Family camping : everything you need to know for a night outdoors with loved ones

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Title:

Family camping : everything you need to know for a night outdoors with loved ones

Author:

Ess, Charlie, author.

ISBN:

9781493045242

Physical Description:

x, 234 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Choosing locations -- Shelter, clothing, and personal gear -- Stakes, rocks, toggles, and trees -- Water -- Fire -- Pots, pans, and utensils -- Grits and fixin's (life beyond s'mores) -- Outdoor games -- Rainy day games and activities -- Campfire stories -- Classic campfire songs -- Knots to know -- Weather-wise -- Substitute this for that -- Eat this, not that -- When kids revolt -- Clean up -- Journal and reflect -- Plan for the next one.

Subject Term:

Camping.

Family recreation.

Added Author:

Ess, Cheryl,

Summary:

A camping handbook for families featuring food and drink recipes, family activities, nature hacks, expert know-how, and more for the outdoor lover looking for a memorable weekend with the family. --

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake)	796.54 ESS	Searching... Unknown
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The ultimate camping handbook--whether you're with family or friends, camping or in your backyard--Family Camping has everything you need for a perfect experience. Part inspiration, part practical knowledge, this book is a whole lot of fun. Family Camping offers up food and drink recipes, family activities, nature hacks, expert know-how, and more for the outdoor lover looking for a memorable weekend with the family. Each chapter opens with a first-person story from expert author, Charlie Ess, who has been camping and exploring the beautiful outdoors of his native Alaska for 40 years. With aspriational photos supplied by Cheryl Ess, Family Camping is a gorgeous, treasured keepsake for campers everywhere.

Author Notes

Charlie Ess has been writing for magazines, newspapers, and other publications since 1993 and has been the North Pacific bureau chief for National Fisherman since 1998. He has facilitated experiential outdoor activities for the past fifteen years with students at the Alaska Job Corps Center and through the Anchorage-based Rural Alaska Community Action Program, where he coordinates various youth programs.
Cheryl Ess's career in photography started in the early 1970s when she began shooting Kodachrome through an Olympus OM-1. She frequently publishes photos in National Fisherman and Alaska magazines and in numerous other publications. See more of her work at SnowshoeMedia.com. She and Charlie live in Sutton, Alaska.

Introduction	p. ix
Sleep
Chapter 1 Choosing Locations	p. 3
Chapter 2 Shelter, Clothing, and Personal Gear	p. 21
Chapter 3 Stakes, Rocks, Toggles, and Trees	p. 45
Eat
Chapter 4 Water	p. 53
Chapter 5 Fire	p. 61
Chapter 6 Pots, Pans, and Utensils	p. 71
Chapter 7 Grits and Fixin's (Life beyond S'mores)	p. 83
Play
Chapter 8 Outdoor Games	p. 113
Chapter 9 Rainy-Day Games and Activities	p. 127
Chapter 10 Campfire Stories	p. 137
Chapter 11 Classic Campfire Songs	p. 145
Camp Life Hacks
Chapter 12 Knots to Know	p. 161
Chapter 13 Weather-wise	p. 181
Chapter 14 Substitute This for That	p. 189
Chapter 15 Eat This, Not That	p. 195
Chapter 16 When Kids Revolt	p. 203
Back at Home
Chapter 17 Clean Up	p. 215
Chapter 18 Journal and Reflect	p. 223
Chapter 19 Plan for the Next One	p. 227
About the Author and Photographer	p. 235

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