The Wilderness Skills Series in Print
Fifteen full-color field guides for the water and the woods, printed to order and mailed to you. Every printed book comes with the digital edition, and every book has a free flipbook preview.
The first trip, finding your way, and trips with children.
The Blackwater Camping for Beginners Guide
A skills-first guide for first-time campers on blackwater rivers: safety, Leave No Trace, gear, navigation, water, wildlife and weather. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
The Blackwater Map and Compass Guide
Read topo maps, use a compass and declination, triangulate, prepare routes and use offline GPS apps on blackwater river and trail. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
The Blackwater Family Camping Guide
How to plan and lead safe camping and river trips with kids: camp safety, fear, boredom, food and water, navigation and river safety. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
Canoe camping, long trips, paddling skill and fishing blackwater rivers.
The Blackwater Canoe Camping Guide
How to plan, pack and run a multi-day canoe camping trip on blackwater rivers: gear, packing, food, hazards, repairs, weather and routes. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
The Blackwater Multi-Day Canoe Trip Guide
Plan, pack and run a long solo canoe trip on blackwater rivers, from the route sheet to the final go or no-go checklist. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
The Blackwater Canoe Handling Guide
J-stroke, draw and pry, ferries, eddy turns, solo paddling, upstream travel and river rescue. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
The Blackwater Fishing Guide
Read tea-colored water, rig one rod and one tackle box, catch bream, catfish and bass, and fry the catch in cast iron. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
Hunting, butchering, camp cooking and the axe and knife.
The Blackwater Hunter's Guide
Fair chase, scouting, tree stand safety, river access, shot placement, tracking and field care for deer and hog hunters. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
The Blackwater Game Processing Guide
Field dress, cool, butcher and pack deer and other game meat safely from the woods to your freezer. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
The Blackwater Camp Kitchen Guide
Build a chuck box, treat your water, cook with stove, fire or cast iron, and keep camp food safe on a canoe trip. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
The Blackwater Woodsman Guide
Axe, knife, sharpening, tarps, knots, friction fire and plant cordage for blackwater country. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
First aid, survival skills, and staying safe in rain, cold and heat.
The Blackwater Wilderness First Aid Guide
A first aid reference for paddlers and campers: bleeding, wounds, sprains, heat and cold, bites, burns, airway and evacuation. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
The Blackwater Survival Guide
Stay calm, make water safer, build shelter and fire, and signal for rescue when things go wrong in blackwater country. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
The Blackwater Rain and Cold Weather Camping Guide
How to stay safe and comfortable camping and paddling in rain, wet cold, heat and flood-stage water. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
Choosing, sharpening, repairing and storing the gear you rely on.
The Blackwater Outdoor Gear Guide
How to choose, sharpen, repair and store camping gear for wet blackwater trips. Printed to order and mailed USPS, with the digital edition included. Or get just the digital edition.
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