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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| About This Book | |
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| Basic Equipment: Canoes, Paddles, Life Vests, and Other Necessities | |
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| Canoes | |
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| The Parts of a Canoe | |
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| The Shapes of Canoes | |
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| Types of Canoes | |
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| Canoe Materials | |
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| Transporting a Canoe | |
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| Paddles | |
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| Basic Design | |
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| What the Shapes Mean | |
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| Bent Paddles | |
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| Paddle Materials | |
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| Paddle Care and Costs | |
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| Choosing a Paddle | |
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| Making the Purchase | |
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| Personal Flotation Devices | |
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| Types of PFDs | |
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| Sizes of PFDs | |
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| Old PFDs | |
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| Buying a PFD | |
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| Wearing a PFD | |
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| Accessories | |
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| Necessary Gear | |
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| Essential Extras | |
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| Gear for Comfort and Convenience | |
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| Odds and Ends | |
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| The Bottom Line | |
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| Paddling | |
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| Basics for All Paddlers | |
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| Step One: Relax | |
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| Making Basic Moves | |
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| Paddle Position | |
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| Tandem Paddling | |
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| Bow Strokes | |
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| Stern Strokes | |
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| Practice | |
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| Paddling Solo | |
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| Solo Position | |
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| Solo Strokes | |
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| The Double Paddle | |
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| Paddling with Disabilities | |
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| Getting Underway | |
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| Classification of Rapids, Water Level, and Canoeists | |
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| Rapids | |
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| Water Level | |
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| Canoeists | |
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| Should You Paddle That River? | |
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| On-Shore Activities | |
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| Checking the Canoe and Equipment | |
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| Checking Weight and Balance | |
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| Tying Knots | |
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| Communicating with Your Partners | |
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| On the Water | |
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| Learning to Handle the Craft | |
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| Adjusting Your Course | |
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| Reading Water | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Coping with Wind | |
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| Makeshift Sails | |
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| The Canoe Catamaran | |
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| Trimming the Canoe | |
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| Tail Winds | |
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| Light Head Winds | |
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| Moderate Port and Starboard Winds | |
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| Strong Head Winds | |
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| Beam Seas and Crosswinds | |
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| Adjusting Your Course | |
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| Time to Stay Ashore | |
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| Advanced Paddling | |
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| Follow the Current | |
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| Control, Control, Control | |
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| Avoiding Obstacles | |
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| Backpaddling Downstream | |
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| Eddy Turns | |
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| Leaving the Eddy | |
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| Paddling Around Bends | |
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| Challenging Whitewater | |
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| Moving Up | |
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| Certification | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Emergency Procedures | |
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| Capsizing | |
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| Recovery Techniques | |
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| Rescue Equipment | |
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| Person-to-Person Rescue | |
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| National Canoe Safety Patrol | |
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| Lifting the Veil | |
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| Gunnel Grasp | |
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| Sun Stroke | |
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| Reverse Bow Pivot | |
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| Abbreviated Reverse Bow Pivot | |
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| Stern Commendation Rudder Stroke | |
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| Headlong Express | |
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| High Air Brace | |
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| Liveries and Outfitters | |
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| Liveries | |
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| General Livery Services | |
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| Safety Tips | |
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| Canoeing Instruction | |
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| Release Forms and Insurance | |
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| Costs | |
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| Refunds and Rain Checks | |
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| Outfitters | |
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| References, Please | |
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| Locating Liveries and Outfitters | |
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| State Sources | |
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| Canoeing Canada | |
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| Provincial Tourist Offices | |
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| Short Trips | |
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| The First Trip | |
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| Personal Basics | |
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| Tips on Food and Drinks | |
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| Summing Up | |
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| A Short Overnight Trip | |
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| Livery-Arranged Overnight | |
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| Do-It-Yourself Overnight | |
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| Popular Canoeing Rivers | |
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| Canoeing with Kids | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Clothing | |
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| Packs | |
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| Sleeping Bags | |
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| Sleeping Pads | |
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| Tents and Tarps | |
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| Special Needs | |
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| Kid Food | |
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| Safety First | |
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| The Medicine Chest | |
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| First Aid | |
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| PFDs | |
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| Water Safety | |
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| Swimming | |
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| Paddling | |
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| Enjoying the Trip | |
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| In-Camp Days | |
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| Conservation | |
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| Capturing the Wilderness | |
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| Wilderness Travel | |
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| Planning the Trip | |
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| The Guest List | |
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| The Group Size | |
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| The Length of Your Trip | |
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| The Route | |
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| Camp Chores | |
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| Leadership | |
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| Portaging, Lining, and Tracking | |
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| Locating the Take-out | |
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| Obvious Routes | |
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| Scouting | |
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| Portaging | |
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| Color | |
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| Lining | |
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| Tracking | |
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| Ropes | |
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| Carabiners | |
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| Orientation Equipment: Maps and Compass | |
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| Map Study | |
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| Home Preparation | |
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| Too Much Work? | |
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| Staying on Course | |
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| Lost | |
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| Compasses | |
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| Personal Wilderness Equipment | |
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| Clothing | |
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| Shoes | |
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| Outerwear | |
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| Camping Gear | |
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| Small Essentials | |
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| Recreational Gear | |
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| Packs and Frames | |
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| Last but Not Least | |
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| The Ultimate Test | |
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| Community Wilderness Gear | |
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| Kitchen Gear | |
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| Camp Gear | |
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| Emergency Wilderness Equipment | |
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| Packing the Community Gear | |
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| Making Camp | |
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| Low-impact Camping | |
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| Choosing a Site | |
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| Work Areas | |
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| Tents | |
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| The Cooking Fire | |
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| Types of Fires | |
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| Efficient Fires | |
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| The Work Table | |
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| Food Preparation | |
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| Animals and Food | |
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| Cleaning Up | |
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| Garbage and Toilets | |
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| Care of Equipment | |
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| The Campfire | |
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| Safety Check | |
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| Survival Techniques | |
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| Emergency Rescue Equipment | |
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| Beating Starvation | |
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| Natural Foods | |
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| Wilderness Stoves | |
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| Outdoor Cuisine | |
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| Freeze-Dried Meals | |
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| Meals for Weekend Touring | |
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| Meals for Wilderness Trips | |
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| Read the Label | |
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| Menu Planning | |
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| Breakfast Ideas | |
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| Camp Lunches | |
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| Dinners Alfresco | |
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| Quantities | |
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| Shopping and Packing | |
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| Field Medicine | |
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| The First-Aid Text | |
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| The First-Aid Kit | |
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| Prescription Medications | |
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| Responsibility for First Aid | |
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| Drowning and Hypothermia | |
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| Wild Animals and Pests | |
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| Safety Rules | |
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| Insects | |
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| Poison Plants | |
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| Protecting Our Rivers | |
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| The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act | |
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| American Rivers, Inc. | |
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| What You Can Do | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Shopper's Guide | |
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| Canoe and Kayak Schools | |
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| Canoe Clubs | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |