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Title: Complete Walker III (Complete Walker III) by COLIN FLETCHER ISBN: 0-394-72264-7 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 May, 1984 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Standard by which all are judged!
Comment: It's a shame that one is only allowed 5 stars to rate this book. Colin Fletcher brings a sense of humor and humanity to the art and science (for lack of a better phrase) of backpacking, and is one of the most readable authors extant. I have just ordered the 4th edition of this book, and I'll be staking out the mailbox until it's arrival. This qualifys as basic equipment.
Rating: 5
Summary: The best of its kind.
Comment: I love this book. Fletcher's writing is solid and his motives are up-front. And like no other book on the subject, this one makes you want to spend your life walking. Take the intellect and spirit of this book, and the gear sense of Ray Jardine, and you'll really be getting somewhere.
Rating: 5
Summary: Old, but not outdated
Comment: I was looking at this book in the bookstore, but I ended up buying "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Camping and Hiking." Although I knew that Fletcher's was probably the better book, I figured that the technological advances in backpacking equipment would make the 16-year old third edition less than completely useful. Well, to make a long story short, I ended up back in the bookstore to buy "Complete Walker."
Most of the information is still essentially accurate, but even for areas where time has passed this book by, the book is still useful. Fletcher doesn't just give you his conclusions about what to take; he takes you through the process of gathering information and thinking that led to the conclusions. Essentially, he teaches you how to think and make your own choices, rather than presenting you with the received gospel.
Fletcher has read all the catalogs and books and magazines, talked to a lot of backpackers, visited a lot of shops, contacted manufacturers, and heard from his readers, in addition to testing a lot of equipment himself. He passes all this information along to us, acknowledging that some of it might not be reliable, and he gives us his take on it, mixing in his real-life experiences and philosophy, making it much more than just a gear book.
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Title: The Complete Walker IV by Colin Fletcher, Chip Rawlins, Vanna Prince, Hannah Hinchman, C. L. Rawlins ISBN: 0375703233 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail) by Bill Bryson ISBN: 0767902521 Publisher: Broadway Books Pub. Date: 04 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom ISBN: 0786868716 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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