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This all new book is a comprehensive guide to the basics of backpacking, it covers food, water, equipment, how and where to hike, and has information on winter backpacking, hiking with children and long distance hiking.  It offers the latest information on the sport along with a host of trail-tested techniques and time-honored backpacking tips. The new book replaces Victoria's top-selling outdoor guide Backpacking.

Hiking and Backpacking is organized the same way backpackers would carry out any trip. The planning section details all the options for hikers and suggests ways to pick the best trails to fit their ability, time, and interests. There's even a section for those serious about long-distance hikes. And, whether they are out for one night or tackling a thru hike, Backpacking gives them advice on the most daunting aspect of backpacking: gear. Logue offers advice on which equipment is essential and examines important features that should be inspected prior to buying anything.

Midwest Book Review wrote:
Backpacking: Essential Skills To Advanced Techniques clearly explains every aspect of the outdoor experience of hiking on foot through the outdoors. The planning section details all the options for picking the best trails to fit ability, time and interests. There is a useful section devoted to those who dare to embark on serious long-distance hikes. The reader is provided with all the information needed to safely and competently select the gear most appropriate to the hiking project from the hi-tech equipment available to today's outdoor enthusiast.

Internet Bookwatch Review also wrote:
Backpacking: Essential Skills To Advanced Techniques is an ideal introduction for the novice, and offers a wealth of information, tips & techniques that even the more experienced backpacker will appreciate and benefit by.

Praise for Victoria's earlier book Backpacking in the '90s:
"An ideal reference . . . and the book's casual, informative style makes learning the basics easy and enjoyable."--Outdoor Traveler, Mid-Atlantic

Published by Menasha Ridge Press
336 pages, Second edition published January 2005
$16.95

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Praise for Hiking and Backpacking

"Very highly recommended for the outdoor enthusiast,
Backpacking is an ideal introduction for the novice,
and offers a wealth of information, tips & techniques
that even the more experienced backpacker
will appreciate and benefit by."
—Internet Bookwatch

Through it all, Victoria's voice is witty, informative
and full of anecdotes about her own and other backpackers' experience.
A superior guide. —The Woman Source Catalog and Review

"No matter what your skill level, the tips and topics in this book will have you trekking in the right direction."
—Rocky Mountain Sports