How to suffer outside a beginner's guide to hiking and backpacking /

"Humorous, approachable guide for aspiring backpackers, part critique of modern backpacking culture and part how-to guide"--

Main Author: Helmuth, Diana,
Other Authors: Dunston, Latasha,
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books, [2021]
Physical Description: 222 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introductions: who am I , and why do I believe in you ?
  • Gear: let's spend $2000 in the name of minimalism
  • Clothes: how to not get killed by your jeans
  • Shoes: how to walk upright with 15,000 helpful inserts
  • Shelter: bury yourself alive in hot green nylon
  • Food: pop-tarts are good for you now
  • Water: A.K.A. "poison control"
  • Maps: discovering it's easier to find your way out here than in life
  • Hygiene: or, complete lack thereof
  • Poop: yes, it deserves its own chapter
  • Crisis: how to act natural when you're pretty sure you're about to die.