Lynn Haney - Camping in Comfort

Camping in Comfort

Ragged Mountain Press / McGraw-Hill

C AMDEN , M AINE N EW Y ORK C HICAGO S AN F RANCISCO L ISBON L ONDON
M ADRID M EXICO C ITY M ILAN N EW D ELHI S AN J UAN S EOUL
S INGAPORE S YDNEY T ORONTO

Camping in Comfort

LYNN HANEY

A Guide to Roughing It With Ease and Style

Copyright 2008 by Lynn Haney. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

ISBN: 978-0-07-151098-1

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The material in this eBook also appears in the print version of this title: ISBN 978-0-07-145421-6, MHID 0-07-145421-7.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Haney, Lynn.

Camping in comfort : a guide to roughing it with ease and style / Lynn Haney.

p. cm.

Includes index.

1. CampingHandbooks, manuals, etc.

2. CampingEquipment and supplies. I. Title.
GV191.7H36 2007

796.54dc22

2007001048

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Chapter opening photo credits: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, The Coleman Company, Inc.; 2, RVIA; 6, 9, Johnson Outdoors, Inc.; 8, Aaron Teasdale/Adventure Cycling Association; 10,Winnebago. Front Matter: pages i and iii, The Coleman Company, Inc.; ii, Johnson Outdoors, Inc.; vii, ix, Camelbak. Back Matter: 129, Dahon; 132, 136, The Coleman Company, Inc.

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For Sarah and Alexander

Contents

Acknowledgments

Where to begin? First, I want to thank my husband John and our children Sarah and Alexander. Through sun, rain, hail, and high water, they proved to be intrepid and resourceful, offering suggestions, feedback, and spirited criticism.

Next, Id like to offer collective thanks to the many friendly faces I encountered on trails and at campsites who willingly contributed valuable tips on equipment and pointers on comfortable camping spots. Similarly, I want to extend appreciation to generous friends who shared recollections of their outdoor adventures. I especially want to thank Judith Barbosa, a talented photographer who allowed me to create a campsite (more like a tent city) on her property to field test some of the gear.