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Backpacking & Survival Skills
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Learn the possibilities for camping and hiking in your area and plan a series of backpacking trips.
Learn and use various survival and camping skills.
Gather equipment and follow an exercise regimen.
Use maps, a compass, and the stars for direction.
Start a fire, find food, set up a campsite.
Enjoy the great stories of survival in history, in story and in the movies. Explore the world of backpacking.

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Nature

Sport

Science

Math/Logic

Technology

Step 1:
Books

Step 1: Websites

Trails.com Eastern Olympics and Hood Canal area hiking.

Olympic National Park
Overview of Washington's Olympic National Park

Olympic National Forest
Home Page of the Olympic National Forest.

Olympic National Park Guide
Olympic National Park highlights, and things to do.

Olympic Peninsula Waterfall Trail
A magical misty tour of the Olympic Peninsula waterfalls.

Olympic National Forest Park maps and brochures

Trails.com Sample topographical maps.

Step 2:
Books

Step 2: Websites

Wilderness Survival
How do you think you would fare in a survival situation? Could you build a shelter? Could you light a fire without matches? Could you forage for food and purify water?

Wilderness Survival Guide
Wilderness survival skills for a safe wilderness adventure.

Wildwood Survival
Information on wilderness survival skills from the viewpoint of the ancient philosophy of living in harmony with the Earth

Equipped to Survive
A Kid's Wilderness Survival Primer

Wilderness Survival
A PDF Questionairre on your ability to survive.

Step 3: Websites

Backpacking Lightweight
A large and important website on all aspects of backpacking, especially the gear and equipment you need.

Basic Wilderness Survival Kit
A video on the contents of a good survival kit.

Building and Using a Wilderness Survival Kit
Another video on how to create your own survival kit.

Step 4 & 5:
Books
Step 4: Websites

Wildwood Survival
Practicing Wilderness Survival Skills

Practice Survival Skills
A series of articles on the survival skills you need to practice.

The 5 Basic Survival Skills
Focus on the five most important skills.

Wilderness Survival Skills
Videos on the important skills of survival.

Backpacking Fitness
An article on the importance of being in shape before going out with a pack on your back.

Backpacking 101
Get in shape for year-round backpacking fun.

Conditioning Excersises for Hiking
A series of exercises to do before hiking.

A Few Excercises for the Novice Hiker
More on hiking exercises.

Hiking Physical Fitness Training

Step 6: Websites

First Aid & Safety Tips
About.com's main page for first aid, with lists of article's.

Tour of a First Aid Kit
The things that should be in your first aid kit.

First Aid 101
A complete course in first aid.

FirstAidWeb
Another online course in first aid.

Step 7: Websites

Pacific Crest Association
Discover the West on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Klahhane Club
A hiking club on the North Olympic Peninsula in Washington State

Mount Baker Club
Building a community of outdoor enthusiasts.

Washington Trails Association
A club of people who enjoy the hiking trails of Washington state.

The Olympians Another hiking club.

Pacific Northwest Trail Association
The 1200 mile Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (PNNST), running from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean, ranks among the most scenic trails in the world.

Backpacker Magazine
Free issues and bonuses.

Wilderness Way Primitive Skills Magazine

Step 8: Websites

Backpacking Info Site
Modern History of Backpacking and Travelling in the last Century

History of Backpacking
The history of backpacking as a recreation dates back to the early 1900s.

History of the Olympic National Park

The History of the Olympic Peninsula

Step 8:
Books
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