The Wilderness Paddler's Handbook

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This book by America's preeminent canoeing author combines evocative wilderness writing with nuts-and-bolts coverage of all practical aspects of canoe tripping. Alan Kesselheim uses the lessons he's learned first-hand over thousands of miles of wilderness paddling to create a context for conveying everything a new or experienced paddler can expect to encounter, on any type of water.

Kesselheim's unsurpassed expertise­­gained by paddling under every condition imaginable­­speaks clearly to readers looking to acquaint themselves with the essentials of traveling by canoe. Helpful sidebars, interspersed throughout the book, provide step-by-step instructions on all critical considerations, such as how to plan, pack, equip, and modify a canoe for weekend or extended trips. The Wilderness Paddler's Handbook is surely a classic-in-the-making and must-reading for serious canoeists and outdoor book enthusiasts alike.

Table of Contents

Introduction

PART ONE — FROM IDEA TO PUT-IN
1. How Trips Get Born
2. Square Peg, Round Hole: Making a Trip Fit
3. Getting There and Back
4. Mining for Information

PART TWO — ON THE WATER
5. The Partnership Tango: Two Vignettes
6. Negotiating Current
7. Rating Whitewater and Rivers
8. Why Wood and Water Don't Mix
9. Open Water Hazards
10. Against the Flow
11. To Run, to Line, to Portage
12. Going Solo

PART THREE — NOMAD SKILLS
13. Finding a Way: Navigating
14. No Grit: Life in Sandy Camps
15. Rigging for the Day
16. Finding a Home
17. The Fiery Debate: Stoves versus Campfires
18. Bears, Bugs, and Boonies: The Bad Bs of Wilderness Paddling
19. Kitchens on the Go
20. Luxuries of No-Portage Trips
21. Water Safety: Getting a Safe Head
22. First Aid
23. In Honor of Place: Trip Sanitation
24. Keeping Group Morale Afloat

PART FOUR — OUTFITTING
25. Gear That Changed My Life
26. The Gear List
27. Trip Canoes
28. Overhyped Equipment
29. The Sentimental List
30. The Human Fuel
31. Menu Planner
32. Favorite Recipes
33. Disciplining the Pile

PART FIVE — FAMILIES and CANOES
34. Why It Works
35. Parental Judgment
36. Infants
37. Toddlers
38. Subadults
39. Kids' Gear
40. Trip Activities

PART SIX — EXPEDITION DESTINATIONS
41. An Expedition Medley

Appendix 1. Off-Season Boat Puttering


Appendix 2. Wilderness Paddler's Resource Center

The Wilderness Paddler's Handbook