Backcountry Camping

A realistic treatise on camping from the 40s to the late 60s. Riverie, a former Border patrolman and Scoutmaster, gives us the pros and cons of life in the backwoods using a wide variety of equipment. He shares the emptional side of being in nature as well as the technical side of the campout. His style combines a rugged self-sufficient approach with the experience of using the best gear available at the time.