just getting into winter camping. The information is solid and reliable, and it is laid out in a very readable fashion. I have other books by Buck Tilton, and his writing style is always very engaging, Unfortunately, my initial excitement that NOLS (The National Outdoor Leadership School) had finally brought out a guide to winter camping, was dampened by the basic nature of the material. I look to NOLS to challenge and expand my knowledge base, and although I am an experienced winter adventurer, I am hardly an expert. I was also disappointed that what are known as "traditional" winter travel and camping techniques receive almost no mention, except for two scant paragraphs on snowshoes.
As I stated, the book is good, and is a worthy addition to any winter recreation library. But if you are just getting into the activity, I would steer you towards Stephen Gorman's "Winter Camping, 2nd Edition" (1999, Appalachian Mountain Club) as a better guide on how to get into what is referred to by some guides as "the undiscovered season."
Snow Shelter Fun February 16, 2005
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
I'm a NOLS grad and was asked to do a class for our local Boy Scout troop on winter camping and snow shelters. I picked up a copy of NOLS Winter Camping and found it to be a fantastic resource. The illustrations were very helpful and the instruction was well organized, easy to read and use. The kids are going camping this weekend and they will be sleeping in a snow cave.
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