The Deluxe Masterpiece on Outdoors Living, Bushcraft, and Wilderness Travel

This deluxe, unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Horace Kephart's 1916-1917 Camping And Woodcraft as a combined two volumes in one version has served as the standard for outdoors adventure for many decades after it was published, and continues that legacy today with its timeless knowledge it contains First published in 1921 as a two-volumes-in-one version, this is a significantly expanded version of Kephart's original 1906 work (The Book of Camping and Woodcraft Original Edition). This deluxe expanded version provides hundreds of additional pages of insights, tricks, tips, and skills instruction for thriving in camp and in the wilderness.

This handbook was originally published in two separate volumes due to its size, however is published in a combined volume here in the exact way the 1921 2-in-1 version was published.

In Volume I - Camping, Kephart provides detailed instruction on camping, camp equipment, and outdoor life. This includes setting up your camping gear and outfit, tents, camp equipment, bedding, clothing, how to make your camp, camp fire making, how to dress game and fish, and many old-time recipes perfect for the camp kitchen.

In Volume II - Woodcraft, Kephart provides instruction and advice on travel in the outdoors, nature lore, navigation skills, conquering the biting and stinging pests of the woods, emergencies, knots, and other necessary skills.

This Doublebit Press Legacy Edition continues with this tradition by presenting the original volumes in their exact form as they were published by the now-defunct Outing Publishing Company. Enjoy dozens of vintage line-art illustrations within the book as well, especially in the sections on tents and camp equipment

Enjoy your copy of Camping And Woodcraft for its historical record of the earliest days of recreational camping. Some material, of course, is past its time. However, most of the material is timeless Perhaps you may even learn an old skill or two.

This book makes a perfect gift for camping enthusiasts, outsoorspeople, campers, hunters, bushcrafters, scouts, and historians. This book represents the rich history of the camping tradition, and belongs on the bookshelf of every outdoors enthusiast

A part of the Library of American Outdoors Classics.

This Doublebit Legacy Edition facsimile reprint of Camping And Woodcraft is professionally restored and presented from the exact original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge for years to come.

About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency

A Classic Manual for Building Log Cabins, Forest Shelters, and Cabin Furniture

This deluxe unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Building With Logs is full of old-time tips and methods from the forest experts on how to build log cabins, shelters, houses, and buildings with the natural materials from the woods. This nifty handbook originally from 1945 contains excellent drawings, plans, and photos of the day of actual forest service buildings used in practice.

This classic book contains instruction on how to find and prepare timbers, cutting and hewing logs, setting buildings and cabins on foundations, variations on cornering and building edges, flooring and roofing, calking and chinking walls, and the tools used for building log cabins and timber structures. Also included are descriptions and drawings for building rustic furnishings.

This book makes a perfect gift for folks who long for a weekend in their getaway cabin in the woods, or any person who is into outdoors life, camping, and cabin life. Also great for hunters, bushcrafters, and scouts

A part of the Library of American Outdoors Classics: Volume 15

This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of Building With Logs is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge for years to come.

About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency

As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

The Timeless Manual for Archery and How to Make and Use Bows And Arrows

Note: This version is a reprint of the very rare First Edition from 1923 and the not later printings. The original text from which the facsimile was made has minor warping and page marks from old age.

This deluxe unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Saxton Pope's historic Hunting With The Bow And Arrow is full of classic tips and methods for making and using your very own archery equipment, from long bows and recurve bows to arrows and arrowheads of all types, as well as vintage accessories for making your hand-made archery experience the best it can be. And, of course, Pope shares many old hunting stories from his bow-and-arrow tracking trips with deer, bears, and mountain lions Originally published in 1923, this vintage classic book is an essential text for the study of traditional hunting and outdoors skills.

Pope's study of bows and arrows throughout history is unparalleled. Drawing on his time with the Yana Indians and having published at least three books on archery, this present book focuses on the specific composition of bows and arrows. He provides specifics on how to make your own bows, including discussions on the best types of wood. Arrow making is also included, with detailed instructions on wood, feathers, bindings, and arrowheads. To complement the discussion on archery equipment, Pope supplements with a history of archery among native peoples and some real stories about hunting with his handmade bows.

This vintage book includes timeless knowledge archery topics. It makes a perfect gift for archery enthusiasts and hunters, young and old This is the classic manual of archery, preserved for almost a century It also makes a great gift for outsoorspeople, bushcrafters, survivalists, campers, and scouts. Although this book represents thought from a former time, it also reveals much about the rich history of archery, and many of the tips, tricks, and discussions are still relevant for study today

A part of the Library of American Outdoors Classics: Volume 21

This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of Hunting With The Bow And Arrow is professionally restored and presented from the original source, including inspiration from the book's original cover, with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge.

About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency

As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

The USDA Manual of Canning, Preserving, Fermenting, and Pickling Vegetables, Fruits, and Meats

This deluxe unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of The USDA Complete Guide To Home Canning is a richly illustrated and info-packed instruction manual and recipe book with ideas and processes for traditional food preservation, home canning, and pickling/fermentation. Revised in 2015, this book is sure to make the home food preserver happy. This book is a wonderful addition to the collections of both newcomer and veteran canners, homesteaders, or traditional-skills enthusiasts, and sure to help you keep your pantry full of food year round

This book, officially released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, encourages you to safely preserve your harvests and have delicious, healthy foods on your shelves to keep your family well-fed. Topics include principles of canning and food safety, how to prepare foods for canning, special notes on preserving tomatoes and tomato products, recipes for preserving vegetables, processes for canning meats and seafoods, pickling, fermenting, and canning fermented vegetables, canning fruits, and making preserves, jams, and jellies.

A part of the Doublebit Traditional Food Preserver's Library: Volume 2 - Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539.

Provided with ample margin space for personal notes on recipe alterations and thoughts on methods.

This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of The USDA Complete Guide To Home Canning is professionally restored and presented from the original source, including inspiration from the book's original cover, with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge.

About the Doublebit Press Legacy Editions

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency

As a part of the Doublebit Press Legacy Edition Collection, this unabridged volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any handcrafter's or outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

The Timeless Manual For The Sport Of Fishing

This deluxe reprint Legacy Edition of Isaak Walton's The Compleat Angler (Complete Angler) is full of old-time tips and methods for catching that legendary big fish. First published in 1653, this timeless book is loaded with stories and secrets of the sport of fishing. Almost four centuries old, this book has served as the definitive fishing manual for generations This version reprints an edition with beautiful antique illustrations and line art to complement Walton's explanation of fishing skills.

The Compleat Angler is one of the oldest books on the sport of fishing, providing centuries-old essential knowledge about the craft. Written in prose and verse, but stuffed full of tips, ideas, technique, and observations about the lives of fish. A perfect addition to any angler's library with its tremendous historic value toward the hobby of fishing. It was THE popular book on fishing for centuries, on every aspiring and accomplished angler's bookshelves alike.

Join the narrator Piscator as he tells stories and songs about fishing to his student Venator, the aspiring angler. Through the stories, many of the secrets of fishing and fly fishing are revealed to the reader. It may read differently than today's books, but it represents a time when the fishing sport was at its purest Readers are sure to find within its pages tidbits and anecdotes worth retelling in the modern day

This book includes timeless knowledge on multiple fishing topics, including fishing poles, lures, fly fishing and tying flies, information on different species of fish and their mannerisms, secrets of when and how to cast out for fish, the bait preferences of fish, and of course, old fishing stories (that are often exaggerated )

This book makes a perfect gift for fishermen and fisherwomen, young and old This is the classic manual of fishing, preserved over almost four centuries Also makes a great gift for outsoorspeople, campers, hunters, and scouts. This book represents the rich history of the fishing sport, and belongs on the bookshelf of every angler

A part of the Library of American Outdoors Classics: Volume 16

This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of The Compleat Angler is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge for years to come.

About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency

As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

Kephart's original how-to manual for the outdoors This is the original handbook from the master of outdoors instruction. In this Legacy Edition premium reprint of the first version of Kephart's masterwork (in its final fifth edition printing), learn all of the essential, but often forgotten skills of classic camping and outdoors travel, including camping, camp cookery, clothing, hiking and wayfinding, outdoors gear and outfits, beating bugs and the elements, handling emergency situations, woods tools and axemanship, catching your dinner by hunting and fishing, and tanning skins and pelts.

This first version of this book (in its final fifth edition, printed 1912) is the shorter, more concise publication compared to Kephart's later expansion of this work, called Camping and Woodcraft from 1917 (over 800 pages total sold as two volumes combined). Note: This printing is of the fifth edition of the first version (1912), not the first edition (1906). It has been expanded by the author from the previous four editions.

About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics

With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency.

As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Great care has been taken by the publishing team to preserve this work with clean images, clear text, and high-quality photographic editing.

For outdoors enthusiasts who demand the best from their equipment, this Doublebit Press Legacy Edition reprint was made with you in mind. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

Every book selected to be in this series offers unique views and instruction on important skills, advice, tips, tidbits, anecdotes, stories, and experiences that will enrichen the repertoire of any person who enjoys escaping the city and finding their way to the trails of the wilds. To learn the most basic building blocks of outdoors life leads to mastery of all its aspects. This book is an important contribution to the early American recreational outdoors literature and has important historical and collector value toward preserving the American outdoors tradition.

The goal of the Library of American Outdoors Classics is to preserve and share the works from forgotten teachers of outdoors life that form the cornerstone of the history of the American outdoors. Through remastered reprint editions of timeless classics of outdoor recreation, perhaps lost knowledge can be regained for future generations. The books in this library have been chosen because much of the basic skills and knowledge they contain have been forgotten or put to the wayside in lieu of more modern conveniences and methods. This volume is worth close study as well as collection by outdoors folk in the modern era of outdoors and traditional skills life.

The USDA Manual of Canning, Preserving, Fermenting, and Pickling Vegetables, Fruits, and Meats

This deluxe unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of The USDA Complete Guide To Home Canning is a richly illustrated and info-packed instruction manual and recipe book with ideas and processes for traditional food preservation, home canning, and pickling/fermentation. Revised in 2015, this book is sure to make the home food preserver happy. This book is a wonderful addition to the collections of both newcomer and veteran canners, homesteaders, or traditional-skills enthusiasts, and sure to help you keep your pantry full of food year round

This book, officially released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, encourages you to safely preserve your harvests and have delicious, healthy foods on your shelves to keep your family well-fed. Topics include principles of canning and food safety, how to prepare foods for canning, special notes on preserving tomatoes and tomato products, recipes for preserving vegetables, processes for canning meats and seafoods, pickling, fermenting, and canning fermented vegetables, canning fruits, and making preserves, jams, and jellies.

A part of the Doublebit Traditional Food Preserver's Library: Volume 2 - Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539.

Provided with ample margin space for personal notes on recipe alterations and thoughts on methods.

This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of The USDA Complete Guide To Home Canning is professionally restored and presented from the original source, including inspiration from the book's original cover, with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge.

About the Doublebit Press Legacy Editions

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency

As a part of the Doublebit Press Legacy Edition Collection, this unabridged volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any handcrafter's or outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

Nessmuk - The Dean of the Outdoors

Pick up your premium reprint Legacy Edition of Nessmuk's Woodcraft In perhaps the best-known and best-selling book on camping of all-time, Nessmuk (George W. Sears) shares his vast knowledge of the wild ways and life outdoors. Finding solace in the woods from ill health in the city, Nessmuk found himself a solo canoe and traveled the American Adirondacks. Inspired by the natural beauty and the ability of nature to restore vitality, Nessmuk penned this oft-cited classic volume on camping, wilderness, and woodcraft skills.

After collecting stories, tips, tidbits, and tricks of the outdoors, Nessmuk's first version of Woodcraft was published in 1884, representing the first well-known how-to manual for the outdoors.

Perhaps Nessmuk's most famous line in this book inspires folks to get outside and enjoy nature's way of recharging our batteries: We do not go out to the woods to rough it; we go to smooth it - we get it rough enough in town. But let us live the simple, natural life in the woods, and leave all frills behind.

This Legacy Edition of Woodcraft is a facsimile reprint of the twelfth printing (1900). Its many printings have been consistently published throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st Centuries. Enjoy this handbook by the Dean of the Outdoors - there's a ton of tricks and tips to glean from its pages

About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics

With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency.

As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Great care has been taken by the publishing team to preserve this work with clean images, clear text, and high-quality photographic editing.

For outdoors enthusiasts who demand the best from their equipment, this Doublebit Press Legacy Edition reprint was made with you in mind. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

The goal of the Library of American Outdoors Classics is to preserve and share the works from forgotten teachers of outdoors life that form the cornerstone of the history of the American outdoors. Through remastered reprint editions of timeless classics of outdoor recreation, perhaps lost knowledge can be regained for future generations. The books in this library have been chosen because much of the basic skills and knowledge they contain have been forgotten or put to the wayside in lieu of more modern conveniences and methods. This volume is worth close study as well as collection by outdoors folk in the modern era of outdoors and traditional skills life.

Master The Skills of Maps, Compass, and Overland Travel With This Expert Guidebook

Prepare yourself and brush up on your skills with this unabridged, high-quality Civilian Reference Edition reissue of the official Map Reading and Land Navigation US Department of The Army Field Manual FM 3-25.26, 2001 release (previously published as FM 21-26). This is the latest public release edition of the US Army Map Reading and Land Navigation manual.

Contents include essential knowledge about general map use, orienteering, compass use, and navigating over multiple types of terrain. Also includes topographic map structure and use, map legends and symbols, the military grid system and coordinates, measuring scale and distance, interpreting aerial photographs with maps, use of compasses of various types, interpreting map relief and elevation marks, map drawing, GPS, and orienteering methods and tips.

Gain essential backcountry navigation skills to handle any terrain that your path takes you to. Full of backcountry knowledge for anyone interested in brushing up on map and compass skills. Great for camping, hiking, backpacking, hunting trips, and bushcrafting. Not just for military personnel, this book is a great gift for outdoors enthusiasts and wilderness travelers

A part of the Military Outdoors Skills Series: Volume 4

This Doublebit Historic Edition reprint of Map Reading and Land Navigation, FM 3-25.26 (FM 21-26) - 2001 is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this Civilian Reference Edition reissue for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge.

About the Doublebit Military Outdoors Skills Series

Military manuals contain essential knowledge about outdoors life, thriving while in the field, and self-sufficiency. Unfortunately, many great military books, field manuals, and technical guides over the years have become less available and harder to find. These have either been rescinded by the armed forces or are otherwise out of print due to their age. This does not mean that these texts are worthless or out of date - in fact, the opposite is true It is true that the US Military frequently updates its manuals as its protocols have changed based on the times and combat situations that our armed services face. However, the knowledge about the outdoors over the entire history of military publication is timeless

By publishing the Military Outdoors Skills Series, it is our goal at Doublebit Press to do what we can to preserve and share historic military works, such as army field manuals (the FM series), technical manuals (the TM series), and other military books that hold timeless knowledge about outdoors life, navigation, and survival. Through remastered reprint editions of military handbooks and field manuals, we can preserve the time-tested skills and institutional knowledge that was learned through hard lessons and training by the U.S. Military and our expert soldiers.

The Deluxe Masterpiece on Outdoors Living, Bushcraft, and Wilderness Travel

This deluxe, unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Horace Kephart's 1916-1917 Camping And Woodcraft as a combined two volumes in one version has served as the standard for outdoors adventure for many decades after it was published, and continues that legacy today with its timeless knowledge it contains First published in 1921 as a two-volumes-in-one version, this is a significantly expanded version of Kephart's original 1906 work (The Book of Camping and Woodcraft Original Edition). This deluxe expanded version provides hundreds of additional pages of insights, tricks, tips, and skills instruction for thriving in camp and in the wilderness.

This handbook was originally published in two separate volumes due to its size, however is published in a combined volume here in the exact way the 1921 2-in-1 version was published.

In Volume I - Camping, Kephart provides detailed instruction on camping, camp equipment, and outdoor life. This includes setting up your camping gear and outfit, tents, camp equipment, bedding, clothing, how to make your camp, camp fire making, how to dress game and fish, and many old-time recipes perfect for the camp kitchen.

In Volume II - Woodcraft, Kephart provides instruction and advice on travel in the outdoors, nature lore, navigation skills, conquering the biting and stinging pests of the woods, emergencies, knots, and other necessary skills.

This Doublebit Press Legacy Edition continues with this tradition by presenting the original volumes in their exact form as they were published by the now-defunct Outing Publishing Company. Enjoy dozens of vintage line-art illustrations within the book as well, especially in the sections on tents and camp equipment

Enjoy your copy of Camping And Woodcraft for its historical record of the earliest days of recreational camping. Some material, of course, is past its time. However, most of the material is timeless Perhaps you may even learn an old skill or two.

This book makes a perfect gift for camping enthusiasts, outsoorspeople, campers, hunters, bushcrafters, scouts, and historians. This book represents the rich history of the camping tradition, and belongs on the bookshelf of every outdoors enthusiast

A part of the Library of American Outdoors Classics.

This Doublebit Legacy Edition facsimile reprint of Camping And Woodcraft is professionally restored and presented from the exact original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge for years to come.

About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics

As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

A Classic Manual for Building Log Cabins, Forest Shelters, and Cabin Furniture

This deluxe unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Building With Logs is full of old-time tips and methods from the forest experts on how to build log cabins, shelters, houses, and buildings with the natural materials from the woods. This nifty handbook originally from 1945 contains excellent drawings, plans, and photos of the day of actual forest service buildings used in practice.

This classic book contains instruction on how to find and prepare timbers, cutting and hewing logs, setting buildings and cabins on foundations, variations on cornering and building edges, flooring and roofing, calking and chinking walls, and the tools used for building log cabins and timber structures. Also included are descriptions and drawings for building rustic furnishings.

This book makes a perfect gift for folks who long for a weekend in their getaway cabin in the woods, or any person who is into outdoors life, camping, and cabin life. Also great for hunters, bushcrafters, and scouts

A part of the Library of American Outdoors Classics: Volume 15

This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of Building With Logs is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge for years to come.

About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency

As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

The Very First Boy Scout Handbook from 1908

This deluxe, unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Robert Baden-Powell's 1908 Scouting For Boys is the very first manual for boy scouts, which kicked off the global scout movement First published in the UK for British boy scouts, BP's handbook provides the blueprint for the first scouts and inspired scout organizations in America, Canada, and other countries across the world.

This handbook was first published as 6 small pamphlets that were released every two weeks. This reprint Legacy Edition is an unabridged facsimile of first version of Scouting for Boys that was bound in book form in 1908. Included within this Legacy Edition are the 6 original pamphlets, exactly as they appeared within the first book-bound version that collected the pamphlets to form the first edition Scouting For Boys. This Legacy Edition features the cleanest optical scanning and professional photo remastering for the most pristine reading experience possible, while retaining the original format and character of the original text.

Included within these pages are BP's suggestions for what make a good scout in his newly formed organization, including outdoors life, lifesaving and first aid, animal and nature lore, hiking and navigation, games, personal fitness, emergency response and service to community, organizing patrols and troops, chivalrous action, patriotism, and citizenship,

Enjoy your copy of Scouting For Boys for its historical record of the very first days of the boy scout movement. Some material, of course, is past its time. However, most of the material is timeless Perhaps you may even learn an old skill or two.

This book makes a perfect gift for scouts and scout leaders, outsoorspeople, campers, hunters, bushcrafters, and historians. This book represents the rich history of the boy and girl scouts, and belongs on the bookshelf of every scout and scout leader

A part of the Library of American Outdoors Classics: Volume 18

This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of Scouting For Boys 1908 Version is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge for years to come.

About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency

As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

John Muir's Great Hike to the Gulf Of Mexico, Florida, and the Caribbean Waters

This deluxe, unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of John Muir's 1916 A Thousand-Mile Walk To The Gulf is part study of natural history, part travel guide of the warm southern waters of the Gulf of Mexico and shorelines of Florida and Cuba. Join the Great Wanderer Muir as he walks a thousand miles to the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean as he describes in vivid language the natural features that he sees and feels.

Muir regales readers with the beauty that can be experienced on the way to the southeastern waters of America. He describes his trails through Kentucky and Tennessee, mountain ranges along the eastern U.S., the gorgeous river country of Georgia, the Keys, swamps, and forests of Florida, the shorelines of the southeast edge, and a brief trip to Cuba. Far different than the terrain of Muir's favorite California, his trip to the south brings to life the incredible sights of the eastern United States.

This book makes a perfect gift for backpacking, camping, and nature lore enthusiasts who want to reflect on the history of the American southeast wilderness. Muir's keen eyes and poetic pen capture the thousands of species of wildlife, plants, and trees make the mountains, swamps, and everglades their home. Teach yourself how to see the world like a naturalist and appreciate the sheer multitude of life that the wilderness hosts This book represents the rich history of the American outdoors, natural history, and camping tradition, and belongs on the bookshelf of every outdoors enthusiast.

A part of the Doublebit John Muir Collection: Volume 7

This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of A Thousand-Mile Walk To The Gulf is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible, including the original cover from the first edition printing. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations and learn from its timeless knowledge for years to come.

About the Doublebit Press Library of Legacy Edition Reprints

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency

As a part of the Doublebit John Muir Collection, this unabridged Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

The Timeless Study of Ancient Archery and Bow and Arrow Lore

This deluxe unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Saxton Pope's historic A Study Of Bows And Arrows is the ultimate analysis of ancient archery equipment. Originally published in 1923, this vintage classic book is an essential text for the study of traditional hunting and shooting sports lore. Drawing from his experience with American Indians and making his own bows and arrows, Pope examines the ancient bow and shooting methods with meticulous detail and extensive testing. In this book, he examines long bows, recurve bows, short bows, and everything in between. With many illustrations and photograph plates, this study examines the effects of each kind of bow and shares these results with readers in an engaging way.

Pope's study of bows and arrows throughout history is unparalleled. Drawing on his time with the Yana Indians and having published at least three books on archery, this present book focuses on the specific composition of bows and arrows and how well each works. He also provides specifics on how to make your own bows, including discussions on the best types of wood. Arrow making is also included, with detailed instructions on wood, feathers, bindings, and arrowheads.

This vintage book includes timeless knowledge archery topics. It makes a perfect gift for archery enthusiasts and hunters, young and old This is the classic manual of archery, preserved for almost a century It also makes a great gift for outsoorspeople, bushcrafters, survivalists, campers, and scouts. Although this book represents thought from a former time, it also reveals much about the rich history of archery, and many of the tips, tricks, and discussions are still relevant for study today

A part of The Library of Traditional Archery: Book 2

This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of A Study Of Bows And Arrows is professionally restored and presented from the original source, including inspiration from the book's original cover, with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge.

About the Doublebit Press Legacy Edition Reprints

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency

As a part of the Doublebit Press Legacy Edition reprints collection, this unabridged volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve American handcraft and outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any home library that can be passed to future generations.

The Timeless Manual for Archery and How to Make and Use Bows And Arrows

Note: This version is a reprint of the very rare First Edition from 1923 and the not later printings. The original text from which the facsimile was made has minor warping and page marks from old age.

This deluxe unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Saxton Pope's historic Hunting With The Bow And Arrow is full of classic tips and methods for making and using your very own archery equipment, from long bows and recurve bows to arrows and arrowheads of all types, as well as vintage accessories for making your hand-made archery experience the best it can be. And, of course, Pope shares many old hunting stories from his bow-and-arrow tracking trips with deer, bears, and mountain lions Originally published in 1923, this vintage classic book is an essential text for the study of traditional hunting and outdoors skills.

Pope's study of bows and arrows throughout history is unparalleled. Drawing on his time with the Yana Indians and having published at least three books on archery, this present book focuses on the specific composition of bows and arrows. He provides specifics on how to make your own bows, including discussions on the best types of wood. Arrow making is also included, with detailed instructions on wood, feathers, bindings, and arrowheads. To complement the discussion on archery equipment, Pope supplements with a history of archery among native peoples and some real stories about hunting with his handmade bows.

This vintage book includes timeless knowledge archery topics. It makes a perfect gift for archery enthusiasts and hunters, young and old This is the classic manual of archery, preserved for almost a century It also makes a great gift for outsoorspeople, bushcrafters, survivalists, campers, and scouts. Although this book represents thought from a former time, it also reveals much about the rich history of archery, and many of the tips, tricks, and discussions are still relevant for study today

A part of the Library of American Outdoors Classics: Volume 21

This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of Hunting With The Bow And Arrow is professionally restored and presented from the original source, including inspiration from the book's original cover, with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge.

About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency

As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

A Comprehensive Guide for Tanning, Leatherwork, and Buckskin Preservation

This deluxe reprint Legacy Edition of Albert B. Farnham's Home Tanning and Leather Making Guide is full of old-time tips and methods for preserving and working your own leathers, buckskin, and furs. Originally published in 1922, this handy little guide touches on every aspect of the fur and leather making process, with a focus on homemade and handcrafted preservation techniques used by Native Americans, trappers, and fur traders in the old days.

Farnham describes the many conventional chemical processes from the 1920s for preserving and de-hairing hides and leathers, as well as the more traditional processes for brain-tanning, scraping, fleshing, and stretching hides in the historic old-time ways. This handy book contains the centuries of ancestral knowledge on fur and hide preservation, teaching the reader how to make the most flexible, workable, and comfortable tanned leathers for any project, from moccasins to full shirts, jackets, or robes.

This book includes timeless knowledge on multiple tanning topics, including: selecting hides and skins; skinning, curing, and storing hides; materials and tools for leather making; fur preservation or fur removal; soaking and liming hides; tanning and stretching hides; deer hides and buckskin preparation; making robe skins; salting and curing hides for later work; preparing hides for sale; and various processes involved with preserving hides.

This book makes a perfect gift for handcrafters, leatherworkers, hunters, trappers, homesteaders, outdoors enthusiasts, and those who are into rendezvous and mountain man meetups.

A part of the Library of American Outdoors Classics: Volume 12

This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of The Home Tanning And Leather Making Guide is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge for years to come.

About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency

As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

The Classic World War II Army Cookbook for Large Groups, with over 1,000 Recipes

Try your hand at some authentic army recipes from World War II for your next large group gathering, scout camping trip, or field cafeteria menu with this unabridged, high-quality World War II Civilian Reference Edition reissue of the official Army Recipes TM 10-412 US Army War Department Technical Manual, 1946 release. This unclassified civilian reference edition cookbook represents the best dishes for field kitchens and camps, including over 1,000 recipes for all manner of delicious foods to try with campers and large groups.

Contents include a treasure trove of recipes from a variety of categories that are needed in a large-scale camp kitchen, including beverages, breads, breakfast, cakes, cookies, desserts, eggs, fish, fritters and croquettes, fruit, pastas, meats of many kinds, pies, poultry, salads, sandwiches, sauces and gravies, and vegetables. Also included are tips and recipes for using left-overs, as well as canned foods, field rations, and large-scale baked goods and breads.

Perfect for camp cooks, cafeteria chefs, special event cooks, and hunting camps. Prepare tasty food for your next event and be inspired by some of the authentic field recipes from the US Army. Not just for military personnel, this book is a great gift for outdoors enthusiasts, hunters, campers, and scout groups

A part of the Military Outdoors Skills Series: Volume 11

This Doublebit Historic Edition reprint of Army Recipes TM 10-412 (1946) is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this Civilian Reference Edition reissue for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge.

About the Doublebit Military Outdoors Skills Series

Military manuals contain essential knowledge about outdoors life, thriving while in the field, and self-sufficiency. Unfortunately, many great military books, field manuals, and technical guides over the years have become less available and harder to find. These have either been rescinded by the armed forces or are otherwise out of print due to their age. This does not mean that these texts are worthless or out of date - in fact, the opposite is true It is true that the US Military frequently updates its manuals as its protocols have changed based on the times and combat situations that our armed services face. However, the knowledge about the outdoors over the entire history of military publication is timeless

By publishing the Military Outdoors Skills Series, it is our goal at Doublebit Press to do what we can to preserve and share historic military works, such as army field manuals (the FM series), technical manuals (the TM series), and other military books that hold timeless knowledge about outdoors life, navigation, and survival. Through remastered reprint editions of military handbooks and field manuals, we can preserve the time-tested skills and institutional knowledge that was learned through hard lessons and training by the U.S. Military and our expert soldiers.

The Classic World War II Army Cookbook for Large Groups, with over 1,000 Recipes

Try your hand at some authentic army recipes from World War II for your next large group gathering, scout camping trip, or field cafeteria menu with this unabridged, high-quality World War II Civilian Reference Edition reissue of the official Army Recipes TM 10-412 US Army War Department Technical Manual, 1946 release. This unclassified civilian reference edition cookbook represents the best dishes for field kitchens and camps, including over 1,000 recipes for all manner of delicious foods to try with campers and large groups.

Contents include a treasure trove of recipes from a variety of categories that are needed in a large-scale camp kitchen, including beverages, breads, breakfast, cakes, cookies, desserts, eggs, fish, fritters and croquettes, fruit, pastas, meats of many kinds, pies, poultry, salads, sandwiches, sauces and gravies, and vegetables. Also included are tips and recipes for using left-overs, as well as canned foods, field rations, and large-scale baked goods and breads.

Perfect for camp cooks, cafeteria chefs, special event cooks, and hunting camps. Prepare tasty food for your next event and be inspired by some of the authentic field recipes from the US Army. Not just for military personnel, this book is a great gift for outdoors enthusiasts, hunters, campers, and scout groups

A part of the Military Outdoors Skills Series: Volume 11

This Doublebit Historic Edition reprint of Army Recipes TM 10-412 (1946) is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this Civilian Reference Edition reissue for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge.

About the Doublebit Military Outdoors Skills Series

Military manuals contain essential knowledge about outdoors life, thriving while in the field, and self-sufficiency. Unfortunately, many great military books, field manuals, and technical guides over the years have become less available and harder to find. These have either been rescinded by the armed forces or are otherwise out of print due to their age. This does not mean that these texts are worthless or out of date - in fact, the opposite is true It is true that the US Military frequently updates its manuals as its protocols have changed based on the times and combat situations that our armed services face. However, the knowledge about the outdoors over the entire history of military publication is timeless

By publishing the Military Outdoors Skills Series, it is our goal at Doublebit Press to do what we can to preserve and share historic military works, such as army field manuals (the FM series), technical manuals (the TM series), and other military books that hold timeless knowledge about outdoors life, navigation, and survival. Through remastered reprint editions of military handbooks and field manuals, we can preserve the time-tested skills and institutional knowledge that was learned through hard lessons and training by the U.S. Military and our expert soldiers.

A Comprehensive Guide for Tanning, Leatherwork, and Buckskin Preservation

This deluxe reprint Legacy Edition of Albert B. Farnham's Home Tanning and Leather Making Guide is full of old-time tips and methods for preserving and working your own leathers, buckskin, and furs. Originally published in 1922, this handy little guide touches on every aspect of the fur and leather making process, with a focus on homemade and handcrafted preservation techniques used by Native Americans, trappers, and fur traders in the old days.

Farnham describes the many conventional chemical processes from the 1920s for preserving and de-hairing hides and leathers, as well as the more traditional processes for brain-tanning, scraping, fleshing, and stretching hides in the historic old-time ways. This handy book contains the centuries of ancestral knowledge on fur and hide preservation, teaching the reader how to make the most flexible, workable, and comfortable tanned leathers for any project, from moccasins to full shirts, jackets, or robes.

This book includes timeless knowledge on multiple tanning topics, including: selecting hides and skins; skinning, curing, and storing hides; materials and tools for leather making; fur preservation or fur removal; soaking and liming hides; tanning and stretching hides; deer hides and buckskin preparation; making robe skins; salting and curing hides for later work; preparing hides for sale; and various processes involved with preserving hides.

This book makes a perfect gift for handcrafters, leatherworkers, hunters, trappers, homesteaders, outdoors enthusiasts, and those who are into rendezvous and mountain man meetups.

A part of the Library of American Outdoors Classics: Volume 12

This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of The Home Tanning And Leather Making Guide is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge for years to come.

About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency

As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

John Muir's Journal of Explorations of America's Greatest Natural Treasures

This deluxe, unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of John Muir's 1901 Our National Parks is a celebration of American outdoors heritage and the legacy that the American national parks system seeks to preserve. In this journal, Muir's characteristic language paints a portrait for the reader of the great parks at the turn of the 20th Century, illustrating the vast natural beauty of, inescapable charm of, and intense need for protecting the national parks that had been newly founded in the early 1900s. Take a walk with Muir as he explores Yosemite, the Sierras, the land of the large Sequoias, the ancient homes of native peoples, and the forests of America.

In this volume, Muir discusses much of what he saw during his travels to the now-protected national parks as he wandered the trails and made his way across America. He vividly plants images in readers' minds of the grandeur of the peaks at Yosemite, the scale of the immense mountain ranges in California, the insurmountable height of the great Sequoia trees, and the sheer life in the forests and meadows of America's wildernesses. Reflect on the words of Muir's keen eye for nature and the lore of the woods while you plan your own escape to the wilderness. Muir's admiration of the diversity of his surroundings and appreciation of every living creature big and small is clearly seen in every page

This book makes a perfect gift for backpacking and camping enthusiasts, outsoorspeople, campers, hunters, bushcrafters, scouts, and historians. This book represents the rich history of the American outdoors and camping tradition, and belongs on the bookshelf of every outdoors enthusiast

A part of the Doublebit John Muir Collection: Volume 1

This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of Our National Parks is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations and learn from its timeless knowledge for years to come.

About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency

As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.