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Reddit mentions of Camping and Woodcraft: A Handbook for Vacation Campers and for Travelers in the Wilderness (2 Volumes in 1)

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Found 5 comments on Camping and Woodcraft: A Handbook for Vacation Campers and for Travelers in the Wilderness (2 Volumes in 1):

u/plethoraofpinatas · 2 pointsr/collapse

To be fair about your edit, "no in-print books" made me think of exactly what it said - I have no books in-print of that type. I have a lot of out of print books that are very high quality collapse type and immediately thought "what's the relevance"?

No need to be mean when you made the mistake.

BTW, if one frequents used book stores (the older and seedier part of the town the better...really) you can get some great books for dirt cheap usually under the "outdoors" moniker. Plus, everything written now is in today's mindset and not necessarily a perfect perspective of reality. Old books give a very neat and different look at surviving.

A 1923 gem still in print is:

Camping and Woodcraft

Horace Kephart (important enough enthusiast to have a mountain named after him)


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The reason it's so good is "Camping and Woodcraft" in the old school ways is what we will be doing if the grid goes down and SHTF for more than a short time.

Great read.

u/Mister_Po · 2 pointsr/Survival

This sub is mostly centered around wilderness survival and not so much disaster prep, although there are obviously some cross overs. If you live in a pretty urban environment you might try /r/bugout where as if you expect to be surviving the wilderness you can probably find some answers here.

Personally I think that there are definitely some good premade survival kits out there, but typically you will find that they are either lacking or have excess and you will ultimately modify them to your own preferences, which is why many people suggest just building your own.

My best suggestion would be to find a good book/s or maybe a youtube channel (or both!) and put some time into exploring survival before you put a whole lot of money into a bag of tools you have no idea how to use.

Personally I enjoy picking through [Camping and Woodcraft] (http://www.amazon.com/Camping-Woodcraft-Handbook-Travelers-Wilderness/dp/0870495569) by Horace Kephart. It is fairly dated, but not a whole lot has changed in the woods, save whatever you bring into them with you. The fire building, shelter building, woodworking techniques are all still very viable in a modern day survival situation.

Sorry about the wall of text, but I hoped it helped some.

TL;DR read books, watch movies, youtube, etc. then build your kit.

u/bigpix · 1 pointr/Whatisthis


when i was a wee lad just getting into backpacking i bought this book........http://www.amazon.com/Camping-Woodcraft-Handbook-Travelers-Wilderness/dp/0870495569

Written in 1906 it is filled with images and suggestions on gear to be had from Abercrombie & Fitch.


The author, Horace Kephart I later learned thanks to Ken Burn's The National Parks was pretty much responsible for the founding and formation of Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Which was the first National Park to be initially funded by private donors. He and photographer George Masa are the two to thank for this gem of a park.

u/slick519 · 1 pointr/Outdoors

one book that really caught my eye when i was younger was

http://www.amazon.com/American-Boys-Handy-Daniel-Beard/dp/0804844038/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1458068521&sr=1-2&keywords=boys+outdoor+survival+guide

and then this one more so as a teen...

http://www.amazon.com/Camping-Woodcraft-Handbook-Travelers-Wilderness/dp/0870495569


they are both old texts, and really don't focus on what you shouldn't do, but all the really awesome shit you CAN do and make while you are outside. Safety advice isn't near as inspiring as awesome possibilities, and you cant be an outdoorsman if you don't want to get out there in the first place!

If your son is young enough to still enjoy being read to, definitely read gary paulson's "hatchet" and his other books, as well as "my side of the mountain" by some author i can't remember now. nothing makes camping more fun for a kid than having it relate to something awesome and enjoyable BEFORE his first experience relates more to mosquito bites and sleeping on an uncomfortable sleeping pad in a wet tent.