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Beyond backpacking: Ray Jardine's guide to lightweight hiking : practical methods for all who love the ...

55 reviews
Ray Jardine

Adventurelore Press, 2002

Innovative, informative and encouraging
Ray Jardine has written my favorite book on backpacking. I was expecting a nutty, opinionated rant. What I found instead was an incredibly positive, articulate and informative book. I've been backpacking regularly for years but I can honestly say that this book taught me a lot and opened my eyes more than once. It's not critical of other backpacking styles and it doesn't create fears- it ...

Siku Kayak: Paddling the Coast of Arctic Alaska

1 review
Ray Jardine

Adventurelore Press, 2005

Amazing inspiration!
Ray and Jenny chronicle their trip from Alaska's Bering Sea coastline northward around Alaska to Canada. In between the tales of frigid water, dodging ice floes and grizzly bears the reader is given a sense of the wonder and awe of what I would normally consider a bleak, frozen barren wasteland. Wildlife abounds, especially birds, and so do people. I was rather surprised at the number of ...

The Ray-Way Tarp Book: How To Make A Tarp And Net-tent, And Use Them In The Wilds

1 review
Ray Jardine

Adventurelore Press, 2003

Great Job, Ray!
This is an excellent book about efficiently and safely using and making a tarp. It covers every aspect of tarp camping, from choosing a site to regulating your tarp for any weather condition. It also includes extremely detailed step-by-step instructions on how to sew a "Ray-Way" lightweight tarp, together with a net tent. You can also visit Ray's website, where you can get complete and ...

Pacific Crest Trail Hiker's Handbook: Innovative Techniques and Trail Tested Instruction for the Long ...

8 reviews
Ray Jardine

Adventurelore Press, 1996

I tried it and it works...
Last summer I walked 515 miles using the techniques in Jardines book. I walked through the entire state of Washington. I encountered rain, snow, mosquitos galore and a host of other problems that were all easily handled with the techniques outlined in Ray's book. I even made my own backpack on an old Singer sewing machine with the plans in the book. I wore running shoes the whole way. I ...

Pct Hiker's Handbook

1 review
Ray Jardine

Adventurelore Press, 1992

PCT lessons learned
I read Ray Jardine's PCT handbook after a grueling California hike. Some of his methods have helped me lighten my load and actually increase my safety solo in the backcountry. Not all of his methods are transferable to every region or every season. Other hiking books and magazines market the lastest in expensive outdoor gear. Reading Ray makes the overnight hiker question the need for ...