Go smoke a fish: and other dubious camping tips from a man you'd be better off avoiding in the woods
Article Abstract:
A veteran camper and backpacker offers humorous tips on how to make the most of outdoor experiences. The tips include placing a tuba on a picnic table to keep nearby campsites vacant, using old socks to make beef jerky, and making a down sleeping bag with plastic garbage bags and several geese.
Publication Name: Backpacker
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0277-867X
Year: 1996
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Chocolate scat, anyone?
Article Abstract:
One of the rites of passage for novice backpackers is falling prey to that notorious prank, the snipe hunt. Online backpacker readers supply other amusing stories of outdoor pranks such as replacing the cream in Oreo cookies with toothpaste and putting live worms in a sleeping bag.
Publication Name: Backpacker
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0277-867X
Year: 1996
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"The balaclava is yummy": to hang out with serious outdoors types, you must know the lingo
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Humorous definitions of terms used by people who enjoy the outdoors are provided. Definitions of camping, hiking, canoeing, and mountaineering terms are provided. Long johns, for example, are defined as toilet trenches that are over six feet in length.
Publication Name: Backpacker
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0277-867X
Year: 1995
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