5 comments about Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpacking and Paddling.

1. If you're looking for condensed information and ideas on how to purchase & use a food dehydrator, preserve fruits vegetables and mushrooms, meats for home use, as well as ideas for planning back country packing meals, this is a very good little book.



2. Learn to use a food dehydrator and pack for those camping and hiking trips. There are also great tips on preserving fruits and vegetables.



3. Good airflow throughout the cabinet meaning everything dries close to the same rate. The sound is basically is low and unobtrusive - lower than a humidifier. I like the square shape because it maximizes counter space in the kitchen. I dehydrate entire meals for backpacking. In addition to the standard fruit and veggies, I've dried chili, lasagna, chicken enchilada & rice, tuna noodle, spaghetti & sauce, lemon lentil soup, and more. Again, size of the trays and airflow work great for spreading out the food and getting it dried evenly. Rehydrating food out on the trail is much easier and tastes better than carrying ingredients separately and combining them out there. Dehydrating my favorite recipes for the trail also beats a week of store bought mac 'n cheese type foods out there. Geez, I should have been doing this years ago.



4. good and informative book for the price. I tried a few of the recipes and was able to improvise from there.



5. As a boyscout leader, we like to outdo the scouts on our creative cooking to inspire their creativity. It is a great book, to show how to make creative meals without the weight of heavy food items. This has been great!! Thanks C>

4 comments about Curious George Goes Camping.

1. All six of my children have loved Curious George books and I have to read them to them until they have memorized them. In this book George get in to mischief as usual but all ends up well in the end, of course.



2. When the now iconic Man in the Big Yellow Hat warns Curious George,"now don't wander off and get into trouble," we know exactly what's about to happen instead (especially since he had already rushed off). Despite his good intentions, George adventures turn into misadventures: Dousing someone's campfire, getting lost with a galloping deer, and being sprayed by a skunk that George thought was a cat. As usual in these series (story by Margret Rey, with illustrations by a team in the style of the late H.A. Rey), George's curiosity also leads to some monkey heroics. He also learns how to get rid of skunk smell (a vat of tomato juice).
   

   Given its forest setting, this is a somewhat quieter `George book,' but there are soft forest and animal drawings and enough action for the small ones. Curious George is now "a registered trademark of the Houghton Mifflin," but the company encourages young readers to look for the `original adventures about Curious George' by the Reys. 24 pages, with pencil and watercolor illustrations on each one.




3. I read this as a child and think it is a classic. My own children have loved these books. Newer books aren't always better.



4. I love all the curious George books. Who Doesn't?
   
   author of "Hobo Finds A Home"

5 comments about A Week in the Woods.

1. Mark Chelmsley had just moved to New Hampshire, where he would have to attend Hardy Elementary. At the school, A Week in the Woods was a beloved tradition and Mr. Maxwell was in charge. On the trip, Mark almost got suspended and wondered off into the woods. Will Mark and Mr. Maxwell be able to work together to save each other's lives?
   
   A Week in the Woods is full of twists and turns. If you are looking for an adventure packed novel, than this book is for you. Also, children from 9 to 13 should probably read this fantastic story. I definitely liked the sections of the book that made me feel as if I could not stop reading! A Week in the Woods is an incredible novel that everybody should read!



2. My students in summer school extended school year thought this was great! We listened to the book on CD to help with comprehension and fluency. They loved learning about camping, the woods and friendships. It was great to show them different people and their interactions.



3. My 11-year-old just finished this and declared it the best Andrew Clements book of all! Having enjoyed so many of his books, this was high praise for her to give.



4. a good book about a rich kid learning how not to make snap judgements.
   relly it is for sure a do reader



5. This book was okay. It had a lot of interesting parts, but way more boring parts. It has a lot of interesting parts like when Mr. Maxwell gave Mark a permission slip to go to something called A Week In The Woods. I wondered what was going to happen to Mark in A Week In The Woods. The boring part is about 100 pages long. That is why it is more boring than good. It is really boring when Mark escapes from Mr. Maxwell's truck and then Mr. Maxwell is looking for Mark, and then Mark is trying to run away from Mr. Maxwell, but then decides to find Mr. Maxwell, and then it's like 40 more pages until they meet up. When you are reading the boring part, you will wonder when will this be over! I would say it's an okay book to buy if you love Andrew Clements' books.

5 comments about Frommer's Best RV and Tent Campgrounds in the U.S.A. (Frommer's Best Rv & Tent Campgrounds in the USA).

1. This is a terrific book if you are a R.V.er! Well worth the price.



2. I'm getting ready to retire. I wanted a listing of those out of the way places that I always had to pass up on my travels. They ain't in this book!
   
   I was sorely disappointed in what I found here. They list a lot of campgrounds but they only review about 1 in 10 or 1 in 15. I wanted listings of campgrounds in West Texas. While the maps gave their designation for an RV park...not one of them was reviewed. No names, contact numbers or anything that would really help.
   
   On the other hand, if you want to stay in a state park or BLM site, this books for you. It really does cover those in great detail. In the few private parks they reviewed, the work again was detailed.
   
   The advertisement for this book did not elaborate on what was there...it just led you to believe it was a complete listing...which it was not.
   
   If you are looking for a more thorough listing, Trailer Life or Woodalls provides much more comprehensive cover of ALL the campgrounds they list private or not.



3. Haven't had a chance to use it to find any campground yet, but the information is very well organized, easy to navigate.



4. This is a very large book with tons of campsites listed. However, the list mostly consists of state and national parks. Anyone could find these parks without this book. I recommend that if you are looking for good camp spots look somewhere else as this book is not a very comprehensive list. Crap meant to put it as one star......sorry guys



5. This is a great book and well worth the money. It's bulky because it's the size of a telephone directory for a large city. It tells you everything you want to know about the parks and rates them.
   There is a downside. I noticed that a lot of state parks were missing. In the keys, the best parks were omitted, and some of the ones mentioned have been closed for years. For that reason, I couldn't give it a five start rating.

5 comments about Just Me and My Dad (Look-Look).

1. Again Mercer Mayer has captured a special moment full of it's ups and downs. Along with his beautiful art work this book is a joy to read with your little one. My children seem to enjoy the special characters that are along for the trip also. See if your little one can find them as you read. Little Critter always portrays the curiosity and eagerness of children and the funny mishaps that come from that curiosity and eagerness. I have loved Mercer Meyer since I was a child and enjoy that my children do too!



2. My sons gave this to my husband for fathers day. They are all great books!



3. My Dad used to read this book to me when I was a youngster, 25 years ago. It became a really bonding thing for us. And on days when I had him all to myself, we started to say they were "Just me and my dad" days. He is about to turn 60 and I decided to see if I could track down this book to give him as a reminder of how much he meant to me as a child. I was so excited to find it online.



4. My son is 8 yrs old and loves this series of books. The reading is fairly easy and the stories short so it keeps his interest. We read them as bed time stories and they are perfect. We own several of this series and we like them all.



5. Our young son can't get enough of Mercer Mayer. He kept checking this book out week after week. We decided it was finally time to have a copy of our own in the home.

5 comments about Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping (I Can Read Book 2).

1. This book in the series finds Amelia Bedelia and her employers going camping...as always Amelia's literal minded approach means lots of misunderstanding between what the Rodger's tell her to do and what Amelia does. As always, Amelia Bedelia does EXACTLY as she is told (let's hit the road leaves Amelia hitting the road with a stick and I think we can all guess what happens when it's time to pitch the tent)!! In the end, its Amelia's big heart (and extraordinary cooking ability) that saves the day (as usual) when the Rodger's get fed up with all the misunderstandings!! Young readers will love to hear this story read out loud, but it's also a find book for readers just starting out! Amelia, I think, will be around for generations to come, the stories are simple, but hilarious and the illustrations are just darling! Always a good way to get a discussion going about how we use words and how a word or phrase can have several meanings...plus it's just plain fun!



2. So the rogers and amelia go on a camping trip but everything was a disaster! The sleeping 'bags' were paper bags, the tent steaks were tent-shaped steak slices, she 'pitched' the tent and other funny things.



3. I bought this book for my nice and I read it to he and I enjoyed it myself! Is as funny as any other Amelia Bedelia book, and it even gives a general idea on what camping is all about!



4. I bought this before our family went on its first camping trip. Although I thought the authors could have found many more "gags" than they did, it was still pretty much classic Amelia Bedelia, who takes everything VERY literally, with funny results.



5. It's off to the great outdoors for the always helpful Amelia Bedelia! She is going camping for the very first time in her life, and she will be sure to follow every bit of directions that she gets on what to do... So, if you are a fan of Amelia's wild antics, you will have lots to laugh about here.
   
   Would it surprise you to know that sleeping bags are paper bags? They are in Amelia's mind! So you can just guess what comes up when you need stakes to pitch the tents.
   
   I don't know who will love Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping more -- you or your kids! Highly recommended!

5 comments about Camp Out!: The Ultimate Kids' Guide.

1. Camp out is great! It's filled with fascinating facts about the outdoors. I have enjoyed reading it with my children.



2. This is a great book that will spark many wonderful experiences with my daughter. For sure 5 stars!!
   Major sections include activities, crafts, nature, and cooking. This was a logical organization, but as the father of a younger child I think it would have been nice to have some guidance and organization by age appropriateness.



3. Camp Out! is full of creative and informative lessons and fun activities. Truly a unique book. Any kid from video game addict to natural born scout will find this book engaging! it contains kid-level explanations without talking down to kid-level. As an adult I enjoyed reading this book and felt the cartoons weren't too cutesy. Good for both boys and girls.



4. Some parts of this book are quite interesting in its ideas for activities. All the games described are basically hide & seek while making animal sounds. the recipes are easy and fun for kids, the packing list and common sense tips are straightforward, easy for kids to follow or read. the songs and stories are typical, been there, done that, nothing new. Illustrations are quirky and cute.
   reccomend for the 1st time camper or if you want to give your kids something to read before the trip.



5. This book had everything we needed to go on a survival hike and camp. It had tons of good ideas, fun games, lists of what we needed, etc. I would highly recommend this book.

5 comments about SAS Survival Guide Handbook (Collins Gem).

1. Jammed with critical info, buy a copy of this little book for your car, home and backpack.



2. I think the reader of the SAS Survival Guide would also benefit from a survival guide that focused exclusively on the readers own region. But the SAS guide presents a very fine overview of survival in just about any region and circumstance. It is a must have for any survivalist.



3. The product description clearly states the size of the product but I hadn't really paid attention to it. I just knew that this edition of the book is a smaller version, handy to keep in your backpack.
   
   Backpack? Back pocket is more like it. It's about the size of a deck of cards. While that means there's no excuse not to take it with you, it also means that the type is awfully small. If you wear reading glasses be sure to pack a pair or two along with the book.
   
   I would have preferred that they use larger pages and make the book thinner. But I can't really argue with the decision they made. Most people will probably prefer the fatter but smaller dimensions.
   
   The book, by the way, is impressive. Wiseman is indeed a wise man who knows what he's talking about.
   
   If you do buy this book I think you should seriously consider buying its bigger brother, SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea too. That way you'll have the best of both worlds. An easier to read edition for home, which will allow you to read and study it thoroughly and this very small, very portable version you just might want to take everywhere.



4. put it in your pocket.it will fit.not comfortably ,but it will fit.better yet,put it in your fanny pack.wrapped in a ziploc bag.this is not the'be all,end all'of survival books.none is.in fact,i am going to make a recomendation that the publisher will love,though you may not.buy the larger text of this book.read it.over and over.along with your other books on the subject.you need a small library on any subject that interests you.why 2 copies? because reading the small volume will make it expand and loosen the binding(note to publisher..waterproof paper in the next edition).yes the text is small,but you have a magnifying glass in your kit(if not..read the bloody book again).also when out in the boonies...you have something to read.i know that sounds silly...but you arent always going to be chased by bears.even in a survival situation you will have 'down time'.use it.anouther 'extra' with this in your kit.you have something to burn(after you read it naturally).at this price and this size..there is no excuse not to have a copy in your kit.four stars..but it just missed five.happy camping.



5. seems complete, the color pics of plants & stuff are great, the only slight problem is he uses some idioms that are from england but considering were he is from, i have read & tried parts of this book, seem to work well

5 comments about Camp Camp: Where Fantasy Island Meets Lord of the Flies.

1. Unlike the other reviewer, I spent 8 glorious years at Camp Akiba in the picturesque Poconos, and my only complaint about this book is that our camp isn't featured much. Despite this, I devoured every page of this wonderful trip down memory lane... from the big hair and big socks to the mix tapes to the rituals of Color War, Visiting Day, and floating our farewell candles on the lake. Every moment of the drama, the hysterical laughter, and the idea of "camping" in the materialistic 80's is captured and given the treatment it deserves. The strong sense of nostalgia that I think most campers have spills out on each page-- sometimes even in rainbow bubble letters-- and it is clear that this book was a labor of love. If you went to camp in the 80's, it is like spending a few hours with an old friend ...until that big bus pulls out of the parking lot and takes you back to reality. HIGHLY recommended!!



2. I am dissapointed in this book. Although I didn't expect my own (Girl Scout) camp to be mentioned, I certainly hoped that other "agency camps" might be and therefore I could see something of my own experience in their postings. However, as far as I can tell, there isn't so much as a boy scout, girl scout or YMCA camp mentioned in this whole book.
   I find it hard to imagine that no one from these types of camps submitted anything and feel it's a slap in the face from the private camps.
   They also spell Keene, NH wrong (Keane) repeatedly throughout the book. Lame spell-checker.



3. Having just sent my oldest child off to her first year of sleepaway camp, it was very tempting to stow away on the bus and relive my camp experiences of the 1970s. But with this book, I don't have to, and it's a whole lot cheaper than actually going to sleepaway camp. While I must admit that I did contribute a few photos and a couple of anecdotes, I had no idea of the scope of this book until I actually read it--it's as funny as successfully short-sheeting a counselor's bed (and then getting the kid in the bunk that everyone hates blamed for it). There's a depth of depravity here that even I'd never expected--it's so brilliantly outrageous that I practically peed in my pants I was laughing so hard. My wife thought I'd completely lost my marbles--but she never had the camp experience. This book was lovingly compiled by a couple of truly demented (in a good way) folks, and they have captured the spirit of summer camp in a way that I thought only I remembered. Obviously, there are many others out there--and they should all read this book. If not, there's a purple nurple out there with your name on it...



4. "Camp Camp" is the ultimate camp book. As soon as you open up this book you are instantly brought back onto that yellow school bus as it passes under the large wooden, "Welcome to Camp" sign and you pull onto the bunk line. Those were the days where your counselors could act as goofy and foolish as they wanted and yet they were the coolest and biggest people on the planet. You could be the hero of the day because you won dodgeball for your team against the older kids and earned the nickname of, "Dodge" for the rest of the summer...only at camp!
   
   I am a serial camper, having attended and worked at several camps mentioned in the book: Camp Danbee, Mah-Kee-Nac, Winadu, Ramaquois, Winaukee, and Cobbossee. It was an instant pleasure to read excerpts given by campers from my former camps. This book reminded me of how much camp becomes a part of who you are and how much you miss it when you have left.



5. Camp Camp is fun to read. Anyone who has gone to camp or is planning to go to camp can relate to the contents. Those who have not gone to camp can see what they missed.

5 comments about SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea.

1. This book handles a variety of topics very well. Trapping, tracking, foraging, hunting, etc., it's all covered. They are only covered in a basic sense though, so don't expect to know the "in's and out's" of tracking or identifying edible plants, but you will know enough to fare well in a survival situation.
   
   The information in the book seems to be sensible, and I've heard some of the same tips from other sources - so I wouldn't hesitate to trust it in most situations.
   
   Grammatically speaking, the writer is obviously influenced by British English so some words are a bit different. Thankfully, I know a bit of that background so it's not too unfamiliar. The author does misspell things quite frequently and uses improper punctuation at times, but that makes me believe what I'm reading a bit more.
   
   Since it tries to prepare you for a lot, it's a rather long book, but it is definitely worth the time to read it. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a comprehensive and understandable "how-to" survival manual.



2. I am a novice in this field and I purchased this book for instruction. I was not disappointed and I'm sure that the pages will be well worn by the time I finally put it down.
   Recommended reading.



3. I've found this book to be incredibly throrough and well written. The illustrations were very helpful as well. I wish I had had this book when I as teenager and had more time to put the knowledge into practice.
   
   I did find, however that the book is more geared toward people who could potentially get caught in a survival situation for several weeks or even months; for example soldiers in enemy territory. Nowadays, an average outdoor enthusiast, if faced with a survival scenario, is probably going to be more concerned about signalling for help or getting out of there, than say, testing a plant for several days to find out whether it's edible or not; or setting up snare traps to catch animal food.
   
   However, these are skills that I'd like to have anyway, and are unvaluable for anyone who spends time in the outdoors.



4. Excellent survival handbook. It is very well written and has illustrations for everything that is taught, plus it comes the British SAS, a source that has been using these techniques for a long time. It provides extensive information on subjects that are critical and brief overviews of subjects that are unessential. You can use this handbook whether you plan to use it in a single climate type or in multiple climates. I use this book for my deployment in Iraq, I recommend this book.



5. i have the other one too, i like both of them, they seem to deal with stuff relly well