Wilderness Pleasures: A Practical Guide to Camping Bliss »

Kevin Callan is the author of 11 books, including The Happy Camper and the popular A Paddler's Guide series. A key speaker at major North American canoeing and camping expos for 20 years, he is the recipient of three National Magazine awards and four film awards, including top award at the prestigious Waterwalker Film Festival. Callan lives in Peterborough, Ontario, birthplace of the modern-day canoe.

A well-illustrated and highly entertaining sequel to the author's The Happy Camper, this book is a practical, informative and comic look at all aspects of wilderness camping: from planning to companions, wildlife to martinis.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

THE ART OF ANTICIPATION: Getting Ready for Your Trip

Doing the Research

Map and Flap Parties

Lightweight and Fancy Free

Routes Less Traveled

Camping in the Backyard

Spending More Time Out There

GOOD CAMPING COMPANIONS

Taking the Kids Camping

Dog Paddling

How to Make Love in a Canoe

The Zen of Solo Tripping

Women Only, Please

COOL CAMP GADGETS AND FASHION STATEMENTS

Homegrown Gadgets

Understanding My GPS Manual

Traditional Gear that Still Works

Good Fashion Sense

The Perfect Camp Hat

Green Gear

ALL THE THRILLS WITH NONE OF THE SPILLS: How We Get Around

Mr. Canoehead

Kayaking

Car-Camping

Mountain Biking

Walking in the Woods

FEELING AT HOME IN THE WILDERNESS

The Birth of the Therm-a-rest

Staying Warm and Cozy

Keep It Clean

Pooping Perfectly in the Woods

Sauna Sweat Is the Best Sweat

Skinny Dipping

EATING WELL

Recipe Contest

Baking in the Bush

More S'mores

BUSH MARTINIS AND OTHER WILDERNESS SPIRITS

Perfect Bush Martini

There's a Blackfly in My Chardonnay

Hot Toddies

Single Malt Whisky

Irish Camp Coffee

GETTING CLOSE TO WILDLIFE -- BUT NOT TOO CLOSE!

Common Camp Critters

Who Pooped BehindMy Tent?

Lynx: Encounter

Running with the Moose in Northern Ontario

Catching a Trout on a Fly

WATCHING THE WEATHER

Keeping Warm and Dry

A Wise Sailor Once Said

Lightning Does Strike Twice

Watching the Night Sky

Moon Magic

Northern Lights

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

EXPLORATION: The Joys of Living to Tell the Tale

Knowing Trips Worse Than Yours

River Paddling

Loving to Portage

Sharing Bear Stories

What We Really Fear Is

INTRINSIC VALUES OF WILDERNESS

That Special Place

Campfires

Living Primitively

Wilderness and the Art of Deception

Bibliography

Index