How to Shit in the Woods, 3rd Edition: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art

作者 Kathleen Meyer著
出版社 Ten Speed Press
出版时间 2011年3月
ISBN 9781580083638
定价 89.50

内容简介

It’sthefeistythirdeditionofHowtoShitintheWoods,jam-packedwithnewinformationforoutdoorenthusiastsofeverystripe.Hailedinitsfirsteditionas“themostimportantenvironmentalbookofthedecade”byBooksoftheSouthwest,andinitssecondas“therealshit”bythelate,great,outdoorphotographerGalenRowell,thisbestsellingguideisoftencalledthe“backpacker’sbible”andhassoldmorethan2.5millioncopiesineightlanguages.AuthorKathleenMeyercontinuestopioneerthewaywithherinimitablevoice—atoncehumorous,irreverent,anddirect—examiningthelatesttechniquesforgracefulbackcountryelimination,andansweringadesperatecryfromnatureconcerningenvironmentalprecautionsinourever-shrinkingwilds.Worldchangescomefastandfurious,andinthebackcountryitisnodifferent.Thepracticeof“packing-it-out,”adoptedtoprotecthighuseareasandfragileeco-systems,isheretostay.Wearenowoftenurgedtohaulourpoophome.Orwithincreasingfrequency,thewholebusinessismandatory.Toassistwithallthisresponsiblehumanwastedisposal,Meyer’sneweditionfeaturesthelatestinproductinnovations,fromclassyhigh-techtoinexpensivedo-it-yourself.Shecoversthemostcurrentsolutionstothehealthrisksofdrinkingstraightfromwildernesswaterways;presentsaraftofnaturalsubstitutesforthepuristswearingofftoilettissue;andoffersawealthofnewrecommendationsforladieswhomustmakedowithoutaloo.Thisdown-to-earthguidehasbeenemployedasatrainingaidforscouttroops,outdoorschools,andwildernessprogramsforinner-cityyouth;forrangerswiththeU.S.ForestService,NationalParkService,andBureauofLandManagement;aswellasforwhitewaterraftingguides,backcountryoutfitters,andmembersofthemilitary.Inrowinghundredsofurbanitesdownwhitewaterrivers,Meyerhonedhersquattingskillsandfoundshe“wasn’taloneintheklutzdepartment.”Herdelightfullyshamelessdiscussionofaonce-shamefulactivity,hereruditeexaminationofitsassociatedvocabulary,andherunapologeticpromotionofitscolorfulvernacularmakeHowtoShitintheWoodsessentialandvastlyentertainingreadingforanyonewho’severpausedattheedgeoftheforestandpondered:“WheredoIgotogo?”,

作者简介

Alongtimeoutdoorswoman,KATHLEENMEYERisthefoundingeditorofHeadwaters,publishedbyFriendsoftheRiver.HertravelessayshavebeenincludedintheTravelers’TalesanthologiesAWoman’sPassionforTravel:MoreTrueStoriesfromaWoman’sWorldandSandinMyBraandOtherMisadventures:FunnyWomenWritefromtheRoad.HeradventurememoirBarefootHearted:AWildLifeAmongWildlifewasreleasedbyVillardin2001.Whitewaterrafterandcanoeist,sea-kayakerandsailor,sheisalsoadrafthorseteamster,havingtraversedthreeRockyMountainstatesbyhorse-drawnwagon.Everthenontraditionalspirit,Meyerresidesinanold,ratherunrestored,dairybarninMontana’sBitterrootValleyandisavailableforinterviews.VisitherWebsitewww.KathleenintheWoods.netandhopontoherblogShootingtheShit,,

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